Intellectual Property
Intellectual Property

Trademarks embody the goodwill attached to quality goods and services. Ferraiuoli’s trademark practice provides a best-in-class service in Puerto Rico and the best value in the market. We offer a complete range of services to provide our clients with the full scope of legal protection available to them.

We are the only firm in Puerto Rico that uses advanced control systems designed specifically for IP matters. We have adopted numerous technological tools to put our services on par with large U.S. firms, including docketing system search and vigilance tools to protect our clients’ trademarks.

We secure registrations in Puerto Rico, the U.S. mainland and throughout the world. The practice maintains close ties to a worldwide network of trademark practitioners in order to facilitate international registration on all continents.

Our attorneys are active in international trademark law organizations such as the International Trademark Association (INTA) and the European Communities Trademark Association (ECTA), and are frequent speakers at international, business and academic conferences.

We Handle

  • Licensing
  • Infringement litigation
  • Cybersquatting litigation
  • Trademark clearance searches in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and Puerto Rico Trademark Office (PRTO)
  • Registration, prosecution and maintenance at the USPTO and PRTO
  • USPTO and PRTO litigation, including opposition and cancellation proceedings
  • Domain name administrative proceedings, including cases under ICANN’s UDRP
  • Monitoring of third party conflicting trademarks and opposition preparation
  • Worldwide clearance, registration, prosecution and maintenance in tandem with foreign agents and international firms

Recognition

  • Recommended practice – World Trademark Review WTR 1000 (Puerto Rico) 2015 edition

Notable Cases & Transactions

$700 Million renewable energy investment

Handled the first and single Puerto Rico resource recovery project for the development, design, financing, construction and operation of a 2,100 ton/day, 80MW renewable energy power plant using processed refuse[…]
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$14 Million credit agreement

Acted as counsel to bank in the closing of a $14 million credit agreement for the financing of seven solar photovoltaic energy projects involving the P.R. Aqueduct and Sewer Authority,[…]
World Class Public Private Partnership Transaction

World class public private partnership transaction

In a groundbreaking transaction and first-ever in Puerto Rico, Ferraiuoli acted as local counsel to the entities listed below in a world-class P3 transaction involving Puerto Rico’s Luis Muñoz Marín[…]
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)

Federal deposit insurance corporation (FDIC)

Acted as local counsel to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation in the 2010 consolidation of three failed Puerto Rico banks, including the drafting of the perfection of a security interest[…]