Edy Guadalupe Portal, Partner
 

 

  PRACTICE AREAS
 
  • Patents
  • Trademarks
  • Copyrights
  • Unfair Competition
  • Anticounterfeiting
  • Foreign Investment
  • Food and Drug Registration
  • CAFTA issues
  • Licensing and Franchising
  • Mercantile Law
  • Litigation
  • Internet Law
 
 

The current Chair of the firm's Intellectual Property Department and firm's Managing Partner, Edy Portal has been recognized as the Salvadoran voice of Intellectual Property protection since 1995. During the course of her career, Edy Portal has helped national and international corporations and outside counsel with all facets of their IP interests in El Salvador and Central America.

She is the Salvadoran correspondent for INTA's The Trademark Reporter and a Founding Member of the Board of Directors of the Salvadorean Association of Intellectual Property (ASPI), presently serving as its Treasurer. Edy also serves as a member of the Center of Legal Studies and she is a standing member of the Ad Hoc Committee of Trademark Attorneys at the Registry of Commerce. She has been the National Delegate for the Inter-American Association of Intellectual property at El salvador Patent and Trademarks Office (ASIPI) from 1998 - 2000, 2001 - 2003 and 2010 - 2012. Edy also coordinates global Intellectual Property Protection.

 

 
 

LANGUAGES

Spanish, English and knowledge of French

   
 

EDUCATION

  • University Dr. José Matías Delgado (Licenciate Degree in Law)
  • Florida International University (X Course in International Commerce Negotiation. Intellectual Property Rights: From Negotiation to Implementation. Miami, Florida.)
  • International Arbitration Course organized by ASIPI, WIPO and Bogotá Chamber of Commerce. Cartagena, Colombia.
  • Yale University, Managing Program for Lawyers (MPL), New Haven, Connecticut.
   
 

RECOMMENDATIONS

  • "Edy Portal chairs the IP group and focuses on patent and trade mark work. Dubbed the “first lady of IP for Central America,” she impresses clients and global peers with her “highly organized and intelligent” approach to work.

    •  Chambers Global Guide 2008 (Chambers and Partners, UK)

  • Edy Portal impresses sources as a “dynamic astute and highly efficient advocate who always gets the job done promptly.”

    •  Chambers Latin America 2009 (Chambers and Partners, UK)

  • "One of the most respected and active figures in the sector," Edy Portal chairs the Practice group.

    •  Chambers Latin America 2010 (Chambers and Partners, UK)


  • "Edy Portal was ranked No. 1 on Chambers Latin America list for Leading Individuals.

    •  Chambers Latin America 2011 (Chambers & Partners , UK)

 
  Home | PORTAL & ASOCIADOS Phone: Int. Area Code (503) 2263-1717

     

egportal@portallaw.com

  

Tel (503) 2263-1717
Fax (503) 2264-3484

79 Avenida Norte y 13 Calle
Poniente No. 4109
Col. Escalón,
San Salvador, El Salvador

  
  
MEMBERSHIPS

International Trademark Association (INTA)

Inter-American Association of Industrial Property (ASIPI)

Salvadorean Association of Intellectual Property (ASPI)

European Communities Trademark Association (ECTA)

American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA)

International Association for the Protection of Industrial Property (AIPPI)

Institute of Trademark Agents (ITMA)

Intellectual Property Committee of the American Chamber of Commerce