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Lawyer with more than forty years of experience in intellectual property matters: Trademarks, Patents Invention, Utility Patents, Drawings and Industrial Models, Copyrights.
Professor of the chair of Intellectual Rights at the Faculty of Law – National University of Asuncion.
Academic background: Law School of the National University of Asunción (Lawyer and Doctor of Legal Sciences). Honor Roll. Master of Laws from Georgetown University Law School (Washington, D.C.- United States) with combined studies at the Johann Wolfgang Goethe University Law School (Frankfurt-Germany) with a scholarship from the Organization of American States. Post-graduate course at the International Law and Development Institute (Rome-Italy) on Legal Aspects of International Trade, with a scholarship from the American government.
Memberships: ASIPI, AIPLA, APAA, INTA, ECTA, APRAM, AAAPI, among others associations.
Languages: Spanish, English, German, Portuguese, French and Italian
Email: w.fernandez@zafer.com.py
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Lawyer with more than ten years of experience in corporate and commercial practices: domain names, investigations, incorporation and management of companies, immigration matters, franchises, distribution law, commercial contracts, data protection and information technology law.
Academic background: National University of Asunción, Lawyer (2015); University Paris II Panthéon-Assas, Diplôme Supérieur Universitaire (DSU), International Law (2020); University Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne, Master in Data Law, Digital Administrations and Open Governments (2021)
Memberships: INTA, AIPLA, IBA and AAAPI
Languages: Spanish, English and French
Email: g.benitez@zafer.com.py
Member of Zacarías & Fernández since 2016
Academic background: University of Kansas, Business School, Business, Management and Leadership, Honor Roll (2015); American University-Paraguay, Lawyer (2022)
Languages: Spanish and English
Email: l.fernandez@zafer.com.py
Lawyer with more than eleven years of experience in industrial property and international cooperation matters, with extensive knowledge in the area of patents: Invention Patents, Utility Patents, Industrial Design, Regulatory Procedures and Protection of Plant Varieties.
Academic background: Catholic University of Asuncion, Lawyer (2011); Public Procurement Course – UNOPS – Paraguay (2016), Aviation Policy & Airport Management Course – Incheon Airport – Korea (2017), International Diploma in Law and Technology – ESEADE – La Ley – Paraguay (2020)
Memberships: INTA, ASIPI, IPO, ABPI, ABAPISUL and AAAPI
Languages: Spanish, English and Portuguese
Email: j.marti@zafer.com.py
Academic background: National University of Asunción, Lawyer (1980)
Publications: Co-author of “Recent Amendments to the Trademarks Act in Paraguay”.
Languages: Spanish, English and Portuguese
Email: n.stanley@zafer.com.py
Academic background: National University of Asuncion, Engineer (1973); Stanford University – USA, Masters in Engineering (1980)
Languages: Spanish, English and Portuguese
Email: g.zacarias@zafer.com.py
Member of Zacarías & Fernández since 2017
Academic background: National University of Asuncion, Lawyer (2019); National University of Asuncion, Public Notary (2020)
Languages: Spanish and English
Email: m.vega@zafer.com.py
Academic background: Mediator certified by the College of Notaries of Paraguay (2013); National University of Asunción, Lawyer (2018); National University of Asunción, Public Notary (2019); National University of Asunción, Specialist in University Didactics (2020)
Memberships: AAAPI
Languages: Spanish and English
Email: r.arias@zafer.com.py
Academic background: National University of Asunción, Lawyer (2021)
Languages: Spanish and English
Email: p.pessoa@zafer.com.py
Academic background: National University of Asunción, Lawyer (2017); National University of Asuncion, Graduate in French Language and Sworn Translator (2021)
Languages: Spanish, English and French
Email: m.gonzalez@zafer.com.py
Academic background: National University of Asunción, Lawyer (2021)
Languages: Spanish and English
Email: c.sanchez@zafer.com.py
Academic background: National University of Asunción, Lawyer (2021); National University of Asunción, Specialist in University Didactics (2022)
Languages: Spanish and English
Email: n.ojeda@zafer.com.py
Academic background: National University of Asunción, Lawyer (2021)
Languages: Spanish and English
Email: s.maldonado@zafer.com.py
Academic background: National University of Asunción, Lawyer, Honor Roll (2021), National University of Asunción, Master in Civil Law and Civil Procedural Law (2023)
Languages: Spanish and English
Email: a.lomaquiz@zafer.com.py
Academic background: National University of Asunción, Lawyer, Honor Roll (2020)
Languages: Spanish and English
Email: a.mendez@zafer.com.py