Hernan A. Castro Garcia
Founding Partner and Director
management@unionandina.com
+51 920 002 829Hernan Castro began his activities in 1986, after working in his father’s studio for 10 years. He founded Union Andina de Patentes S.A.C. in 1993 as a place that would provide an ultimate solution to companies in need of an international plan of Intellectual Property protection. This implies unifying trademark services, invention patents and other concerns related on a regional level all around Latin America.
Currently, Hernán is part of the Board of Directors of Union Andina de Patentes S.A.C. providing supervision and counsell to the administrative and financial departments of the company.
Education
ESAN Graduate School of Business, specialization in Business Administration
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ASIPI-CIDE PUCP Training: “Trademarks, a strategic ally for the growth of your business”
On May 22, our director Alejandro Castro participated in the Webinar: "Trademarks, a strategic ally for the growth of your business", organized by CIDE PUCP and ASIPI. CIDE PUCP y ASIPI CIDE PUCP y ASIPI
Does the sanitary registration of a pharmaceutical product constitute an imminent infringement of a patent?
Article 52 of Decision 486(1) regulates the exclusion rights of a patent holder. Accordingly, when the patent claims a product, the holder may prevent a third party, without their consent, from manufacturing the product; offering it for sale, selling it, or using it;...
The Acte clair in the Andean Community
In the pronouncements corresponding to Cases 1-IP-87 (VOLVO), 7-IP-89 (CIBA-GEIGY AG), 3-IP-93 (SOCIEDAD ALUMINIO NACIONAL S.A.), and 11-IP-96 (BELMONT), The Court of Justice of the Andean Community (TJCA) established the foundations for the application of mandatory...