Hernan A. Castro Garcia
Founding Partner and Director
Hernan 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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Union Andina recognized by Leaders League as a prominent law firm specialized in Intellectual Property for the 2023 ranking
We are delighted to announce that we have been acknowledged by Leaders League as a leading Intellectual Property Law Firm for the 2023 ranking. We thank our clients and colleagues for trusting our team! We remain dedicated to consistently enhancing our services and...
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;...