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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Plant Breeders’ Rights in the Andean Community 2025
Decision 345 establishes the regulatory framework on plant breeders’ rights applicable in the Andean Community member countries: Peru, Colombia, Ecuador, and Bolivia. Notably, all four countries are members of the International Union for the Protection of New...
Generative AI & Copyright Rulings in Peru and Colombia (2025)
Peru In September 2024, the Copyright Office of INDECOPI issued two decisions regarding the registration of artistic works produced or created with generative Artificial Intelligence, such as “Artbreeder”. Mr. Kevin Rosales submitted two separate...
Brand Protection in the Andean Community and China
Union Andina Intellectual Property Solutions, in partnership with Jiaquan IP Law of China, is pleased to invite you to the webinar “Navigating Brand Protection in the Andean Community and China”. In this event, Alejandro Castro (Managing Partner at Union Andina) and...