On February 3, 2023, the owner of the Instagram account “Il Padrino” pleaded guilty to the Crime against Industrial Property Rights before a Guarantee Judge of the Criminal Accusatory Circuit System of Panama, who sentenced him to 40 months’ imprisonment, and imposed a fine of…
Moran IP and his partner Mr. Hugo Moran R. have been ranked in The 2023 Chambers and Partners Global Guide Ranking edition. We appreciate Chambers & Partners for this recognition, as one of the top law firm in Intellectual Property in the world. This recognition is the…
We are pleased to announce that Moran IP and his founding partner Mr. Hugo Moran R. have been recognized in the 2023 World Trademark Review (WTR) 1000 ranking. Congratulation to Moran IP team, and thank you to our clients and colleagues for their continuous trust…
Moran IP would like to congratulate our founding partner Mr. Hugo Moran R for been selected in the 2022 WIPR Leaders online publication. Mr Moran R. has been selected among the world’s most talented IP lawyers and one of top three IP lawyer in Panama.…
Illicit trade constitutes one of the main threats to the development of the maritime and logistics sector in the Latin American, which impact directly to the consumer. From September 28 to 30, 2021, the First Latin American Meeting of Maritime Law and Illicit Trade was…
Moran IP is pleased to announce that our founding partner Mr. Hugo Moran R. has been regarded as one of the leading IP practitioner of the world. According to Mr. Tom Phillips, editor of World IP Review, “The COVID-19 pandemic put pressure on our personal…
On April 26, 2021 our partner Mr. Hugo Moran R. participated as speaker during the webinar: INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY IN THE DIGITAL ERA. The webinar was organized by IPANDETEC and IEEE Computer System, addressed to young entrepreneurs to introduce the importance of the protection of their…
On April 26, 2021, simultaneous raid actions against three companies doing business were conducted at The Colon Free Zone, Colon city, Panama. 35,300 knock-off baby diapers were seized in the operation. IP Prosecutor Office and Panama Police agents conducted the raid and seizure action, as…
Colombian Customs (DIAN) and Colombia Customs Police (POLFA) conducted an unprecedented seizure in Latin America of 34,992 infringing AVENT baby products at Barranquilla, Colombia. The counterfeit consignment was loaded in Yantian, China, transiting in Panama and final destination, Barranquilla, Colombia. During 18 months, a port…
On February 9, 2021 Panama IP Prosecutor and law enforcement conducted a raid action against a warehouse located at Panama city, Panama and seize +10,000 counterfeit goods. This is the biggest operation conducted by IP Prosecutor and law enforcement in 2021. The estimated value of…