Team

Junior Associates

Alfaro López

He joined the Firm in 2007, specialized in Intellectual Property.

+502 24215731
alfaro.lopez@carrillolaw.com
Spanish, English

Experience

Alfaro joined the firm in 2007.

He is a member of the Intellectual Property practice group. His professional practice focuses particularly on counseling, management, maintenance and protection of patents, trademarks, service marks, trade names, commercial names, advertising signs and any other distinctive signs in Guatemala, as well as ensuring the effective enforcement of intellectual property rights.

His expertise lies in helping clients identify, protect and leverage the value of their intellectual assets by developing a unique course of action for each case.

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Law and Social Sciences, Rafael Landívar University, 2010.
Attorney-At-Law and Notary, Degree in Justice, Juridical and Social Sciences, Panamericana University, 2013
Master’s Degree in Policy and Communication, Panamericana University, 2017
Postgraduate studies in Intellectual Property, University of San Carlos de Guatemala and the Commercial Law Institute, 2017
He has attended courses in the areas of Marketing (Rafael Landívar University - 2011); Intellectual Property (Inter-American Intellectual Property Association - 2008); Notarial Law (Guatemalan Notarial Law Institute - 2007); Legal English (Rafael Landívar University - 2006); Alternative Dispute Resolution (Guatemalan Industrial Chamber - 2005) and Human Rights (Rafael Landívar University - 2003 and 2004).
He has participated in workshops such as: "The Implementation of the Trademark Law Treaty (TLT) and the Amendments to the Industrial Property Law" (Guatemalan Chamber of Intellectual Property - 2016); “Case Law and International Treaties on Intellectual Property” (IURISTEC - 2016); and “Trademark Law in National Case Law” (IURISTEC - 2015).
He is part of the teaching faculty of the Industrial Design Degree of the Faculty of Architecture and Design of the Rafael Landívar University.

Publications and Contributions

Bulletin: “Intangible assets in times of COVID-19 – Protection of Intellectual Property”, Carrillo y Asociados – 2020.
Bulletin: "Smuggling in Guatemala: Recent Figures and Future Perspective", Carrillo y Asociados - 2019.
“The need to disseminate the function of the Intellectual Property Registry of Guatemala as a tool for competitiveness”, Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala, 2017
Thesis: “Fundamental elements for an Intellectual Property policy in Guatemala”, Universidad Panamericana, 2016
Thesis: "The protection of distinctive signs and their protection through the renewal procedure", Universidad Panamericana, 2013.
Thesis: "The protection of industrial design and the protection of distinctive signs", Universidad Rafael Landívar, 2010.

Memberships

Guatemalan Bar Association
Guatemalan Chamber of Intellectual Property
Inter-American Association of Intellectual Property -ASIPI-
International Trademark Association -INTA

Practice Areas

Intellectual Property Substantive

Other members of our team

Gabriel Cabrera

He joined the Firm in 2017. He is a current member of the Tax and Customs, Arbitration and Fraud and Insolvency Practice Groups.

Ana Lucía Chávez

She joined the Firm in 2020. Her practice focuses on corporate transactions, restructurings...