VENEZUELA Trends and Developments
Trends and Developments Contributed by: Dana Bentata, Anette Beyer and Biddy Fraga Bentata Bentata Abogados Bentata Abogados is a Caracas-based law firm with more than 70 years of experience advising SMEs, multinational companies and financial institutions across 14 practice areas, with particular strength in intellectual property matters in Venezuela. Its sea- soned practitioners combine deep knowledge of local administrative, judicial and regulatory practice with cross-border experience and an international out- look, and work seamlessly with leading firms world- wide on multi-jurisdictional portfolio management and other IP matters. The firm’s intellectual property group advises on brand protection, innovation, tech-
nology, commercial relationships and IP disputes, combining sophisticated prosecution with pragmatic enforcement and transactional counsel. Its practice covers the full spectrum of IP matters, including trade marks, patents, industrial designs, copyright, digital rights, and trade secrets. Bentata Abogados’ litiga- tion specialists regularly assert and defend IP claims before administrative and judicial authorities, includ- ing the Supreme Court. On the transaction side, the firm also handles licensing, technology transfers, and other IP-driven commercial arrangements. before the Patent and Trademark Office, Contentious-Administrative Courts, Civil Courts and the Supreme Court. She also advises on IP-related transactional matters, including advertising, licensing, technology transactions, assignments and the commercialisation of IP assets. Biddy Fraga Bentata is an associate in the intellectual property group at Bentata Abogados, where she specialises in trade mark prosecution and contentious administrative proceedings, including oppositions, cancellation actions and appeals of administrative decisions. She regularly prepares trade mark opinions and counsels clients on copyright matters. Biddy also advises on IP-related commercial arrangements, including the acquisition, transfer and licensing of intangible assets, with particular emphasis on cross-border matters. She is admitted to practice in New York.
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Dana Bentata is co-head of the intellectual property group at Bentata Abogados. She focuses her practice on complex and emerging IP matters, with particular emphasis on trade mark and copyright protection, brand
strategy and the commercialisation of intangible assets. Dana also counsels clients on unfair competition matters and the acquisition and protection of non-traditional marks. She currently serves on the ECTA Artificial Intelligence and Data Committee, the INTA Geographical Indications Committee and the MARQUES Emerging Issues Committee.
Anette Beyer is co-head of the intellectual property group at Bentata Abogados. Her practice spans trade mark, patent, industrial design and copyright matters, including prosecution, portfolio management,
enforcement and litigation, with particular emphasis on complex trade mark litigation. Anette regularly represents clients across industries in disputes
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