Guillermo Ballesteros

Guillermo is an associate in the Trademark Department. His work relates to trademark searches, trademark filing, analyzing, reporting and filing responses to office actions issued by the Mexican Trademark Office, requesting the recordation of name changes, mergers, assignments, license of use agreements, and including all work relating to the prosecution of trademarks abroad, such as conducting searches, trademark filings, opposition proceedings, cancellation and nullity actions, assignments, name changes, renewals, and statements of use.

Associate  
 gab@olivares.com.mx
 +52 (55) 53223000 Ext. 3404
 +52 (55) 53223001

Practice areas
• Trademarks

Languages
   

Memberships

• INTA 

• AMPPI  
• ASIPI 
• BMA   

Remarkable Cases
• Hoteles City Express. Opposition CITY vs INTERCITY in Chile. (2011)
• Cinemex. Opposition CINEMAX vs CINEMEX in the US. (2010  to date)
• Hoteles City Express. Opposition and Cancellation action on grounds of non use CITY EXPRESS vs HOTEL EXPRESS, Nicaragua. (2011)
• Teléfonos de México. Opposition TELEX vs TELMEX in the US. (2007-2008)
• Teléfonos de México. Opposition INFINITO vs INFINITUM in several countries. (2005 to date)

Articles
• “Mexico, a valuable offshoring/outsourcing destination”. Intellectual Asset Management Magazine. [2007].
• “Examiners adopt strict trade mark practice”. Managing Intellectual Property Magazine. [2006].
• “The state of well-known trade marks”. Managing Intellectual Property Magazine. [2005].

Awards
• Contribution in the Association as a member of INTA’s Bulletin Editorial Board during its 2002-2003 terms. International Trademark Association. [2002-2003].
• Certificate of Appreciation for Contribution as a Guest Lecturer in the Law School’s International Trademark Law Program. John Marshall Law School Chicago Center for Intellectual Property Law. [2002].

Education
• Diploma in Industrial and Intellectual Property Law. Universidad Panamericana, Mexico City. [1996]
• Juris Doctor, Universidad del Valle de México (UVM) - Campus Lomas Verdes. [1995]
• Diploma in International Private Law. Academy of International Law, The Hague, Netherlands. [1993]