Attorneys

Attorneys

“A dream you dream alone is only a dream. A dream you dream together is reality.”

John Lennon

Ana Cecilia Sotelo Aguilar

[Attorney in Charge of Litigations Department]

Born in Lima, Peru in 1967. Graduated as an Attorney from Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú in 1996 and was admitted to the Peruvian Bas Association in the same year.

Incorporated to the Firm in 1994.

Professional Activity:

  • Scholarship holder for the course of “Intellectual Property Right System”. Daejeon, South Korea. Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA). 2003
  • Courses in the Intellectual Property and Unfair Competition Masters of the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, as a free agent. August 2005 – July 2006
  • National School of Conciliation of the Ministry of Justice. 2008, 2010.
  • Specialization courses in the WIP Academy and the INDECOPI School.

Languages:

Spanish, English and French

Areas of Professional Activity:

  • Litigation
  • Infringements
  • Trademarks
  • Patents
  • Copyrights
  • Unfair Competition
  • Advertising

Member: INTA, APPI

acsotelo@espinosabellido.com

Carolina Martinez Hoepelman

[Attorney in Charge of the Patents Department]

 Born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic in 1978. Graduated as an Attorney from Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra (PUCMM) of the Dominican Republic in 2000. LL.M. in International, European and French Business Law from the University Paris 2, Patheon-Assas, Paris, France (2001-2002)

Incorporated to the Firm in 2008.

Professional Activity:

  • Courses for the Masters in Business Law and Economic Legislation from Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra (PUCMM) (No thesis presented)
  • Intellectual Property Paralegal at JORGE MERA & VILLEGAS, República Dominicana (1997-2000)
  • Intellectual Property Attorney at JORGE MERA & VILLEGAS, República Dominicana (2000-2006)
  • Member of the Social Responsibility Committee for ASIPI, 2012-2015
  • Member of the Non-Traditional Trademarks for ASIPI, 2012-2015
  • Member of the Social Responsibility Committee for ASIPI, 2015-2018

Languages:

Spanish, English and French

Areas of Professional Activity:

  • Patents
  • Trademarks
  • Litigation
  • International Business Law

Member: ASIPI, INTA, APPI

cmartinez@espinosabellido.com

Piere Abanto O.

[Attorney in Charge of Renewals and Modifications to the registry]

Born in Lima, Peru in 1988. Graduated as an Attorney from Universidad Federico Villarreal in 2013 and was admitted to the Peruvian Bas Association in the same year. Has currently concluded studies is the Master of Intellectual Property and Competition from Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú in 2015

Incorporated to the Firm in 2013.

Professional Activity:

  • Participation in several specialization courses on Intellectual Property and Competition.
  • Management of all trademark proceedings; copyright and competition.
  • Metropolitan Municipality of Lima – 2011

Languages:

Spanish, English and German

Areas of Professional Activity:

  • Trademarks
  • Copyrights
  • Infringements
  • Domain Names
  • Unfair Competition
  • Advertising

Member: INTA

legal@espinosabellido.com