GISELLE REUBEN



PRACTICE AREAS

• Intellectual Property Law
• Unfair Competition
• Consumers Defense

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• Associate BLP Abogados, San José, Costa Rica. June 2006 - present
• She specializes in advising national and multinational companies in all aspects related to the protection and defense of their intellectual property rights (patents, trademarks, copyrights, industrial design, utility models and others)
• Broad experience in the registration of the intellectual property rights, preparation of contracts, legal opinions and reports related to the intellectual property area, in Costa Rica and the region (Central America and Caribbean)
• Experience in administrative procedures, civil and criminal prosecution and litigation in the Intellectual Property Area, regarding trademark, patent, and copyright infringement, counterfeiting of products, unfair competition and in general defense of intellectual property rights
• Experience in the registration of products (foods, cosmetics, medicines and chemicals in general) in Costa Rica and Central America in order to import and commercialize these products in the region
• Participation in several seminars on Intellectual Property

EDUCATION

• Universidad La Salle, Licentiate Degree in Law (with honors), 2003

LANGUAGES

• English, Spanish and Japanese (Basic Knowledge)

MEMBERSHIPS

• Costa Rican Bar Association
• Interamerican Association of Intellectual Property (ASIPI)
• International Trademark Association (INTA)
• Costa Rican Association Professionals in Intellectual Property (APPICR)
• Intellectual Property Commission. International Chamber of Commerce (ICC)

PERSONAL INFORMATION

• Author of "El Contrato de Edición de Obra Literaria: Estudio Comparativo"