In April 2019, the regional workshop on “Trade-Based Money Laundering” (TBML) was held in Panama City, Panama. The event was organized by GAFILAT and Crime Stoppers Caribbean, Bermuda and Latin America. According to the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), there are several methods for money…
Due to the arrival of COVID-19 in Panama last March 2020, the Colon Free Zone, the first free trade zone in the Western Hemisphere, remained closed for more than five months. The National Government ordered the opening of operations within that free trade zone on…
For second year, our founding partner Mr. Hugo Moran R. has been ranked in The 2021 Chambers Latin American Ranking edition. We appreciate Chambers & Partners for their recognition, as one of the top attorneys in Intellectual Property matters in Panama. The ranking is the effort and…
Moran IP had concluded the first phase of 5 training sessions addressed to more than 100 Panamanian officials fighting against counterfeit. During March, April and May, brand owners had trained officials belonging to the IP Directorate of Panama Customs Authority, Airport customs officials IP Crime…
UNODC – WCO Container Control Program held the webinar “ILLICIT TRADE IN COVID-19 TIMES”. The webinar was held fromJune 16-18, 2020, addressed to customs and ports officials, as well as law enforcement from Panama, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and Dominican Republic. During three…
Today, May 25, 2020, the third virtual training on brand protection was successfully carried out. This time MORAN IP invited its strategic partner CERVIERI MONSUAREZ, a law firm with offices in Uruguay, Paraguay and Bolivia. The event was attended by representatives of the Container Control…
On May 20, 2020, the Ministry of Security of Panama has communicated that 820 anonymous tips have been received on the Crime Stoppers Panama website from January to May 17, 2020. These tips have allowed law enforcement to seize important shipments of drugs and other…
Through Resolution No. 36 of April 30, 2020, the General Directorate of the Industrial Property Registry of Panama has enabled the filing by email of trademark applications, renewals and administrative changes such as mergers, name changes, address changes, assignments, registration of licenses, corrections, presentation of…
We are honored to announce that “World Trademark Review” has ranked MORAN IP as one of the Anti – Counterfeiting Top Law Firms in Latin America. Furthermore, the “World Trademark Review” recognized our boutique Intellectual Property Law Firm and Founding Partner Mr. Hugo Moran R.,…
In December 2019, WTR published “Trademark Litigation: A Global Guide 2020”. Our partner Mr. Hugo Moran R. contributed to the Panama Chapter as expert in trademark litigation. The Guide is online at the following link: https://www.worldtrademarkreview.com/Intelligence/trademark-litigation-a-global-guide-2020.