Our Practice Areas
CIVIL
Civil Law is the foundation of Private Law in Guatemala, and includes all the rules pertaining the status and capabilities of persons, their families, assets, responsibilities, contracts, and passing on of assets, regulating all private relations among individuals.
BUSINESS, COMMERCIAL AND CORPORATE LAW
In Guatemala, Commercial Law is the body of legal norms that rule the actions of merchants, either individuals, or partnerships, and companies; and also commercial assets and commercial contracts.
INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY
Industrial Property is conformed by rights held on an invention ( patent, utility model, industrial designs and distinctive signs, and brands and trade names).
COPYRIGHT AND RELATED RIGHTS
Copyright is defined as a group of principles and legal norms aimed to protect authors (as creators) and other entitled persons or entities (such as producers), granting powers to practice the free trading of their work. In addition, copyrights protect the work itself.
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Regarding Telecommunications, we advice on negotiation aspects of connection charges, offers of essential installations, voice over, licensing procedures, licenses for added value telecommunications services,
ELECTRONIC COMMERCE
Our firm gives advice to individuals and companies with operations in e-commerce, electronic contracting, digital invoicing, Safe Site Certification, terms and conditions of the use of Web portals, privacy policies, privacy and safety policies, consumer protection, and Web content protection.
TECHNOLOGY, SOFTWARE AND INNOVATION
We offer our legal expertise when drafting, managing and negotiating technology transfer contracts, confidentiality agreements, information security, strategic alliances, Joint Ventures, software licensing, cessions of rights, contracts with developers, Housing, Escrow, and licenses.
ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES
The use of the Internet implies security and privacy risks on communications. Asymmetric Key Cryptography, among other security systems is recognized by Guatemalan Law and has proven to be the most adequate tool to provide reliability on electronic communications.
RESOLUTION OF DISPUTES
Our task is to minimize the risk of legal problems or conflicts. However, if these occur, either due to breach of the parties, misunderstandings, or conflict in the interpretation of rights and responsibilities sparked by a given circumstance, our legal services include: