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Pablo Hooper
Contact
pablo.hooper@perezllorca.com
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Practices and Sectors
- Franchising and Licensing
- Intellectual Property
Profile
Pablo Hooper is widely recognized as a leading intellectual property lawyer in Mexico and abroad. Pablo has nearly 31 years of experience advising local and multinational companies in a variety of industries on intellectual property, trademark, copyright, franchising, and entertainment matters. His practice stands out for its legal advice in strategic litigation for the defense and protection of intellectual property and franchises.
Studies:
- Postgraduate degree, Centro de Extensão Universitária in São Paulo, São Paulo
- Postgraduate degree, Universidad Panamericana, Mexico City
- Postgraduate degree, Escuela Libre de Derecho de México, Mexico City
- Postgraduate degree, Franklin Pierce Law Center, New Hampshire
- Law degree (J.D. equivalent), Universidad Panamericana, Mexico City
His working languages are Spanish and English.
Experience
Pablo currently leads Intellectual Property area. He has developed a specialized transactional approach by identifying risks and negotiating contracts that involve a significant component in the licensing of intellectual property rights and franchising in Mexico and Latin America where he has represented clients in complex deals.
He leads programs to promote the rule of law in Mexico, the culture of lawfulness and pro-bono work. His success stories include advising the Bank of Mexico on intellectual property matters, the creation of the Mexican Ministry of Culture, and incorporating ANADE’s first Sports, Entertainment and Culture Committee.
For years Pablo has been a speaker in several national and international events, taking part in more than 100 conferences in Mexico, as well as in over in more than six countries across continents. His practice is regularly awarded and recognized by several rating agencies and publications worldwide.
Academic and Publishing Collaborations
Pablo is a professor of Intellectual Property at the undergraduate and master’s levels at Universidad Panamericana and also in the postgraduate program at Escuela Libre de Derecho. Additionally, he has participated in the following publications:
- Speaker in the Promoting Best Practices in Licensing for SMEs in the Creative Industries Conference organized by the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Forum (APEC) at Hong Kong, China (2018)
- He is an active speaker in conferences and seminars around the world organized by among others, the University of Texas, Franchise Expos, IFA, International Bar Association, ABA and APEC, in topics related with his areas of expertise
- He collaborates on a regular basis with articles in publications, most of them related with intellectual property, franchising and entertainment matters
- Pablo is also Professor of Intellectual Property for both Undergraduate and Post-graduate levels at Universidad Panamericana as well as at Post-graduate level at Escuela Libre de Derecho.
Awards & Recognitions
- Intellectual Property ranked lawyer, Chambers and Partners
- Intellectual Property leading individual, The Legal 500
- Intellectual Property recommended, The Legal 500
- Recognized lawyer in Intellectual Property, Latin Lawyer 250
- Recognized enforcement and litigation individual, World Trademark Review
- Recognized prosecution and strategy individual, World Trademark Review
- Recommended in Franchising, Who’s Who Legal
- Recommended in Intellectual Property, Who’s Who Legal
- Franchise thought leader and recommended, Who’s Who Legal
- Recognized as Silver in Enforcement and Litigation, World Trademark Review
- Recognized in Intellectual Property, World Trademark Review
- Recognized lawyer as Trademark Leader, World Trademark Review
- Recognized lawyer as Patent Leader, World Trademark Review
- Approved Lawyer in Intellectual Property, Latin America Corporate Counsel Association
- Recommended in Administrative Litigation, Leaders League
- Intellectual Property: IP Litigation Valuable Practice, Leaders League
- Intellectual Property law recognized lawyer, Best Lawyers
- Administrative law recognized lawyer, Best Lawyers
