ATTY. MARIA BELEN RIVERA
Head of the Intellectual Property Prosecution Practice
PRACTICE AREAS
Intellectual property
Information Technology
EXPERIENCE
MEYTHALER & ZAMBRANO
(April 2022 - Present)
Head of the Intellectual Property Prosecution Practice
UNIVERSIDAD TECNOLÓGICA EQUINOCCIAL
(October 2019 - Present)
Professor of Technological Tools in Law and Digital Law
BERMEO & BERMEO
(March 2013 - January 2021)
Head of Trademark and Litigation Legal Department
SENADI
(July 2021 - December 2021)
Head of the Board of Appeals of the Intellectual Property Office of Ecuador
ECUADORIAN INSTITUTE OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
(June 2012- February 2013)
Legal Assistant
GONZALEZ & JARAMILLO
(February 2011- May 2012)
Legal Assistant
FALCONI PUIG
(July 2008 - December 2010)
Legal Assistant
EDUCATION
L-UNIVERSITÁ TA’ MALTA
INTRODUCTION TO BLOCKCHAIN, DISTRIBUTED LEDGER TECHNOLOGIES AND CRYPTOCURRENCIES
JULY 2023
SOUTHWESTERN INSTITUTE FOR INTERNATIONAL AND COMPARATIVE LAW
International Transactions, Business Organization, International Taxation, American Legal System, Human Rights, Negotiation, Ethics and Cybersecurity.
2018
HARVARD LAW SCHOOL
Contract Law
2017
GOTTFRIED WILHELM LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY
Specialization in Intellectual Property and Information Technology
2015
ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI
Cancellation of Notorious Trademarks for Non-Use
2015
INSTITUTE OF LEGAL INFORMATICS LEIBNIZ UNIVERSITY
Data Protection & Cybersecurity
2013
LAWYER OF THE COURTS OF THE REPUBLIC
Pontifical Catholic University of Ecuador
2013
LANGUAGES
English & Spanish