At VAHG, we develop a specialized legal practice in Intellectual Property, working in conjunction with international jurisdictions to achieve the maximum protection and preservation possible. We specialize in: national and international phonetic search and feasibility study for trademarks, national and international trademark registrations, national and international opposition proceedings, local and international registration of distinctive signs, franchise use licenses, copyright registration, registration maintenance and patent registration.
We provide protection in the creation and human knowledge through the implementation of the legal framework in intellectual property matters, which is why our Firm has designed international protection systems for trademarks, certification marks, appellations and geographical indications in international jurisdictions and has extensive experience in the registration of trademarks abroad.
VAHG has an unparalleled heritage when it comes to appellations of origin and geographical indications. For more than 16 years, VAHG has been involved in the protection of Tequila in more than 46 countries, coordinating and monitoring global efforts to safeguard this Mexican Appellation of Origin. We are the most renowned Mexican Law Firm in the Industry of Tequila worldwide.
We recognize the value of intangible assets, which can represent a large part of a company’s value. For this reason, we design and apply a customized control system to safeguard and monitor them in Mexico and abroad.
VAHG has one of the most recognized practices of Appellations of Origin protection. (Products originating from a geographical area with quality or characteristics attributable exclusively or essentially to the geographical environment, including natural and human factors, which have given the product its reputation).
VAHG has a collection of more than 500 records of active trademark, both national and international, which are monitored every day through an international protection system. We provide legal services and advice so that our clients obtain the greatest protection and exclusive rights over their trademarks.
VAHG undertakes with the client to file and carry out the application for national or international trademark registrations until the end of the procedure or, where appropriate, the issuance of the title.
VAHG has participated in the protection of products identified as originating in a geographical area, when certain quality, reputation or other characteristic of the product are mainly attributable to the geographical origin.
In VAHG we protect the authors with professional services aimed to obtain the protection and recognition of their copyright by the State. We represent all creators of literary and artistic works so that they enjoy exclusive privileges and privileges of a personal and heritage nature, integrating their moral and economic rights.
VAHG has the capacity and specialization to register industrial designs made by individuals or their successor, who will have the exclusive right of exploitation to their benefit, either by themselves or through others with their consent.
New designs that are independently created and differ in significantly level to known designs or combinations of known design features, are considered industrial designs.
We advise and provide service for the protection of objects, utensils, devices or tools that are registered as utility models. Objects, utensils, devices or tools that, as a result of a modification in their disposition, configuration, structure or form, present a different function with respect to the parts that integrate it or advantages in terms of their utility, are considered registrable as utility models.
At VAHG we provide technical and legal advice to those who wish to protect their inventions. Among our main objectives is the protection of any invention of human creation that allows us to transform matter or energy that exists in nature, for its use by man.
In VAHG we are experts in the protection and defense of confidential information and industrial secrets. We understand that companies and professionals keep information of industrial or commercial application which represents a competitive advantage in the business industry, so we seek to obtain its greatest protection and defense.
We provide our clients with a service through an international monitoring and reporting system for identical or similar trademark registration applications in a degree of confusion, submitted by third parties.
VAHG has acquired the registration of a large number of domain names, through the main platforms, helping the client to obtain a web service using a personalized IP address.
Intangible assets have an important value within the assets of a company, in them lies the consolidation and recognition in the market and industry of its businesses.
In VAHG we carry out an exhaustive study to determine the value of intangible assets against the market and to know with certainty the real value of a company.