Magdalena Almonte is a Partner at Ulises Cabrera and leads the Intellectual Property and New Technologies department.
Magdalena Almonte
Partner
PHONE
(809) 566 7111 Ext. 226
BIOGRAPHY
Magdalena has more than 10 years of experience concentrating her practice in Corporate Law, Intellectual Property, Consumer Law, Competition Law, Health Regulation and New Technologies. She has successfully coordinated the firm’s Intellectual Property and New Technologies department, representing well-known international brands.
She has been recognised internationally by directories such as Chambers & Partners, World Trademark Review, IP Stars, Who’s Who Legal, and The Legal 500. One client notes in Chambers & Partners that Magdalena “is an experienced IP lawyer, she can offer a holistic business view, which goes beyond having a single perspective and analyses the consequences of action in other areas of our business”.
Education
Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre & Maestra (PUCMM), Bachelor of Laws– Magna Cum Laude, 2010. Santo Domingo, D.R.
Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre & Maestra (PUCMM), Master´s degree in Corporate Law. 2012. Santo Domingo, D.R.
Instituto Global de Altos Estudios en Ciencias Sociales (IGLOBAL) y la Universidad Complutense de Madrid, International Business diploma, 2012. Santo Domingo, D.R.
Universidad de Barcelona y OBS Business School, double titulation, Master´s degree in Intellectual Property, 2017. Barcelona, Spain.
Practice Areas
Intellectual Property
Consumer Law
Competition Law
Health Regulation
New Technologies
Business Law
Memberships
Interamerican Association of Intellectual Property (ASIPI), current member of the Competition Committee
Dominican Association of Intellectual Property (ADOPI)
National Association of Young Entrepreneurs (ANJE)
Association of Industries of the Dominican Republic (AIRD)
Dominican Bar Association (CARD)
International Trademark Association (INTA)
Member of INTA’s Committee of Famous and Notorious Trademarks.
Languages
Spanish
French (reading)
English
Teaching
Professor of the Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre & Maestra (PUCMM) 2018. Intellectual Property
Professor at UNAPEC. Santo Domingo. Dominican Republic. 2019 – 2021, Business Law for master’s students
Recognitions
Awards and Recognitions
Ranked as Trademark Star by IP stars. (2022)
Recommended in Intellectual Property by The Legal 500. (2022)
Ranked Up & Coming in Intellectual Property by Chambers and Partners (2022-2023).
Ranked in World Trademark Review (WTR 1000) as a ¨Recommended Expert¨ in trademarks (2020, 2021, 2022).
The Firm was ranked in The Legal 500 as a “Leading Firm” in the area of “Intellectual Property” (2019, 2020, 2021), led by Magdalena Almonte.
Publications
Court’s Competence in Industrial Property: A Persistent Legal Conflict. The Legal Industry Review magazine, 2024.
Dominican Republic and United States sign agreement to accelerated patent grant agreement between ONAPI and USPTO, July 2024.
The Role of Industrial Property in Eco-Innovation, co-author. 2021.
The Rules of the Game in the Digital Economy, AMCHAM-DR, June 2021.
(IN) Existence of Trademark Infringement or Unfair Competition in the use of Online Advertising Keywords. Judicial Gazette, April 2019.
Intellectual Property and blockchain: Opportunities and developments. Funglode, 2019.
“La Vulgarización en la legislación nacional”, Suplemento Marcasur edition No. 10, Marcasur Magazine, 2013.
Effectiveness of international decisions during a transnational insolvency process on security interests granted in the Dominican Republic. Final report for the Master’s Degree in Business Law. PUCMM-RSTA, 2012, co-author.
Legal analysis of cross-border insolvency: Towards a proposal for international integration. Final Report for the Law Degree, PUCMM-RSTA, 2010.
Exhibitor
Moderator and speaker
Webinar on Health Regulation: challenges and projections, together with the Director General of the General Directorate of Medicines, Food and Health Products (DIGEMAPS), Leandro Villanueva. French-Dominican Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCIFD), 2021.
Moderator and speaker
Franco-Dominican legal cooperation seminar, digital transition panel. French-Dominican Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCIFD), 2021.
On Civil Liability in Intellectual Property,
Diploma in Civil Liability, Judicial Gazette, 2020
Coordinator and lecturer
Diploma in Intellectual Property, Gaceta Judicial, 2020
On Industrial Property Protection,
Diplomado en Derecho Empresarial, Gaceta Judicial, 2017, 2019 and 2021
On Unfair Competition,
Diplomado en Derecho de la Competencia, Gaceta Judicial, 2017
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