For a second consecutive year, our Firm has been ranked as a Leading Firm in the Intellectual Property field in the prestigious Chambers Latin America Guide.

The editorial section reproduces the following comments of the interviewed regarding our standards of excellence and client satisfaction:

·         “Clients highlight the firm's excellent service levels and 'in-depth knowledge, experience, availability and ability to find solutions and resolve situations.'”

·         “…foreign peers who have used its patent services say it as 'an excellent firm - smart, focused, efficient, and cheaper than many of its competitors."”

Pedro Berkenwald, Partner at the Firm, ranks once again as a Leading Individual in IP and is quoted as “an excellent negotiator and a great business lawyer” and “an absolute expert in the legal and business aspects of IP.” In turn, Alicia Alvarez Berkenwald, Managing Partner at BERKEN IP, is acknowledged as “a recognized figure in the Argentine IP market.”

Chambers & Partners is a highly respected research and publishing company that annually identifies and ranks the leading law firms and lawyers across the globe. With objectivity and independence as guiding principles, the publication emphasizes that “No one can 'buy their way in.’”

In the following weeks, Alicia Alvarez Berkenwald, Partner at BERKEN IP, will represent us at the XXIX International Seminar and Congress on Intellectual Property of the Brazilian Association of Intellectual Property (ABPI).

The event will be held August 22 through August 25, 2009 in the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Entitled "New Tendencies in Intellectual Property: Where are We Heading to?, speakers and panelists will present and discuss the latest issues regarding the subject. For more information, please visit www.abpi.org.br.

Additionally, Santiago M. Bassó attended the X International Congress on Intellectual Property of the Paulista Intellectual Property Association (ASPI), carried out during June in the city of São Paulo. The encounter revolved around the Amazon region, its natural and cultural riches, the geographical indications of America and the environmental and intellectual assets (expressions, cultural heritage and diversity). All the details are available at www.congressoaspi.org.br.

During the course of May, our firm will actively participate in three major international events related to the field of IP.

Starting on May 13 and ending on May 15, we will attend the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) Spring Meeting in San Diego. Next, we will take part in the 131st (International Trademark Association's (INTA) Annual Meeting, which will run from May 16 to 20 in Seattle. Concurrently, and as last year, we will have a stand of our own within the Argentine Pavilion at the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) International Convention, to be held May 18 through 21 in the city of Atlanta.

Our firm representatives will be delighted to meet with you at any of these events. To schedule a meeting, please contact us at mkt@berkenip.com.

For more information, please visit: www.aipla.org, www.inta.org and www.bio.org respectively.