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Cikato Lawyers is one of the oldest IP practices in Uruguay and is considered one of the market leaders, with a depth and breadth of experience second to none. It was founded in 1962 by Dr. Manfredo Cikato, who started his career as a lawyer in the field of Intellectual Property. This is one of our guiding principles to date: we are an IP law firm and not only an IP agency; we provide broad professional advice on IP law, and not only registration services.

We are a full-service IP boutique covering counselling, protection and registration of IP rights, including patents, industrial designs, trademarks, copyrights and domain names. We excel at IP portfolio management and strategic advice. Since 2013 we have been among the top 3 trademark filers in Uruguay.

We are also very active in litigation; in particular, we are well known for representing our clients' interests in anti-counterfeiting and enforcement of their IP rights, not only in Uruguay but also throughout the region. We were the first firm in Uruguay to have a dedicated anti-counterfeiting department, and we remain a market leader in this area of law.

We have also established practices in advertising law and corporate law in order to support our IP clients' needs in those areas. Furthermore, we have one of the only Entertainment Law departments in Uruguay, where our knowledge and experience related to copyright law is a distinct asset.

Among our clients we are proud to count some of the leading multinational companies in the world, as well as many national and regional companies. We have been consistently ranked as a leading IP firm in Uruguay by every IP ranking publication in the market today.