Headrick Rizik Alvarez & Fernández

Headrick Rizik Alvarez & Fernández‘s intellectual property, life sciences and healthcare division is among the largest IP teams in the Dominican Republic, and the firm advises an extensive roster of international and local clients on all aspects of intellectual property work, including prosecution issues, portfolio management work, IP litigation, and regulatory compliance. The practice is highly active in patent work, supporting pharmaceuticals clients with patent linkage, data protection mandates, and regulatory strategies; the group also handles plant variety protection issues and complex trade mark disputes. Founding partner Mary Fernández heads up the practice and is recognised as ’a leader in the pharmaceutical sector’. Associate Miguelina Figueroa also has a robust IP practice, and associate Gabriella Villanueva focuses on patent portfolios, spanning patents, utility models and industrial designs and handles patent litigation.