Orlando Cardoza

Partner

BLP

Orlando is a Partner of BLP’s Intellectual Property practice in Nicaragua. In addition to Intellectual Property, his specialties include regulatory matters related to Sanitary Product Registrations.

Throughout more than 16 years of experience, he has developed great expertise managing national and international portfolios of trademarks, patents, as well as Copyright and Advertising issues for clients from various industries. Orlando is the coordinator of the registration and protection strategies of the oldest cigar manufacturer in Nicaragua and with a presence in more than 50 markets worldwide.

He, in turn, has vast experience in Product Sanitary Registries, providing the client with better strategies for compliance with sanitary regulations in the country, coordinating a multidisciplinary team to guarantee the obtaining and maintenance of client sanitary registries.

He has been a member of the International Trademark Association (INTA) since 2008, participating as a volunteer on various research committees. He is currently director of the UNREAL Campaign committee of INTA, whose objective is to educate students about the importance of respecting and promoting Intellectual Property at a global level.

Since 2005 he has been a contributor to the official World Bank publication "Doing Business" in the "Starting a Business" section for Nicaragua.

He joined the BLP team in 2015. He previously worked as a lawyer at the Obregón & Asociados Law Firm for 11 years. He was also a lawyer member of the Oppositions department at Estudio Caldera, S.A.

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