ANA CASTAÑEDA
Partner. Patent and Trademark Department
Areas of Expertise
Head of Patent and Trademark Departments. Her expertise covers: Intellectual Property counseling, Foreign IP Protection counseling, Trademark filing. Patent filing. Designs. Administrative proceedings and litigation. Licensing. Franchising.
Recognitions
- Shortlisted for the 2025 Mexico’s Practitioner of the Year Award by Managaing IP Americas Awards.
- WIPR`S Influential Women in IP Honoree: Celebrated as one of the leading women practitioners in the IP industry.
- Ranked by CHAMBERS LATIN AMERICA as a Leading Professional in Intellectual Property in Mexico.
- Ranked by CHAMBERS GLOBAL as a Leading Professional in Intellectual Property in Mexico.
- Recognized by IAM PATENT 1000 as a Leading Professional for Patent Litigation in Mexico for several years in a row.
- Ranked by MANAGING IP STARS as a Patent Star in Mexico for several years in a row.
- Recognized by THE LEGAL 500 as a Leading Professional in Intellectual Property in Mexico.
- Ranked by WTR1000 as a Leading Trademark Professional for TM Prosecution and Strategy in Mexico for several years in a row.
- Ranked by WIPR LEADERS as a Leading Trademark Practitioner in Mexico for several years in a row.
- Ranked by WIPR LEADERS as a Leading Patent Practitioner in Mexico for several years in a row.
- Listed by LEADERS LEAGUE as a Highly Recommended attorney for Patents and Trademarks in Mexico for several years in a row.
Professional Memberships
International Trademark Association (INTA), International Association of Business Leaders (IABL), Mexican Bar, Les Femmes Chefs de Entreprises Mondiales (FCEM).
Academic
Degree in Law, 2003. During her career, Ana has developed a strong technical background, completing studies in Biotechnology and the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT), as well as a Specialization in Electrical Engineering.
She also completed the Intellectual Property Course from the World Intellectual Property Organization in 2004, along with additional Patent, Designs, and Trademark courses offered by the Mexican Trademark Office, the World Intellectual Property Organization, and EUIPO.
Languages
Ana is fluent in English, French and Spanish.
Contact
- acastaneda@clattorneys.com
- +52 55 5659-4020
- Partners
- Ana Castañeda
- Jorge León
- Technical Staff
- Beatriz Arroyo
- Elizabeth Vázquez
- Fernanda Rodríguez
- Paola Santiago
- Susana Martínez
- Administrative Staff
- Alicia Baz
- Carolina Enciso
- Support
- Donovan Valencia
