Nadya Leon Retana

Nadya Leon

Senior Associate

Nadya León is Senior Associate and Director of the Intellectual Property Practice at GarciaBodan El Salvador.

She has more than 20 years of professional legal experience, with a highly specialized practice in Intellectual Property, Commercial Law, Civil Law, and Notarial and Registry Law. Throughout her career, she has built a solid track record at regional law firms, providing strategic advice to both domestic and international clients.

Her practice focuses on comprehensive advisory services in administrative and judicial proceedings related to Intellectual Property, including incidents, disputes, and litigation arising from the registration, maintenance, and defense of trademarks and other distinctive signs. She is highly experienced in the analysis, preparation, and filing of responses to objections and refusals, as well as in designing strategies for the filing and defense of oppositions through administrative and judicial remedies.

Nadya advises clients in extrajudicial negotiations for the enforcement and protection of Intellectual Property rights and actively participates in trademark nullity and cancellation proceedings for non-use, preventive actions against improper use of distinctive signs, anti-counterfeiting proceedings, border measures, and criminal actions related to trademark infringements. She also represents clients in the registration, modification, maintenance, and renewal of trademarks and other distinctive signs.

She also has extensive experience as a trainer and speaker in workshops, academic forums, and specialized events focused on the protection of Intellectual Property and the prevention of misappropriation of these assets.

  • Trademarks and other Distinctive Signs
  • Patents and Industrial Designs
  • Copyright
  • Intellectual Property Litigation
  • New Technologies
  • Personal Data Protection
  • Intellectual Property, Chambers Latin America, 2015-2026.
  • Corporate/Commercial and Intellectual Property, Chambers Global, 2025-2026.
  • Intellectual Property, Legal 500.
  • Intellectual Property, World Trademark Review (WTR).
  • Intellectual Property and Trademarks, Lexology, 2025.
  • The 45 of 45, Derecho y Negocios Magazine, 2024.
  • Coordination and leadership of trademarks and distinctive sign protection and enforcement strategies for domestic and international clients.
  • Advisory and representation in administrative and judicial Intellectual Property proceedings, including oppositions, objections, nullity actions, and cancellations for non-use.
  • Design and implementation of trademark watching and enforcement strategies, including anti-counterfeiting actions, misuse prevention, and border measures.
  • Representation of clients in out-of-court negotiations related to the protection and enforcement of Intellectual Property rights.
  • Participation in criminal proceedings related to trademark infringements and Intellectual Property crimes.
  • Legal advice and follow up in the registration, maintenance, modification, and renewal of trademarks and other distinctive signs.
  • Advisory services for the protection of well-known and famous trademarks, including their defense before administrative and judicial authorities.
  • Coordination of litigation strategies, integrating administrative, judicial, and preventive actions.
  • Training for clients, business chambers, and academic institutions on the protection, enforcement, and valuation of Intellectual Property assets.

*This experience has been prior to joining GarciaBodan.

  • Author of the article “Legal Certainty for Investment: CECAMPI and Opportunities 2026” – AmCham El Salvador Business Magazine, 2026.
  • Speaker on topics related content creators and influencers and the legal framework governing them, III Intellectual Property Seminar of the Guatemalan Chamber of Intellectual Property, 2026.
  • Author of the article “Alternative Dispute Resolution in Intellectual Property matters” – The Legal Industry Reviews (LIR), 2025.
  • Panelist on the Role of Authorities in Intellectual Property Protection, Third Regional Congress of Central America and the Caribbean of AIPPI, El Salvador 2025.
  • Moderator in panel about intellectual property in digital environments, AmCham El Salvador, 2024.
  • Author of the article “Geographical indications: coffee-growing regions of El Salvador” – Marcasur, 2024.
  • Author of the article “El Salvador Coffee” – Marcasur, 2024.
  • Author of the article “The Intellectual Property Registry of El Salvador protects the champagne geographical indication” – Marcasur, 2023.
  • Speaker on topic related to Intellectual Property Rights in Digital Environments, AmCham El Salvador, 2023.
  • Chairwoman of the Intellectual Property Committee of the American Chamber of Commerce of El Salvador (AmCham), 2023–2026.
  • Member of the Salvadoran Intellectual Property Association (ASPI).
  • Member of the Inter-American Association of Intellectual Property (ASIPI).
  • Former Member of the Personal Data Protection Committee of the International Trademark Association (INTA), 2022–2025.
  • Member of the International Trademark Association (INTA).
  • Specialized Program in Legaltech and Innovation – ADEN Business School and The George Washington University, 2022.
  • Postgraduate Degree in New Technologies Law – ISEADE-FEPADE / ESEADE, Argentina, 2019.
  • Diploma in Management Skills – Escuela Superior de Economía y Negocios (ESEN), 2018.
  • Master’s Degree in Business Administration – Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, 2009.
  • Authorized to practice as Attorney since 2008 and as Notary Public since 2009.
  • Diploma in Business Law – Universidad Centroamericana “José Simeón Cañas” (UCA), 2007.
  • Graduated in Law – Universidad Dr. José Matías Delgado (UJMD), 2004.

Languages

  • Spanish
  • English

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