Horacio RANGEL-ORTIZ. Born Mexico City, 1957; admitted to practice 1980, Mexico. Graduated from Universidad Iberoamericana 1979 (LL.B.) Mexico City ; The George Washington University , School of Law 1981 (Master of Comparative Law in IP), Washington , D.C. ; Doctor of Laws, Universidad Panamericana, School of Law , Mexico City (PhD) 1994. He practices intellectual property law in Mexico City since 1982 including transactional work and litigation. He has since developed a diverse practice which includes patent, trademark and copyright litigation, prosecution, licensing negotiations, dispute resolution, and portfolio management. Has been extensively involved with a wide range of intellectual property matters and has prepared more than one thousand opinions on complex legal issues. Has served as an expert witness in litigation and arbitration both in Mexico and overseas. He has been ranked among the top Mexican patent lawyers by Managing Intellectual Property's Guide to the World's Leading Patent Law Practitioners . He has been listed in The International Who's Who of Business Lawyers as one of the top Mexican trademark lawyers. His name has been identified by clients and colleagues of Mexico and overseas as one of the three Leading Intellectual Property Lawyer s in Mexico in PLC Which Lawyer? published by Practical Law Company (2007), and has been chosen for inclusion as an intellectual property specialist in Who's Who in the World (“ a significant honor, an achievement in and of itself, that is afforded to very few individuals in the course of a lifetime” according to the editors). Chairman of the International Intellectual Property Committee of the Mexican Bar. Chairman of the International Treaties Committee of the Mexican Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AMPPI) of which he is a former President. He has been President of the Mexican Group of AIPPI and of the International Association of Teachers and Researchers in Intellectual Property (ATRIP). Author of the doctoral dissertation “Patent Infringement” and of dozens of articles published in legal periodicals of more than 15 countries. He has lectured on intellectual property in more than 25 countries of America , Europe , Africa and Asia . Member of the Advisory Board of the Institute for Intellectual Property & Information Law of the University of Houston Law Center .
