In July 2025, a criminal court in Loja handed down Ecuador’s first conviction for "asociación ilícita", or "illicit association," in an intellectual property case.

María-Paula Salgado is an intellectual property attorney with Luzuriaga & Castro Abogados in Ecuador.

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