Having +25 years of experience, he is responsible for assisting top universities, pharmaceutical companies and other industries with proficiency and sharp advice in terms of commercial and litigation strategies. His expertise includes also a wide spectrum of matters going from freedom-to-operate opinions to full scale litigation proceedings as well as the negotiation and drafting of transactional agreements. He is the key player on the firm’s patent litigation practice. Mr. Rios has successfully undertaken competition/antitrust consultation. Copyrights and franchising issues are also a common practice for him having ample experience in enforcement for Software Industry. With studies in patent practice in Japan, he is actively involved in consulting, strategies for the protection of technological developments and has been lecturer in various national and international universities and business forums in Mexico and abroad. Mr. Rios has participated as co-author in several IP specialized books.