Life Sciences - Colombia
What the Team is Known For
OlarteMoure maintains a pre-eminent team that is highly commended for its work in the life sciences sphere. The law firm regularly acts for high-profile pharmaceutical clients in a range of matters and has extensive expertise managing significant regional patent portfolios. The esteemed legal team also handles regulatory matters in Colombia, such as price regulation and test data protection enforcement. OlarteMoure is well equipped to represent clients before the competent authorities, including the INVIMA. The law firm's life sciences know-how is augmented by an established intellectual property department.
Strengths
"OlarteMoure's lawyers have good technical backgrounds, very good commercial awareness as well as a good understanding of how Colombian patent law works."
"OlarteMoure has very experienced practitioners who are able to provide useful indications on what to do, have an eye for potential litigation and can handle large numbers of parallel applications."
Work Highlights
OlarteMoure assisted Biological Therapies and Grupo Gales with an ex-officio review issued by the INVIMA which threatened to cancel all marketing authorisations for products with large vitamin C doses.
Notable Practitioners
Esteemed practitioner Carlos Olarte remains highly active in assisting pharmaceutical clients in Colombia with their life sciences legal needs. He boasts particular expertise advising on regulatory and litigation patent mandates. "Carlos Olarte is a very active lawyer with a very good strategic approach." "Carlos Olarte is supported by a great team and is well known for his work with patents."
Alexander Agudelo is recommended by interviewees for his specialised activity in the Colombian life sciences sector. "Alexander Agudelo is very good on the technical aspects of intellectual property and life sciences mandates."
