Mónica Bonnett

Practice Areas

Intellectual Property

Career

Mónica Bonnett is a senior associate at Posse Herrera Ruiz. Over the last two decades, she has acquired extensive experience in the Life Sciences sector counseling our clients on patents, industrial designs, business secrets, health registrations, plant varieties, and cannabis. Co-directs the Life Sciences area together with Helena Camargo.

Within her expertise are all processes related to patent prosecution, including litigation and dispute resolution, patent applications, technology transfer, consulting, and searches. Monica is particularly adept at handling patent filings, industrial designs and utility models, and health registrations in challenging territories in Latin America through our Comprehensive Service. She also handles health registration matters designing strategies for filing and obtaining health registrations for food and beverages, medical devices, medications, dietary supplements, home care products, personal care products, cannabis, and cosmetics. She is a key member of the firm providing advice on due diligence and transactions related to patents, cannabis, and health registrations. Additionally, Mónica is one of the leading lawyers in the Colombian market that offers cannabis-related services and advice to this industry that has recently emerged in the country.

Monica has managed extensive portfolios of patents and health registrations in Latin America for national and multinational clients, including several of the largest pharmaceutical companies, such as Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Zogenix International Limited, Exactech, and Solla. In addition, she has solved great legal challenges that arise in the new cannabis industry. Likewise, her work stands out in sectors that include pharmaceuticals, plant varieties, food and beverages, cannabis, agriculture, biotechnological innovation, and health care.

Before joining Posse Herrera Ruiz, she worked as an associate in the intellectual property departments of law firms and worked as an Advisor to the Office of the Superintendent of Industry and Commerce in matters of patents. In her work experience in the United States, she developed business relationships with companies, American law firms, technology hubs, and the Office of Economic Development for Latin America of the City of San Francisco, advising them on the protection of their intellectual property intangibles in the 23 countries from Latin America.

Professional Memberships

International Bar Association (IBA) - Meritas - Interlaw

Languages Spoken

Spanish - English

Education