Intellectual Property | Global

Baker McKenzie is a pre-eminent international firm boasting an impressive IP practice that is frequently retained by high-profile multinational clients to deal with the full gamut of Colombian intellectual property issues. The team is experienced in representing entities hailing from the manufacturing, biopharmaceutical, and food and beverage industries and is particularly recognised for its noted work assisting clients with patent prosecution, trade mark portfolio management and anti-counterfeiting proceedings, as well as copyright law.

Brigard Urrutia is a well-regarded full-service firm that is highly experienced in assisting significant foreign and Colombian companies with a full range of advisory and contentious intellectual property issues, including brand protection and portfolio management. The noteworthy team boasts expertise advising companies on trade mark mandates, including registration, opposition and infringement, while its capabilities extend to assisting clients with patent applications in the pharmaceutical and healthcare spaces. The firm's other leading clients include multinational players in consumer goods, food and technology.

Pérez-Llorca is a well-known intellectual property practice with a full-service structure that regularly provides counsel to international and Colombian clients on patent and trade mark filings, enforcement and litigation. The firm's intellectual property team is also retained to assist with IP business strategy, including advising on regional franchising.

Philippi Prietocarrizosa Ferrero DU & Uría is a notable team that is experienced in providing assistance on a broad mix of intellectual property issues in Colombia. The department covers both trade marks and patent concerns, including handling prosecution, enforcement and litigation, and also acts for clients in copyright infringement and anti-counterfeiting cases.

Posse Herrera Ruiz has a well-regarded intellectual property practice group in Colombia that continues to advise a high-profile clientele on both trade mark and patent filings, as well as related infringement cases and relevant litigation. The firm's expertise also extends to handling the registration and protection of trade marks for new cannabis players. The IP department is supplemented by an established life sciences team.