Intellectual Property | Latin America

Dentons Cardenas & Cardenas houses a highly respected intellectual property department within a global firm. The team is often found representing clients hailing from the manufacturing, automotive, technology and social media industries and actively managing their diverse trade mark portfolios. The firm is regularly engaged to assist with trade mark filings, cancellations and infringement cases, and patent applications.

Lloreda Camacho & Co is an esteemed intellectual property practice group with a stellar reputation in the patent space that is frequently sought after by multinational pharmaceutical and consumer goods companies to assist with complex cases related to patent registration and infringement. The firm offers additional skills in the trade mark space, including handling registrations and opposition proceedings, as well as advising on anti-counterfeiting cases.

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.

ClarkeModet has a specialised team benefitting from an international reach thanks to its global network. The Colombian legal division is adept at assisting with a wide range of mandates spanning patent registration and prosecutions, trade mark infringement disputes and applications, as well as industrial property mandates. Its broad client roster spans sectors including food and drinks, technology and pharmaceutical.

CMS Rodríguez-Azuero is a full-service firm that is recognised for its intellectual property expertise in Colombia. The team's areas of involvement encompass assisting clients with trade mark registration and protection, IP portfolio management and due diligence. The intellectual property practice group is also involved in disputes concerning patent prosecution and copyright infringement.