Covarrubias

Covarrubias, founded in 2010, is one of the fastest growing and most specialized law firms in Chile focusing on intellectual property and technology, including patents, life sciences, trademarks, domain names, copyright, data protection, litigation, among others.

It aims to provide its clients – both domestic and international – services of the highest quality and timely responses, proposing solutions that are tailored to each of their needs. It understands the importance of a constantly evolving world, due to the enormous flow of information, discoveries, and technological advances.

Covarrubias’ cleverness, availability to its clients, out-of-the-box mentality and wittiness have allowed the firm to capture important national and international portfolios in only a decade.

Firm’s working culture and team

Covarrubias is widely known by clients and the IP industry of being knowledgeable, motivated, and highly involved in the community. It has earned respect as a proactive firm focusing on identifying any potential risks, neutralizing them, and transforming them into opportunities. In addition, they created a fast-acting work environment where all emails must be answered within 24 hours of receiving them, and action must be taken in at most 48 hours upon receipt of instructions from the client. In case of urgent situations, action must be close-to-immediate response.

The ability of carrying out these quick responses is due to the    highly proactive and balanced team at Covarrubias, composed of qualified attorneys, patent specialists, and paralegals, all of whom provide the legal and technical advice that the clients require, offering a much more specialized look into their matters.

In addition, all members of the team actively participate in the IP community and the society at large, which is a high priority at Covarrubias. The firm has dedicated time to probono cases ever since its foundation because it understands the importance of supporting people, institutions and organizations that do not have the resources for their cases, (e.g., artists, educational institutions, etc.). This self-imposed mission has given the firm the opportunity to support ideas and ventures that arise within these same institutes, as well as bringing value and culture – and sometimes a little more justice – to society.

Finally, it is extremely essential for Covarrubias to expand its international network and actively participate in conferences and workgroups, such as INTA, AIPLA, IPO, APAA, Marques, ASIPI, ABPI, ACHIPI, among others. Furthermore, its team is part of various committees of these organizations, and, in their gatherings, they have had the opportunity to propose the changes that will govern Intellectual Property by anticipating future developments that will affect the Chilean legislation and, in the world, as well as participating in the discussions on the guidelines that will determine the rules in the matters that concern them.

Practice specializations

Patents and plant varieties: Covarrubias is dedicated to the protection of both local and foreign inventions in all stages, offering services that include state of the art reports, drafting and filing of patents of inventions, utility models, design patents, industrial drawings, integrated circuits, and plant varieties, filing and prosecution of Paris Convention applications and PCT applications in Chile and/or abroad, analysis of examiners report (Office Actions), drafting and filing reply to examiners report, comparative reports on scope of protection of patents of inventions, utility models, designs patents, industrial drawings, integrated circuits, and plant varieties, feasibility and novelty analysis, surveillance, opposition and cancellation actions. Assignments, transfers, and licenses are also carried out.

Life Sciences: Covarrubias helps its clients to overcome conflicts and obstacles, including a wide range of legal, regulatory, and strategic issues, patent and product liability, investigation, and enforcement actions, and protect life sciences clients’ rights in disputes, both nationally and internationally.

Trademarks and Internet Domain Names: Covarrubias’ qualified and trained staff of attorneys and administrative personnel offer its clients complete assistance for trademarks in Chile and worldwide, either contentious or non-contentious, including search reports and feasibility analysis, filing, prosecution, and registration of applications, renewals, surveillance, opposition and cancellation actions, and litigation. Also, the firm provides complete assistance regarding all kinds of domain names in Chile and abroad, including services such as assignments, transfers, and licenses.

Advertising: Covarrubias assists on the creation and implementation of advertising campaigns, promotions, competitions, labeling of products, and other assets related to publicity to avoid conflicts with any of the elements involved in the process.

Data Privacy: Covarrubias offers its clients advice on matters of information technology, social networks, and the Internet, and counselling on the management and protection of personal data and sensitive data, drafting of models of electronic contracting, terms and conditions and other contracts related to web pages, drafting and implementing privacy policies and the authorization of the use of personal data, drafting of mandates and agreements of personal data transfer with particular attention to the international norms and agreements. Consequently, the firm helps its clients establish strategies for the design, implementation and compliance of policies related to the collection, use, management, and protection of data (data protection issues), according to national and international standards and regulations.

Copyrights: Covarrubias assists in the protection and enforcement of literary and artistic production, motion pictures and software, fashion, and entertainment industries, in Chile and abroad. Filing and prosecution of the advisable registration or protection regarding the client interests are executed, and negotiation, protection and redaction of contracts and licenses, as well as assignments, transfers, and licenses are carried out.

Litigation: Covarrubias offers complete assistance and legal representation regarding all kinds of litigations (administrative, arbitration, civil or criminal) in connection with Industrial Property, Copyrights, Unfair Competition, or Antitrust Law in Chile or abroad are given. Full assistance and legal representation before CONAR (Self-regulation and Ethical Advertisement Committee) are executed.

Regulatory Affairs: Covarrubias is deeply involved in providing counseling on food, drug, cosmetic and medical devices, and products to both domestic and international clients to be registered at the Chilean Regulatory Agency, adapting the products and services to the requirements of the country in which it is being registered.