Covarrubias

Patent Protection Strategies; Patents of Invention, Utility Models, Industrial Designs, Industrial Drawing; State-of-the-art Searches, Patent Drafting, FTO, Comparative Analysis. Plant Varieties. Life Sciences.

Biochemist - Partner - Head of the Patent and Life Siences Department

2015, research assistant in the FONDECYT project “Loss of key functions drives Salmonella Typhi adaptation to human host”. 2013 – 2014, professor in charge of the Microbiology Laboratory course for nursing and chemistry and pharmacy careers, at “Universidad Nacional Andrés Bello”. 2012 – 2014, research assistant in the FONDECYT project “Identification and analysis of pseudogenes involved in the evolutionary adaptation of Salmonella Typhi to the human host”.

English and Spanish

ASIPI (“Asociación Interamericana de Propiedad Industrial”) INTA (International Trademark Association) IPO (Intellectual Property Owners) AIPLA (American Intellectual Property Law Association) CEDIQUIFA.

Master of Science in Biochemistry, Universidad Nacional Andrés Bello, Santiago, Chile, 2014. Biochemist, Universidad Nacional Andrés Bello, Santiago, Chile, 2014. Bachelor of Science, Major in Biochemistry, Universidad Nacional Andrés Bello, Santiago, Chile, 2012. Courses: Introduction to the Patent Cooperation Treaty, WIPO Academy, 2016. Fundamental Aspects of the Drafting of Patent Applications, WIPO Academy, 2016. Search for Patent Information, WIPO Academy, 2017. Advanced Patent Course, WIPO Academy, 2018.

Matias Valenzuela is a partner, biochemist, and head of the Patent Department. His work focuses on patent protection strategies, especially those related to the chemical, pharmaceutical, and biotechnological areas, nationally and internationally. He also collaborates in preparing prior art search reports, patent drafting, F.T.O. reports, analysis, and responses to patentability objections.