Arturo Covarrubias
Attorney at Law - Founding and Managing Partner
Covarrubias
More information‘Highly specialised IP firm' Covarrubias houses a 10-strong team that focuses on patents, life sciences, trade marks, domain names, copyright, data protection, and litigation. The multidisciplinary team comprises several experienced practitioners, namely: founding partner Arturo Covarrubias, a ’brilliant and sharp professional‘, who specialises in industrial property and copyright protection strategies, as well as industrial property litigation involving pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, food, retail, and telecoms; and international trade mark head Sofía Covarrubias, who ’knows her IP matters perfectly'. At associate level, biochemist and patent team head Matías Valenzuela specialises in patent protection strategies, invention patents, utility models, and industrial designs and drawings; Diego Bilbao heads the firm’s litigation offering; and national trade mark department leader Camilo Cammas (replacing recent departee Victor Ahumada) is a May 2022 hire from the Cuidando Derechos Chile Foundation.
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Testimonials
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- 'Covarrubias is a highly specialised IP firm and has a great team of professionals. Its patent area is very solid as it has patent engineers and lawyers who provide impeccable advice; and the brand team stands out for its quick, accurate and timely responses.'
- 'Being a boutique firm means it provides a much more personalised treatment.'
- 'The Covarrubias team is excellent - always concerned with providing good advice, follows up on clients' requirements, and resolves all doubts that exist.'
- ‘Always concerned about the client, no matter the problem.'
- 'Whether small or large clients, they are always there for them!’
- 'Arturo Covarrubias is a brilliant and sharp professional, who designs innovative and aggressive strategies for the good of his clients.'
- 'Arturo Covarrubias and Sofía Covarrubias are great strategists, which gives them a plus and generates added value to their service.’
- 'Sofía Covarrubias is a lawyer who knows her IP matters perfectly; and is characterised by her quick and accurate responses, as well as the personalised service provided to clients.'
Key clients
- Antofagasta Minerals
- Empresas CMPC – CMPC Tissue
- Albemarle
- Crocs Inc
- Telefónica
- Xiaomi
- Ajinomoto Cambrooke
- Petco Animal Supplies Store
- BRF Singapore Foods
- CMR Surgical
Work highlights
- Assisted Minetec with filing a nullity action against a granted patent of Joy Global.
- Represented Empresas CMPC in an opposition lawsuit against a patent application, which related to the production of kraftliner paper.
- Assisting AMVAC with the management of its portfolio throughout Central and South America, including the Caribbean.
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Sofia Covarrubias
Attorney at Law - Partner - Head of the International Trademark Department
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Arturo Covarrubias, Sofía Covarrubias, Matías Valenzuela, Diego Bilbao, Camilo Cammas