Fielding ‘a very efficient group of lawyers who provide solid and prompt responses to enquiries’, Claro & Cia.’s six-member IP department is widely respected for its expertise in patent and trade mark-related registrations, prosecutions and litigation, as well as the IP side to M&A and corporate transactions. The full-service practice also covers advertising, software, data protection, unfair competition, consumer law and regulatory issues; while its sector specialisms encompass mining, technology, healthcare, and food and beverages, along with agriculture, apparel, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals and tobacco. A former international president of the International Association for the Protection of Industrial Property (AIPPI), Felipe Claro is ’a highly prestigious lawyer with many years of experience’; while Paulina Bardón focuses on both IP and data privacy work. In the senior associate pool, Claus Krebs specialises in trade mark and patent mandates; Trinidad Rojas manages the firm’s patent practice; Bryan Kernitsky’s experience features trade marks, patents and copyrights; and Mahish Sadarangani advises on trade marks, copyright, and internet-related issues.
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- We are working very closely with Mr. Mahish Sadarangani. Since the beginning of our cooperation with Claro & Cia, Mahish has been the primary person in charge of assisting us with trademark-related matters in Chile. He always attends to our inquiries in a timely manner and provides us with valuable input.
- The Claro team is very responsive and knowledgeable about Chilean IP law. They are my go-to firm in the country.
- They respond promptly and appropriately to enquiries.
- The IP team is led by Felipe Claro, a highly prestigious lawyer with many years of experience. He has served as president of AIPPI worldwide. It is a very efficient group of lawyers who provide solid and prompt responses to enquiries. Furthermore, they not only handle trade mark and patent prosecution, but also offer advice on various IP matters.
Key clients
- American Airlines
- Apple
- Axogen Corporation
- The Coca-Cola Company
- The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
- Hyundai
- Spotify
- UCB Biopharma
- Veracio
- Boart Longyear Company
- Zoom Video Communications
Work highlights
Representing Laboratorio Durandin in civil proceedings, initiated by Laboratorio Ballerina concerning alleged trade mark, copyright and unfair competition infringements in the children’s cosmetics sector.
Assisted Zoom with the prosecution and defence of its trade mark portfolio in Chile, securing registration of its core "ZOOM" mark and logo in key classes for online communications and IT services.
Represented The A2 Milk Company in opposition proceedings against Colún’s trade mark application for "COLUN A2", securing a favourable ruling from the Industrial Property Court (TPI) confirming likelihood of confusion and protecting the client’s prior A2 registration.
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Trinidad Rojas
Bryan Kernitsky
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Felipe Claro