Specialised in the protection of industrial and intellectual property, CMS Carey & Allende's IP team comprises sector specialists in banking, technology, media, life sciences, automotive, consumer products, healthcare and fast-moving consumer goods. Acting at both local and global levels, the group advises on trade mark registrations, oppositions and portfolio management, as well as patents, copyright, domain names, litigation, data protection and counterfeiting and piracy. The IP team is led by Matías Somarriva, who has longstanding experience in trade marks, patents, industrial designs, copyright, and counterfeiting and piracy-related criminal and civil lawsuits.

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Key clients

  • IMICAR (Roberto Stanley Calvo)
  • EVJA
  • AEON Co
  • Inter IKEA Systems
  • Inversiones Vfr I
  • Bergbau Wagen
  • Río Baker
  • Beste Energy
  • ProNova Technologies
  • Krono Time
  • Sociedad Agricola Requingua
  • Karün Europe
  • Sonda

Work highlights

  • Assisted IKEA with filing an application for its IKEA trade mark.
  • Assisted Aeon Co with filing a trade mark application.
  • Advised Inversiones Vfr I, the holder of the MELT trade mark, on filing an opposition against an application filed by McDonald's International Property Company.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Matías Somarriva