Ms Mónica Bonnett > Posse Herrera Ruiz > Bogota, Colombia > Lawyer Profile
Posse Herrera Ruiz Offices
CRA 7 NO 71-52
TORRE A, PISO 5
BOGOTÁ
Colombia
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Ms Mónica Bonnett
Work Department
Intellectual Property
Position
Mónica Bonnett is a senior associate at Posse Herrera Ruiz. Over the last two decades, she has acquired extensive experience in the Life Sciences sector counseling our clients on patents, industrial designs, business secrets, health registrations, plant varieties, and cannabis. Co-directs the Life Sciences area together with Helena Camargo.
Career
Within her expertise are all processes related to patent prosecution, including litigation and dispute resolution, patent applications, technology transfer, consulting, and searches. Monica is particularly adept at handling patent filings, industrial designs and utility models, and health registrations in challenging territories in Latin America through our Comprehensive Service. She also handles health registration matters designing strategies for filing and obtaining health registrations for food and beverages, medical devices, medications, dietary supplements, home care products, personal care products, cannabis, and cosmetics. She is a key member of the firm providing advice on due diligence and transactions related to patents, cannabis, and health registrations. Additionally, Mónica is one of the leading lawyers in the Colombian market that offers cannabis-related services and advice to this industry that has recently emerged in the country.
Monica has managed extensive portfolios of patents and health registrations in Latin America for national and multinational clients, including several of the largest pharmaceutical companies, such as Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Zogenix International Limited, Exactech, and Solla. In addition, she has solved great legal challenges that arise in the new cannabis industry. Likewise, her work stands out in sectors that include pharmaceuticals, plant varieties, food and beverages, cannabis, agriculture, biotechnological innovation, and health care.
Languages
She speaks Spanish and English.
Lawyer Rankings
Colombia > Intellectual property
Posse Herrera Ruiz provides ‘accurate and fast advice’, according to sources. A popular choice for international referrals, the group enjoys close relationships with firms across the globe. It also stands out for its broad experience, which encompasses patents, trade marks, slogans, copyrights and industrial designs, including portfolio management and litigation. Acclaimed as a ‘benchmark for intellectual property in Colombia’, department head Helena Camargo
is recommended for her expertise in all key pillars of IP law. The team also includes senior associate Mónica Bonnett, who largely focuses on life sciences-related matters. Former fellow senior Annabelle Angarita left the firm in April 2023.
Lawyer Rankings
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