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Covarrubias Offices
ENRIQUE FOSTER SUR 09
39 PISO 09 LAS CONDES
REGION METROPOLITANA
Chile
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Matias Valenzuela
Work Department
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.
Position
Biochemist – Senior Associate – Head of the Patent and Life Siences Department
Career
- 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”.
Languages
English and Spanish.
Memberships
- ASIPI (“Asociación Interamericana de Propiedad Industrial”)
- INTA (International Trademark Association)
- IPO (Intellectual Property Owners)
- AIPLA (American Intellectual Property Law Association)
- CEDIQUIFA.
Education
- 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.
Lawyer Rankings
Chile > Intellectual property
‘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.
Chile > Life sciences
Housing a four-strong team with ‘extraordinary strategic vision’, Covarrubias is highly focused on IP and technology matters, including patents, trade marks, domain names, copyright, data protection and litigation. In relation to life sciences, the group’s expertise covers agriculture, biology, chemistry, biochemistry, biotechnology, forestry and genetics, as well as the microbiology, neuroscience and pharmaceuticals industries. It additionally advises domestic and international clients on regulatory matters involving the food, drugs, cosmetics and medical device sectors. Another area of strength is the filing, processing and obtaining of rights for protected plant varieties. The practice is jointly headed by founding partner and industrial property, life sciences and copyright protection strategy expert, Arturo Covarrubias; and (non-legal) senior associate and biochemist Matías Valenzuela, who possesses ‘advanced knowledge of IP, particularly patents’.