Mr Rodrigo León > Silva > Santiago, Chile > Lawyer Profile
Silva Offices
HENDAYA 60, 4TH FLOOR
LAS CONDES
SANTIAGO, 7550188
Chile
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Mr Rodrigo León
Work Department
Copyright / Patents / Data privacy, Technology and Media
Position
Partner
Career
Lawyer from the University of the Andes, he holds a Postgraduate degree in Information Technology Law and Intellectual Property from the University of Montpellier I, France. He specializes in intellectual property, copyright, patents, and licensing. He has successfully litigated numerous cases involving domain names, copyright, cybercrime, and patent law. He has provided a series of technical reports on intellectual property for the governments of Chile, the United States, Japan, and foreign jurisdictions such as France and the Netherlands in the same fields. He has extensive experience in legal regulation of privacy and technology in companies, as well as advising on media law, information technology law, and emerging technologies. Since 2013, he has served as an arbitrator for NIC Chile for the allocation of .CL domain names.
As a specialist in business and university regulation of innovation and intellectual property, he has developed intellectual property policies and regulations for leading universities in Chile, as well as companies in the mining, telecommunications, and retail sectors, among others.
He has been the Vice President of the Patents Committee of LESI and Vice President of LES Chile. He was also a counselor for the Franco-Chilean Chamber of Commerce and President of the Association of Chilean Scholars in France.
He has acted as an observer in the Asian Patent Attorneys Association (APAA). He is a professor of Civil Law at Alberto Hurtado Jesuit University, where he has been voted the best professor in the faculty three times. He also teaches in the Master’s program in Intellectual Property and Technology at the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, Adolfo Ibáñez University, and Finis Terrae University.
Languages
Spanish, English, French
Memberships
He is a member of the French Association for the International Protection of Copyright, the Inter-American Copyright Institute (IAPP), ACHIPI, the Pharmaceutical Trade Marks Group, the Chilean Licensing Society (LES Chile), and the International Exchange Alumni.
Lawyer Rankings
Chile > Intellectual property
The ‘very strong, experienced and diverse’ team at IP law firm Silva comprises lawyers, engineers, and chemists, who protect, manage and defend IP rights at the global level. The large group covers the gamut of IP work, ranging from trade marks, patents, industrial designs, utility models and copyright, to domain names, regulatory issues and litigation. The practice also field specialists in IT, entertainment, sports law, data protection and access to information, along with geographical indications and designations of origin. The team is co-led by founding partner; Juan Pablo Silva
, an expert in trade marks, geographical indications and designations of origin; trade mark and patent practitioner Francisco Silva, who also heads the firm’s international department; and Ricardo Montero, an adviser on trade marks, domain names and copyright. The next line of experienced advisers includes Andrés Grunewaldt (the current director of the Chilean Association of Intellectual Property) and Sebastián Alvarado, who both ‘always provide the best advice for patent cases’; and Rodrigo León, whose track record includes drafting IP policies and regulations for major universities and companies in Chile. At associate level, Luis Felipe Opazo (trade marks, geographical indications and appellations of origin) and Manuel Concha (trade marks, copyright, license agreements, opposition lawsuits, and nullity claims) are both experienced IP practitioners.