Mr Carlos Olarte > OlarteMoure > Bogota, Colombia > Lawyer Profile

OlarteMoure’s competition practice has a strong IP dimension, in line with the firm’s signature strength. Predominantly recognised for its activity in competition and consumer law-related disputes, the team also has experience in compliance matters and merger reviews. Seasoned competition and IP expert Juan Guillermo Moure possesses significant regulatory expertise gained during his former role as deputy head of the Office for the Promotion of Competition at the SIC. The team also includes life sciences and telecoms specialist Carlos Olarte and dispute resolution director Juan Felipe Acosta, as well as regulatory associates Santiago Lombana and Camilo Andrade.

With offices in Barranquilla, Bucaramanga, Cali and Medellín, as well as Bogotá, along with a presence in Tokyo, Japan, IP and competition boutique OlarteMoure offers both genuine national coverage and extensive regional and international capabilities. Noted for its ‘great teamwork’, the practice scores highly with sources for its ability to ‘identify strategies to defend the client’s interests’. The group is primarily recognised for its patents prowess, where it frequently aligns with its top-notch life sciences department to handle a range of patent drafting, portfolio management, and contentious work. The practice also demonstrates great competency advise on trade marks, copyrights, anti-counterfeiting and technology transfer matters, among other areas. Names to note include patents head Carlos Olarte, who is highly regarded for his expertise in the biopharmaceutical and telecom spheres, and trade mark lead Juan Moure. Other experienced partners include patent specialist Alexander Agudelo and litigator Juan Felipe Acosta. The team additionally benefits from emerging expertise of directors María Alejandra Pava and Mónica Guevara, who handle trade marks and patents respectively.

OlarteMoure’s premier intellectual property offering supplies the firm with a steady stream of complex life sciences-related engagements. Most notably the group provides ongoing advice to global pharmaceutical corporations such as Pfizer, Novartis and Merck & Co on patent portfolio management throughout Latin America. The team’s signature patent offering is supplemented by strong regulatory and technical expertise, where it can lean on a multidisciplinary team of professionals experienced in chemistry, biology and pharmaceutical chemistry, among other specialisms. High-profile patent specialist Carlos Olarte has a strong record in the pharma and life sciences fields. Other key contacts include patent partner Alexander Agudelo, who holds an MA in pharmaceutical sciences.