The multidisciplinary IP team at Carey is consistently sought out by companies from the energy, infrastructure, mining, transportation, technology, life sciences and healthcare sectors. The large department routinely assists with identifying and protecting IP rights, its specialisms covering copyright, data protection, anti-counterfeiting, consumer protection, product liability, and domain names. The practice also fields experts in geographical indications, designations of origin, intangible asset valuations, and IP management, along with labelling, advertising and licensing. Other notable areas include IP litigation, patents, plant varieties, trade secrets, unfair competition, and industrial design and trade mark-related prosecutions. Guillermo Carey‘s broad expertise ranges from trade marks, patents, IP litigation, licensing, and distribution and franchise agreements, to life sciences, data privacy, e-commerce, technology transfers and artificial intelligence; Francisco Carey, in turn, focuses on trade mark and patent procedures and prosecutions, as well as anti-counterfeiting. The second line of experienced practitioners showcases counsel Fernando García, an expert in IP protection mechanisms, administrative and contentious registration processes, nullity procedures for granted registrations, technology transfers, and trade mark and patent infringement litigation; and director Jorge Fuentes, an adviser on IP protection through patent rights. In the firm’s senior associate ranks, Catalina Aldunate is experienced in trade marks, domain names, patents, anti-counterfeiting and licensing; Carla Encalada acts in trade mark, patent and domain name litigation; and Jaime Henríquez assists with litigation concerning the infringement of intellectual and industrial rights.

Sargent & Krahn is ‘a firm that maintains excellent service quality, is innovative in the technology sector, and a leader in IP matters'. Widely praised for its advice to major companies and entrepreneurs, the sizeable practice covers the gamut of IP work, as well as IP-related issues, such as domain names, social media, the internet, IT, personal data protection, consumer rights, unfair competition, high-stakes IP litigation, and advertising. The firm fields several experienced practitioners, namely senior counsel and trade mark and domain names leader, Alfredo Montaner; Juan Pablo Egaña, who specialises in invention licences, industrial secrets and technology transfers; and trade mark and domain name expert Eduardo Lobos, who ‘takes great care to understand his client's needs’. The next line of key advisers includes Cristian Barros M, whose practice encompasses patent and trade mark law, along with prosecutions, IP enforcement, contracts, and IP portfolio management (both in Chile and abroad); and trade mark prosecution specialist Pablo Cariola, who heads up the firm’s infringement department. At associate level, senior Gabriel Pensa, as well as Daniela Guerrero, Alejandra Varela and Macarena Correa, are all experienced practitioners. Carolina Flisfisch rejoined the firm in April 2024, as partner, from Chilean financial and banking sector technology company, RedBanc, where she led the legal department.

With ‘extensive knowledge and influence within the Chilean market’, IP legal practice Silva has a leading reputation for the management, protection and defence of IP rights on a worldwide basis. The sizeable team of lawyers, engineers and chemists comprises experts in trade marks, copyright, patents and industrial designs, as well as utility models and domain names. It also handles regulatory matters, IP litigation, data protection, and both geographical indications and designations of origin. Recent mandates include advising Mexican multinational food company Grupo Bimbo on IP matters, particularly in relation to the registration of trade marks in Chile; and successfully representing US social networking service Instagram in its dispute over the registration of the Threads trade mark (further to opposition from gas utilities company Gasco). Firm founder Juan Pablo Silva specialises in trade marks, geographical indications and designations of origin; the expertise of trade mark and patent practitioner Francisco Silva covers trade marks and patents; Ricardo Montero advises on trade marks, domain names and copyright, including related contracts and litigation; Andrés Grunewaldt is a patent, trade mark and copyright specialist; patent and regulatory practitioner Sebastián Alvarado ‘really cares about the work’; and Rodrigo León is a highly-rated copyright, patent and data privacy lawyer. Luis Felipe Opazo and Manuel Concha are the associates to note.

In addition to its expertise in traditional industries such as financial institutions, mining, technology, construction, real estate and education, Albagli Zaliasnik is experienced in several technology-related sectors, including agri-tech, food tech, water tech, fintech, blockchain and gaming. The seven-member team covers copyright, trade marks and patents, as well as digital and internet rights, industrial and business secrets, consumer protection, anti-piracy, licensing and unfair competition. The ‘agile and responsive’ department routinely advises US retail corporation Walmart Apollo on its trademark portfolio management; and advises Japanese automobile manufacturer Nissan Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha on protecting its intangible assets, including trade marks. Also of note, in a recent 12-month period, the practice was mandated to advise on over 1,300 trade mark applications, along with 600-plus trademark litigation cases. Heading up the firm’s IP, technology and data group, Eugenio Gormáz's broad experience includes assisting with the protection of industrial property rights in both Chile and abroad; while civil litigation and arbitration, and public law and regulated markets, group head, Ariela Agosin, advises on trade marks, patents, copyrights, IT, licences and litigation. At senior associate level, Antonia Nudman's practice focuses on intellectual and industrial property, as well as data protection matters; and Carlos Lazcano assists with monitoring, prosecuting and resolving IP disputes.

‘Focused on building and maintaining close, personalised relationships with their clients’, Alessandri & Compañía Abogados' 12-strong IP practice recently filed international applications (under the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)-administered Madrid Protocol), on behalf of significant Chilean wineries, fruit and food companies. It also assisted US telecoms software company Mavenir Systems (which has applied for trade mark "OPENBEAM"  - again through the Madrid Protocol) and faced a formal observation regarding its coverage. The firm has additionally joined the National Institute of Industrial Property’s (INAPI) Inventors Assistance Program (PAI), which assists Chilean inventors with patenting processes. Managing partner of the firm’s technology and IP practices, Rodrigo Velasco A, is a music industry expert who specialises in licenses, contracts, taxation and litigation, in relation to domain names, trade marks, patents, data protection, software and the internet; Santiago Ortúzar's workload encompasses IP contracts, as well as the design of strategies for the global protection and licensing of Chilean companies’, universities’ and inventors’ innovations and patents; and director Carla Pacheco assists with IP portfolio management, advertising, unfair competition and litigation. In March 2025, Hernán Torres and Laura Hernández Bethermyt were both made senior associates. Torres focuses primarily on trade marks, anti-counterfeiting, copyright and domain name disputes, along with advising major media and entertainment companies on IP; while Hernández, an expert in managing trade mark and patent portfolios, heads up the firm’s international department.

Full-service law firm Claro & Cia. ‘houses a highly-skilled team with deep experience in IP’. In addition to its expertise in brands and patents, the six-strong group is mandated to advise on advertising, software, data protection, unfair competition, consumer law and regulatory matters in relation to the mining, technology, healthcare, and food and beverage sectors. Other industry specialisms include agriculture, clothing, footwear, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, tobacco and wine. The IP department also regularly works alongside its M&A and regulatory colleagues on major transactions, as well as leveraging the firm’s civil and criminal litigation experience for IP disputes. Department head and widely-respected IP specialist Felipe Claro is a former international president of the International Association for the Protection of Industrial Property (AIPPI); Paulina Bardón's practice encompasses cybersecurity, data protection, publicity rights, advertising law, licensing and technology transfers, along with e-commerce, unfair competition-related IP protection, and IP infringements, enforcement work and dispute resolution. At senior associate level, Claus Krebs focuses on trade mark and patent issues; Bryan Kernitsky's workload covers trade marks, patents, copyright, advertising, data protection and product labelling; Trinidad Rojas assists with patent-related prosecutions and litigation in the biotechnology, pharmaceutical, mining, agriculture, aquaculture and beverage sectors; and Mahish Sadarangani has notable experience in copyright, trade mark and internet matters.

Porzio Ríos García's 12-strong department includes lawyers, scientists and technology specialists, many of whom are former Chilean Patent Office examiners. The practice has significant experience in the prosecution and litigation of IP rights - including patents, trade marks, utility models, industrial designs, copyright and domain names. It also handles advertising, plant varieties, anti-counterfeiting actions, data protection, and contract drafting and negotiation. The team further assists with protecting new technologies, artificial intelligence, prior art searches, patent applications in Chile and abroad, and rights-related enforcement and litigation; it is additionally experienced in IP-related areas, such as franchising, distribution and free competition, as well as technology transfers, and food and entertainment law. Patent department head Cristóbal Porzio focuses on both advisory work and litigation, in relation to trade marks, patents, technology transfers and copyright; Marcelo Correa's practice encompasses commercial brands, patents, technology transfers, copyright and industrial property-related contracts; and Antonio Varas is the current secretary of the Chilean Association of Intellectual Property (ACHIPI)’s board. The next line of key advisers includes trade mark, copyright and domain name specialist Bernardita Torres; and associate Mercedes Valdivieso, who leads the firm’s vegetal variety applications, as well as its relations with Chile’s Agricultural and Livestock Service. Founding partners Marino Porzio and Hernán Ríos both retired from the firm in December 2024.

Specialised in IP and technology transfers, Andes IP's ‘advice is clear, meaningful, practical and business oriented’. Comprising lawyers, engineers and biotechnologists, the multidisciplinary group assists with the protection and management of trade marks, patents and copyright. The eight-strong team also covers piracy, infringements, image rights, social networks, innovation-related taxation, e-commerce and cybersecurity. The department is co-led by ‘excellent lawyer’ Rodrigo Sammut, whose IP practice encompasses copyright, trade marks, patents and litigation; and patent, licensing and technology transfer specialist Andrea Lobos. In the associate pool, Adán González routinely handles patent prosecutions and technology transfer-related licensing agreements, while October 2025 senior asociate hire, Francisco Silva von Moltke, has a broad practice that takes in patent prosecution, trade marks, domain names and copyright matters (including litigation). Former senior associate Fernanda Olmedo left the firm in October 2025.

Baker McKenzie Chile's Santiago office advises on the gamut of IP matters, including trade marks, patents, copyright and domain names, its expertise encompassing prosecution, enforcement, litigation, regulatory matters and innovation-related advice. The team also assists with IP-related licensing and assignments; and its sector strengths include pharmaceuticals, fashion, manufacturing, and media and entertainment. Department leader and highly-regarded IP specialist Valentina Venturelli has significant experience in pharmaceutical and healthcare industry-related trade mark and patent prosecutions, as well as domain names, copyright, plant variety rights and administrative litigation. The senior associate to note, Sebastián Dorena's practice covers anti-counterfeiting issues, along with IP prosecutions, enforcement and litigation.

‘Ensuring strategic advice’, specialised IP firm BBD Badilla Davis has extensive experience in trade marks, patents, copyright, competition, software and personal data. The team also assists with IP-related contracts, as well as litigation at both national and international levels; its client base covers the retail, financial services, mining, beverage, e-commerce and technology sectors. Recently appointed as member of the Brand Administrators Committee of the International Trademark Association (INTA) for the 2024-2025 term, Agustina Davis' expertise encompasses trade mark portfolios, IP rights enforcement, copyright and domain names; while Javiera Badilla advises on copyright, trade marks, domain names, software legislation and technology transfers. The firm further includes Martín Davis, a director of the firm’s patent, technology transfer and corporate law department.

Fielding ‘highly-qualified IP practitioners with great technical and sector expertise’, Covarrubias' 14-strong practice has significant experience in patents, life sciences, trade marks, domain names, copyright, data protection, litigation and technology transfers. Other key areas are plant varieties, internet domain names, advertising, regulatory issues and data privacy; its sector expertise ranges from mining, electronics, pharmaceuticals, media and entertainment, to automotive, healthcare and biotechnology. A specialist in protection strategies for industrial property and copyright, the ‘outstanding problem-solving skills’ of firm founder Arturo Covarrubias ‘make him an exceptionally valuable professional for his clients’. At associate level, biochemist Matías Valenzuela leads the patent department; while the firm’s Latin America desk head Fernanda Chamorro ‘provides clear and effective solutions’. Former international trade mark department leader Sofia Covarrubias departed in January 2025, since when the firm has hired former Andes IP senior associate Fernanda Olmedo as its new head of trade marks.

The ‘creative, forward-thinking, up-to-date and reliable team’ at Dentons is routinely sought out to advise on IP assets in Chile, as well as the wider Latin-American region. Assisting both Chilean and overseas clients with protection, exploitation and defence-side work, the practice’s specialisms range from patents, trade marks and licensing, to technology transfers and IP-related agreement drafting. The department, which is additionally experienced in advising start-ups on AI-based technology patent protection, is co-led by Maria Carolina Del Rio, whose expertise includes assisting with the global protection and licensing of patents of Chilean companies, universities, start-ups, and research and development centres; and Maria Mercedes Londoño, who has a notable track record in leading multidisciplinary teams on patent, trade mark and technology mandates. At associate level, senior Gabriela Wildner, along with Sebastián Muller and Constanza Vargas complete the team.

Housing specialists in patent applications, utility models, trade mark portfolios and domain names, Jarry IP ‘stands out for its in-depth knowledge of the local system and its strategic approach to IP protection’. Focused on universities, entrepreneurs, and small, medium, and multinational corporations, the IP boutique’s sector expertise covers technology, food, cosmetic products and pharmaceuticals. Firm founder and managing partner Allan Jarry is particularly well known for his involvement with start-ups; Magdalena Barros, who is ‘knowledgeable about regulations and practices’, advises on trade marks, domain names, copyright, patents and personal data; and biologist Olga Moreno heads up the firm’s patent offering. At junior partner level, Arantzazu Bermudez assists with both processing trade marks at national and international levels, and domain name registrations.

Specialised intellectual and industrial property law firm Johansson & Langlois has decades-long experience in advising domestic and foreign clients on obtaining, defending and protecting IP assets. Representative areas for the practice are patents, trade marks, technology transfers and copyright, as well as domain names, border measures, infringements and litigation. The firm also houses experts in competition, consumer protection, geographical indications and appellations of origin. Managing partner Felipe Langlois is a widely-respected patent specialist; Max Montero's practice encompasses trade marks, along with IP litigation and infringements; and Christopher Doxrud advises on copyright, advertising, competition, domain names, and trade mark and patent litigation and infringements. Andrés Echeverría is also a highly-regarded trade mark and patent practitioner.

Magliona Abogados assists telecoms companies, software producers and internet service providers with protecting their intangible assets. In addition to its expertise in patent and trade mark litigation, the seven-strong group covers software licensing, IP transactions (including tax issues), and negotiations with performance rights organisations. It further advises on IP public policy, government relations, copyright clearance for advertising companies, IP enforcement campaigns, and IP agreement negotiations. Claudio Magliona's wide-ranging expertise encompasses intellectual and industrial property, and entertainment law; Nicolás Yuraszeck P focuses on new technologies, IP and telecoms law; Giovanni Donati's practice includes M&A and consumer law; and Rodrigo Valenzuela, Carlos Araya and Bárbara Reyes are all experienced associate practice directors. In February 2025, Karla Cid, an adviser on IP, new technologies and telecoms law, was promoted to partner.

Fielding industry experts in banking, technology, media, life sciences and fast-moving consumer goods, CMS Carey & Allende's four-member IP group advises on trade mark registrations, oppositions, and portfolio management (both globally and domestically). The practice’s industrial and IP protection expertise also covers patents, copyright and domain names, along with counterfeiting, piracy, data protection and IP litigation. It recently assisted global furniture retailer IKEA with filing an application for its trade mark. Leading the team, Matías Somarriva has approximately 25 years’ experience in trade marks, patents, industrial designs and copyright, as well as unfair competition, piracy, counterfeiting and litigation.

Fielding a ’team of professionals with extensive knowledge of the IP field’, boutique firm Dellafiori Abogados focuses exclusively on intellectual and industrial property. The six-strong team’s coverage encompasses domain names, brands, industrial designs and copyright, as well as litigation, patents, protected plant varieties, and corporate IP and contracts; its sector strengths range from food, wine, agriculture and technology, to fashion, pharmaceuticals and finance. Mauro Dellafiori advises on trademarks and infringement cases, along with domain name revocation proceedings before NIC Chile (the Network Information Centre of Chile); Franco Dellafiori, in turn, assists with patent work, data protection, anti-counterfeiting, and trade mark prosecution and litigation.

‘Dedicated to managing all industrial property matters’, the IP department at Epic Litigios & PI advises on intangible asset protection, copyright and industrial property infringements, along with legal-vehicle structuring for the exploitation of IP assets. The practice is led by Bernardita Dittus, a former Carey senior associate whose experience includes assisting design, editorial, cosmetic and food sector companies with trade mark protection and registrations. Dittus, ‘one of the most renowned professionals in Latin America for IP matters’, also advises on copyright matters, and is a member of the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO)’s arbitration and mediation committee.

Flores Acevedo's Santiago office is best known for advising start-ups, entrepreneurs and inventors, as well as small and medium-sized enterprises, research and development centres, and business incubators and accelerators. Laregly made up of mining sector specialists, the patent group advises on drilling, processing and extraction-related inventions. It is also experienced in protecting health device patents, while the trade mark prosecution team focuses on start-up companies. Along with mentoring innovators (as part of the Start Up Chile programme), firm founder Pablo Acevedo has significant IP experience; the workload of Carolina Toro Bragg, the director of the IP team in Santiago, covers IP-related transactions and prosecutions.

Guerrero Olivos' ‘service is excellent’. The six-strong practice comprises experts in both prosecuting IP rights and enforcement work, in relation to copyright, trade marks and patents. The group also assists with day-to-day matters, preventive solutions, cross-border portfolio management, IP-related contracts, denominations of origin, geographical indications and customs border measures. It additionally acts in IP litigation (including civil infringement cases and criminal proceedings concerning anti-counterfeiting), and the department is also regularly mandated to advise on technology transfers, confidentiality issues and data privacy work. Heading up the team, senior associate and innovation and trade mark protection expert, Diego Morandé, ‘provides sound and effective advice’.

The IP department at Larrain y Asociados Abogados' ‘stands out for its strong prosecution expertise, strategic approach and business sense’. Home to industrial property and copyright specialists, the team’s experience encompasses license contracts and other music industry-related agreements, as well as matters that fuse constitutional law and IP issues. The practice additionally acts in litigation before the Chilean Trademark Office, the Industrial Property Court and the Supreme Court, along with domain name disputes before the Network Information Center of Chile (NIC Chile). Other key areas are plant varieties and vineyard-related mandates. José Pedro Baraona is an experienced litigator, while associate Sebastián Prieto Damm ‘stands out for his knowledge of trade marks’.

‘Distinguished by its highly-specialised approach’, MICP Abogados' patent group has notable experience in patent applications; handling patent work for Chilean universities; assisting domestic clients as they internationalise their inventions; and acting in patent litigation. The firm also maintains a robust anti-counterfeiting practice, along with assisting with trade mark and domain names disputes. Recent highlights include successfully representing privately-held toy and entertainment company, MGA Entertainment, in criminal copyright infringement proceedings. Rodrigo Marré Grez is IP head; Virgilio Topasio is patent leader; Ignacia Lería is the firm’s trade mark director; and Juan Avendaño heads up the practice’s enforcement, privacy and data protection offerings.

Muñoz Jeanneret Alvarez advises on the gamut of IP work, including obtaining and protecting industrial property rights, such as trade marks, patents, utility models, industrial designs and geographical indications. The practice also fields specialists in copyright and domain names, as well as opposing third party applications and annulment and infringement actions. It additionally covers IP-related contractual matters, including licences, franchising, and distribution and confidentiality agreements. The principal contacts are Noëlle Jeanneret, who is experienced in IP-related prosecutions and IP portfolio management; and Carmen Paz Álvarez, whose wide-ranging expertise covers trade marks, patents, plant varieties, copyright, appellations of origin, geographic indications and domain names.

The IP department at Mühlenbrock & Kühner is experienced in registering both trade marks and patents. The practice also assists with the legal protection of music, books, art, films and software. It further covers defence-side domain name matters, as well as deals involving intangible assets and know-how agreements. Name partner Alexander Mühlenbrock is an experienced industrial and intellectual property practitioner.

The all-female IP department at boutique law firm Russi & Eguiguren | Quadrant is regularly mandated to advise on trade marks, patents, utility models and industrial designs. The practice also covers domain names, copyright, plant varieties, sanitary registrations, unfair competition and consumer protection. The group is co-led at director level by Nicole Alfero Marti, who also heads up the firm’s data protection offering and whose practice encompasses trade marks, patents, domain names and copyright; and Francisca Figueroa Illanes, an adviser on trade marks, patents and related litigation and licensing, as well as protection strategies and technology transfers.

SCR Abogados' ‘strength lies in its ability to combine extensive technical expertise with an innovative approach’. The department handles day-to-day IP issues, and is particularly experienced in copyright, trade marks, licensing and patents. It is regularly mandated by company clients to assist with filings and prosecutions (both domestically and abroad), as well as domain name disputes, plant breeders’ rights registrations, and trade secret protection and enforcement work. The group also covers IP-related transactions, and the advertising and distribution of regulated products. Practice head Juan Francisco Reyes advises automotive, software, retail, pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device companies on intangible asset protection plans.

Boutique law firm Sáenz de Santa María Abogados has extensive experience in intellectual and industrial property management and litigation. Name partner Pablo Sáenz de Santa María , who acts for clients from the food, technology, pharmaceutical, wine, tourism and education sectors, is an expert in trade mark registrations and protection strategies, as well as copyright, patents, utility models, industrial designs, and defence-side litigation. The workload of José Manuel Urenda covers patents and technology developments, along with intellectual and industrial property applications and disputes.

Acting for businesses, governments, academic institutions, non-profit entities and international organisations, Santa Cruz IP fields specialists in IP, innovation and technology transfer. The six-member team routinely assists with the management of IP, including patents, trade marks, copyright and geographical indications. It additionally litigates IP matters. Heading up the group, firm founder Maximiliano Santa Cruz is an expert in technology transfer and innovation-related mandates; and Catalina Olivos' career includes serving as Chief of Staff at Chile’s National Institute of Industrial Property. At associate level, senior Lionel Bascur assists with the establishment and strengthening of IP rights; while Bernardita Contador advises on trade marks and domain names, including opposition claims.

Fielding experts in industrial property, data protection and new technologies, Zamora IP is ‘without a doubt one of the best young practices in the Chilean market for IP matters’. Covering both strategic advice and litigation, the team’s expertise extends to advertising, personal data protection and unfair competition. Former Albagli Zaliasnik senior associate and firm founder, Juan Pablo Zamora, has a ‘phenomenal strategic sense for resolving the conflicts his clients face’. Zamora currently heads up the practice’s trade mark litigation and prosecution offering, as well as handling the firm’s patent cancellation actions and unfair competition and patent infringement litigation.