Francisco Carey

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Partner of Carey and co-head of the firm´s Intellectual Property and Information Technology Group. His practice focuses on trademark and patent procedures and prosecution; licensing, distribution and franchise agreements; and anti-counterfeiting.

REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE

• Televisa on an annulment action against the filing of “Poder y Negocios” as a trademark by “Tiempo Presente” Publishing.
• Nestlé on the obtention of the registration of Sahne Nuss as a trademark, which was distinctively acquired by use, after ten years of legal dispute.
• The North Face on its legal defense in order to prevent counterfeiting and other matters regarding their trademark in Chile and Argentina.
• PepsiCo on many litigation cases regarding trademarks related to this company.
• Todo Moda, an Argentinian company, on the negotiation of licensing and franchising agreements for its legal entry into Chile and Peru.

AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS

• Recognized as a WIPR Leader, World IP Review (2020).
• Recognized in Intellectual Property, Chambers Latin America.
• Recognized as Best Individual Lawyer in Intellectual Property: Trademarks (2014 and 2015) and in Intellectual Property: Copyright (2019), Client Choice.
• Recognized as IP Star, Managing Intellectual Property.
• Recognized in Patents, IAM Patent.
• Recognized in Trademarks, Who’s Who Legal.
• Recognized in Intellectual Property and in Information Technology Law, Best Lawyers.
• Recognized in Intellectual Property, Latin Lawyer 250.

ACTIVITIES AND MEMBERSHIPS

• Member of the Board, Chilean Industrial Property Association (ACHIPI) (2017-2020).
• Chair of the Anticounterfeiting Committee, Latin America and Caribbean Subcommittee, INTA (2016-2018).
• Member of the Chilean Bar Association.
• Member of the International Trademark Association (INTA).
• Member of Marques.
• Member of FICPI.
• Member of ASIPI.
• Member of ACHIPI.
• Foreign associate, Lexis Nexis (2006-2007).

PUBLICATIONS

• Author of the Chilean chapter in “Legal Updates on Trademark Law in Latin America”, Wolters Kluwer (2018).

RELATED AREAS

• Intellectual Property
• Licensing, Franchising and Distributorship

EDUCATION

• Law, Universidad de Los Andes.
• LL.M., Duke University (2006).

ADMISSIONS

• Chile (2004).

LANGUAGES

• Spanish.
• English.