Senior Patent Specialist of Carey’s Intellectual Property and Information Technology Group. A mechanical engineer by training, he has 14 years of experience in industrial property. His practice focuses on advising domestic and foreign companies on the design and implementation of protection strategies for technological developments, including conducting prior art searches, with patentability analyses, drafting and prosecuting patent applications in Chile and abroad, handling opposition proceedings, and carrying out freedom-to-operate (FTO) analyses.
He has extensive experience in industrial and mechanical technologies, including developments related to equipment, processes, automation, sensors, monitoring, and control systems. Furthermore, he provides advice on the evaluation, drafting, and prosecution of computer-implemented inventions—including those incorporating artificial intelligence—applied across various technological sectors, such as industry, mining, medicine, and biotechnology. His practice also encompasses technologies in the fields of communications, electronics, automation, and the Internet of Things (IoT).
- Mantos Group on the design and implementation of its patent strategy for technologies applicable to heap leaching, including prior art searches, drafting, and prosecution of patent applications in Chile and abroad. Additionally, on the preparation and filing of oppositions against third-party applications based on prior art.
- Duratray International on the design and implementation of patent strategies for technologies and equipment used for material transport in mining operations, including prior art searches, drafting, and prosecution of patent applications in Chile and abroad, as well as on the protection and defense of its patent portfolio.
- Codelco on the prosecution of patent applications related to mineral processing technologies and equipment for mining operations, as well as on the preparation and filing of oppositions against third-party patent applications in these areas.
- Wenco on the preparation and prosecution of its patent portfolio, including prior art searches, patentability and freedom to operate (FTO) analyses, as well as technical and strategic advice on the protection and defense of its technologies.
- Several local universities on the evaluation of technological developments and on the preparation and prosecution of patent applications across various technical fields.
- BioFiltro USA on the preparation and prosecution of industrial property assets associated with its technological developments.
- Inventors, small and large domestic companies, and international corporations on the evaluation of technological developments and on the design and implementation of protection strategies through patents, including prior art searches, drafting, substantive prosecution, and defense against oppositions.
- Mechanical Engineering, Universidad de Chile (Summa Cum Laude) (2011).
- Intellectual Property Course, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) (2012).
- Patents Course, WIPO (2013).
- Patent Drafting Course, WIPO (2014).
- Patent Information Search Course, WIPO (2014).
Education
- Mechanical Engineering, Universidad de Chile (Summa Cum Laude) (2011).
- Intellectual Property Course, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) (2012).
- Patents Course, WIPO (2013).
- Patent Drafting Course, WIPO (2014).
- Patent Information Search Course, WIPO (2014).
Languages
- Spanish.
- English.
