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.

Bar Admissions
Chile (2004).

Education

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

• Recognized as WIPR Leader in Patents, Technology and Trademarks, World IP Review (2020, 2021 and 2022).
• Recognized in Intellectual Property, Chambers Latin America.
• Recognized in Intellectual Property, Legal 500.
• Recognized in Intellectual Property, Latin Lawyer 250.
• Recognized in Franchise Law, Intellectual Property and Information Technology, Best Lawyers.
• Recognized in Intellectual Property, LACCA.
• Recognized in Intellectual Property - Patents and Trademarks Prosecution and Litigation, Plant Variety Protection, and Anti-Counterfeiting, Leaders League.
• Recognized as Best Individual Lawyer in Intellectual Property: Trademarks (2014 and 2015) and in Intellectual Property: Copyright (2019 and 2022), Client Choice.
• Recognized in Patent Strategy & Counseling, Trademark Litigation and Patent Prosecution, IP Stars, Managing IP.
• Recognized in Patents, IAM Patent.
• Recognized in World Trademark Review (WTR).
• Recognized in Intellectual Property, Top Ranked Legal.

• Member of the Brand Restrictions Committee (since 2022); chair of the Outreach Subcommittee (2024-2025); chair of the Alliances Subcommittee (2022-2023) and member of the Global Advisory Council (2022-2023). Former chair of the Anticounterfeiting Committee; Latin America and Caribbean Subcommittee (2016-2018), International Trademark Association (INTA).
• Current member and former member of the board, Chilean Industrial Property Association (ACHIPI) (2017-2020).
• Member of the Chilean Bar Association.
• Foreign associate, Lexis Nexis (2006-2007).

• Congress Approves a Bill that Includes an Instant Depreciation Regime for Intangible Assets Consisting of Industrial and Intellectual Property Rights or a New Plant Variety

  By Francisco Carey |August 2020

• INAPI Makes Easier the Submission of Documents by Digital Means

  By Francisco Carey |July 2020

• New Temporary Measures Implemented by the National Institute of Industrial Property (CLPTO) due to National Pandemic Contingency for COVID-19

  By Francisco Carey |May 2020

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