MATEUS CARLIER

Address: CALLE 138 No. 57 – 76, TO B, 504, Bogotá D.C., COLOMBIA.
Phone: +57 315 294 44 48; +57 300 4863973
Website: https://mateuscarlier.com/

At Mateus Carlier, we offer specialized and personalized legal services aimed at protecting our clients’ intellectual creations. Based in Bogotá, Colombia, we are a law firm focused on the protection and commercialization of Intellectual Property rights in both local and international markets.

With over 10 years of experience in Intellectual Property law in Colombia, we provide our clients with a broad portfolio of legal and business solutions to support strategic decision-making regarding their intellectual property assets. Our partners bring more than 8 years of experience in professional and leadership roles at the Colombian Superintendence of Industry and Commerce (Colombian Patent and Trademark Office) and have extensive experience as university lecturers in Intellectual Property.

Our main areas of practice include trademarks, collective and certification marks, trade slogans, invention and utility model patents, industrial designs, geographical indications, copyrights and related rights, software, trade secrets, among others. We also handle legal actions in market-related fields, such as competition law, consumer law, commercial law, and corporate law.

Our services cover the protection of intangible assets both in Colombia and abroad, whether through national filings or international registration systems, such as the Madrid Protocol for international trademark registration and the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT). We maintain an extensive network of correspondents, collaborators, and partners across Latin America, Europe, Asia, and the United States, enabling us to offer global solutions for safeguarding intellectual property assets.

Our legal services go far beyond mere registration. We delve deeply into the critical questions of what, how, why, and when to protect trademarks, patents, designs, or copyrights, tailoring our approach to the specific needs of each client.

Our methodology is rooted in specialized expertise and risk identification, starting with a detailed Intellectual Property diagnosis. One of our key objectives is to help rights holders leverage their intangible assets to drive business growth. We assist entrepreneurs from the initial identification and validation of the strength of their Intellectual Property rights, providing tools to develop robust, enforceable rights with broad protection. This approach helps minimize future risks and enhances their capacity to attract investment.

At Mateus Carlier, we conduct administrative surveillance and monitoring of registration applications and protections in Colombia to safeguard the rights of holders. We also handle judicial enforcement by initiating infringement actions related to industrial property and copyright, as well as border enforcement measures. Additionally, we pursue criminal actions to protect industrial property rights and combat counterfeiting and piracy of protected intellectual property goods in Colombia.

Our services extend to Intellectual Property portfolio management after securing protection. This includes not only trademark renewals and patent annuity payments but also comprehensive legal advice on business transactions involving intellectual property rights, such as licensing agreements, acquisitions, rights assignments, franchising, guarantees and financing, technology transfer, co-branding, among others.

We also handle actions at the Andean Community (CAN) level, such as non-compliance actions against member countries of the organization.

As proud members of the Inter-American Association of Intellectual Property (ASIPI), we strengthen our network of collaborators across the Americas, offering added value to our clients while actively participating in academic and practical initiatives aimed at promoting and updating Intellectual Property rights.