Franco Dellafiori Albala

Practice Areas

Trademark Prosecution and Litigation

Patent Prosecution and Litigation

Intellectual Property

Legal counseling in Trademarks and Patents

Data Protection and Privacy

Enforcement and Anti-counterfeit.

Career

- Licensed lawyer from Universidad de Chile

- Partner at Dellafiori Abogados SpA

- Currently LL.M. candidate at University of California at Berkeley

Professional Memberships

INTA

Work Highlights

• Provide strategic legal counsel to clients, which include Fortune 500 companies, startups, and

individuals, in various industries such as technology, pharmaceuticals, fashion and food. This

includes development and implementation of IP protection and enforcement strategies.

• Litigated more than 400 IP cases, including filing of oppositions, defenses against office actions,

appeals, criminal actions and unfair competition lawsuits.

• Participating in the Negotiation and drafting complex IP-related agreements, including licensing agreements, technology

transfer agreements, non-disclosure agreements, and settlement agreements, such as the license

of Bresler® in the name of UNILEVER N.V. in favor of the Chilean company, Empresas Carozzi

S.A.

• Conducting due diligence and provided legal opinions related to IP rights in mergers and

acquisitions, resulting in successful transactions and risk mitigation.

• Manage a portfolio consisting in over 3000 trademarks from foreign titleholders.

• While leading the international division of the firm, Dellafiori Abogados has been recognized as

“Excellent” for IP prosecution and litigation in the Leaders League ranking, featured in “band 4” in

the Chambers & Partners ranking, “tier 3” in the Legal 500 ranking and “recommended” in the Latin

Lawyer 250 rankings for Intellectual Property in 2023.

• Network with law firms in more than 20 different countries to manage international IP work.

• Administrate expansion of international division including recruiting staff.

Clients

Eurofarma Chile S.A (Industry: Pharmaceutical)

Productos farmacéuticos Medipharm Spa (Industry: Pharmaceutical)

Fifty-Six Hope Road Music Limited (Industry: Food and Coffee (Marley Coffee))

Empresas Carozzi S.A. (Industry: Food)

Colun (Cooperativa Agricola y Lechera De La Union Limitada) (Industry: Milk and Dairy)

Beijing Didi Infinity Technology Development Co. Ltd (Industry: Technology)

Sociedad Punta de Lobos (Industry: Fertilizers; salt)

Cooperativa de Ahorro y Crédito Coopeuch (Industry: Financial Services)

Matriz Ideas S.A. (Industry: House furniture)

Laboratorios Maver S.A. (Industry: Pharmaceutical)

Viña Terramater S.A. (Industry: Wine)

Banco Davivienda (Industry: Banking)

Binance Holdings Limited (Industry: finances).

ENKO SPA (Industry: lighters).

Xiaomi Inc. (Smartphones and technology).

Expert in these Jurisdictions

Chile

Languages Spoken

Spanish, English and Hebrew.

Education

Experience

Summer Internship at Morales & Besa

Partner at Dellafiori Abogados SpA