Partners
Laura Michelsen
Head of the department of Intellectual Property Department in the Firm. She has extensive experience in the trademark, patent, copyright and Health Registration prosecution including opposition and cancellation actions.
EDUCATION
Universidad de los Andes, Lawyer, 1993. Seminar of Legislation and Brand Protection, Colegio Mayor de Nuestra Señora del Rosario, 1994. II International Symposium on Franchises "Marcas 95", developed by the Federación Nacional de Comerciantes and SENA. Seminar Workshop "The Conciliation as a Conflict Resolution Mechanism in Industrial Property", Chamber of Commerce of Bogotá, 1995. Intellectual Property Seminar, Knobbe, Martens, Olson & Bear, New Port Beach, California, 1996. Course "Secretary in Arbitral Tribunal", Chamber of Commerce of Bogota, 1997. ACPI – LEGIS "Seminarium of the TLT Treaty" Bogota, Colombia 2009. ACPI – LEGIS "Seminarium on Comparative advertising and false advertising" Bogota, Colombia 2009. Workshop "Ability in the practice of mediation", Chile 2010. Workshop "Advanced Mediation Training" California, U.S.A. 2011., OMPI – SIC Forum "Intellectual Property and software as a competitive tools"; Bogota, Colombia 2011. Forum "Implications of adhering to the Madrid Protocol", Bogota, Colombia 2011.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Figueroa Sierra & Asociados, Chief of the Departments of Industrial Property, 1990-1993.
Vernot Abogados, Partner and Director of the Department of Industrial Property, 1993-1995.
Author of the brochure “Normas y procedimientos actualmente vigentes en Colombia y Venezuela para asuntos de Propiedad Industrial” (Current Norms and Procedures in Colombia and Venezuela for Industrial Property Issues).
Member of the list of the secretaries of the Chamber of Commerce.
Current President of the Colombian Subcomision of Intellectual Property of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC).
Member of the International Trademark Association (INTA) and its Bulletin Committee.
Current Vice-president of the Colombian Intellectual Property Association (ACPI).