Ortuzar, Santiago

Santiago specializes in intellectual and industrial property, contracts, defense of free competition, defense in cases of infringement of intellectual property, Internet, sanitary records, plant varieties and design of strategies for the global protection and licensing of innovations and patents.

Santiago  is director of the department of Economic Law of Universidad de Los Andes, where he has focused his work relating intellectual property with competition and regulation law in Chile.

Before joining Alessandri, he was partner of Beuchat, Barros & Pfenniger.

Chambers and Partners review

Santiago Ortúzar is praised by a client, who notes: "He is a valuable external legal resource for my IP team in Chile. His legal advice is highly appreciated." Other interviewees highlight: "Santiago Ortúzar Decombe is a professional who knows how to appropriately respond to our requirements."

Professional Memberships

Chilean Bar Association.

Chilean Association of Industrial Property, former president (ACHIPI).

International Trademark Association (INTA).

International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI).

Acknowledgment

Chambers and Partners, Leading Individuals, Intellectual Property, Band 3 - 2023

WTR 1000, Ranking Individuals, Silver - 2022

IP Star Managing Intellectual Property - 2022

IAM Patents, Recommended Individual Silver - 2022

Latin Lawyer 250, Intellectual Property and TMT - 2022

Leaders League, Plant Varieties Protection, Highly recommended - 2022

Leaders League, Patent prosecution, Excellent – 2022

Practice Areas

Intellectual Property

Innovation and Patents

Antitrust and Unfair Competition

Compliance

Studies

LLM (Merit), University of London, Queen Mary & Westfield College, 1995

Law Degree, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, School of Law, 1989