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OlarteMoure

Attorneys-at-law · Patent Attorneys

6 SEP Litigators

Colombia · Peru

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Short self-description

OlarteMoure is a leader in the patent field in Colombia and the Latin American Region. The firm has more than 20 years of experience and a proven track record of successful cases in pharmaceutical and SEP litigation. OlarteMoure represented Ericsson, obtaining PIs against Apple and Lenovo.

Main practice areas: patent Law; IP Law; corporate law; unfair competition; antitrust; compliance; regulatory affairs; contract law; consumer protection; data protection; anti-counterfeiting; entertainment law.

Industry/technology focus: mechanical engineering; physics and general engineering; electrical engineering; electronics; information and communication technology; computer software; artificial intelligence and machine learning; automotive; green tech and sustainable technologies; food technology (thermodynamics etc. related to food production); material science; chemistry; pharmaceuticals; life sciences including biotech; medical devices and e-health.

SEP-related services: advice on FRAND negotiations for SEP holders; SEP enforcement; SEP prosecution and defense against revocation claims targeting SEPs; defense against antitrust-based FRAND claims; defense against contract-based FRAND claims; defense against antisuit injunction and interim license motions; pursuit of anti-antisuit injunctions.

Rankings and awards

  • CHAMBERS GLOBAL: Intellectual Property
  • Legal 500: Intellectual Property, Competition and Antitrust, TMT, Life Sciences, Compliance and white-collar crime
  • MIP (IPSTARS): Patents, Trademark
  • IAM PATENT: Patents
  • Leaders League
  • Latin Lawyer 250

SEP achievements

Defended SEP/FRAND wins on appeal

  • Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Publ) v. Motorola Mobility Colombia S.A.S., Superior Tribunal of Bogotá, Civil Chamber, File No. 11001319900120231882501 & 11001319900120231882502, Decision of July 9, 2024, confirming Preliminary Injunction orders issued by the Judicial Division of the Superintendence of Industry and Commerce in File No. 23-518825.
  • Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Publ) v. MPS Mayorista de Colombia S.A., Superior Tribunal of Bogotá, Civil Chamber, File No. 11001319900120232059201, Decision of May 29, 2024, confirming Preliminary Injunction orders issued by the Judicial Division of the Superintendence of Industry and Commerce in File No. 23-520592.

Overturned first-instance final judgments or provisional measures decisions on appeal

  • Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Publ) v. Colombiana de Comercio S.A., Superior Tribunal of Bogotá, Civil Chamber, File No. 11001310300420230050801, Decision of February 10, 2025, revoking Preliminary Injunction rejection issued by Civil Circuit Judge No. 4 of Bogotá in File No. 11001310300420230050800.
  • Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Publ) v. Apple Colombia S.A.S., Superior Tribunal of Bogotá, Civil Chamber, File No. 11001310300520220002401, Decision of November 25, 2022, ordering alternative Preliminary Injunction orders to Civil Circuit Judge No. 5 of Bogotá in File No. 11001310300520220002400.

Won preliminary SEP injunctions

  • Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Publ) v. Lenovo (Asia Pacific) Limited, Judicial Division of the Superitendence of Industry and Commerce, File No. 23-519034, Decisions of December 14, 2023, and January 22, 2024, ordering Preliminary Injunctions.
  • Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Publ) v. Motorola Mobility Colombia S.A.S.; MPS Mayorista de Colombia S.A.; and Ingram Micro S.A.S., Judicial Division of the Superitendence of Industry and Commerce, Files No. 23-518825; 23-520592 and 23-520580, Decisions of November 30 and December 12, 2023, ordering Preliminary Injunctions. [https://n9.cl/jjontu]
  • Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Publ) v. Apple Colombia S.A.S., Civil Circuit Judge No. 43 of Bogotá, File No. 11001310304320220001800, Decisions of April 28 and July 6, 2022 ordering Preliminary Injunctions, including AASI. [http://www.fosspatents.com/2022/07/5g-iphones-and-ipads-banned-in-colombia.html]

Won antisuit/anti-antisuit injunctions

Settlements prior to decisions

Other SEP-related achievements

  • Telefonaktiebolaget LM Ericsson (Publ) v. República de Colombia, Request for Andean Non-Compliance investigation before the Secretariat of the Andean Community, File No. FP/15/2024, Opinion No. 003-2025 of February 6, 2025, finding Non-Compliance by Colombia with Andean Decision 486 (IP Regime) due to PI revocation by the Superior Tribunal of Bogotá in file No. 11001319900120231903401.
  • Apple Colombia S.A.S. v. Civil Circuit Judge 43 of Bogotá; Ericsson, OlarteMoure and Carlos R. Olarte, “Tutela” before Superior Tribunal of Bogotá, Civil Chamber, File No. 11001220300020220159300, decision of August 8, 2022, and review by the Supreme Court, Civil Chamber, File No. 11001220300020220159301, decision of September 7, 2022, declaring that Preliminary Injunction orders did not violate plaintiff’s fundamental rights. [http://www.fosspatents.com/2022/08/court-finds-5g-phoneipad-sales-ban-in.html]