Andrés Melossi

Andrés Melossi is partner of Beuchat, Barros & Pfenniger for 25 years with a recognized expertise in assisting national and foreign clients in IP matters, in the broadest sense.

In his role in this more than 57-year experienced Chilean IP Firm, Andrés has been an active member of the Chilean IP Association (ACHIPI), being President of the same for two periods (2006-2011) and an active member of organizations like AIPPI, INTA, ASIPI, FICPI and also a permanent attendee of annual meetings of ECTA and APAA organizations.

His major experience is focused on general counselling in IP matters organizing the work of all the professional staff and partners at Beuchat, Barros & Pfenniger and also an active and recognized litigator in trademark and patent matters before the Chilean Patent and Trademark Office (INAPI) as well as in general courts of the country.

Andrés practice spans other areas of IP including copyright and designs, consumer protection and IP agreements, enjoying assisting and solving challenged complex IP matters and providing high level strategic advice.

In all his experience, Andrés manages his professional skills in a diversity or economic and industry areas, assisting numerous Chilean companies that have experienced an interesting expansion in different and competitive markets in the last decades not only in the wine area where Chile has an special advantages but also in technology matters in relation with mining where also the country excels as one of the main copper producers in the world.

Amongst his clients also is important to mention important financial institutions, agrochemical companies and, in the touristic industry, one of the luxuries hotel local groups with activities in Chile and neighbouring countries.

Many changes has experienced Beuchat, Barros & Pfenniger in the last years, with a consolidated and strong support of its clients, it has been able to be a pioneer IP Chilean firm with a high technology in its internal processes and a permanent qualification of its people which has allowed to face the last COVID-19 pandemic in successful way, assisting its clients to reinvent in their activities when needed and to sort the difficulties of the current times, with a permanent goal to be close with the clients in good and hard times.