Johansson & Langlois

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Founded in 1945, IP boutique Johansson & Langlois was described by rivals as a small but "well-respected and serious firm", especially in patent prosecution, where its practice benefits from the expertise of seven in-house engineers. "In patent matters, Johansson has been doing well lately," said one competitor. "It has a good team and it works very efficiently."

In recent years, Johansson has also been growing its anti-counterfeiting practice and was responsible for the confiscation of over 16,000 forged products in 2010 alone. Attorneys Christopher Doxrud and Fernando Echeverría represented brands such as Chanel, Christian Dior and Dolce & Gabbana against local shops which were selling forged jewellery in one of the most prestigious commercial centres in Chile. The matter attracted widespread media attention and resulted in the confiscation of the products. During the 2010 South Africa World Cup, the firm also managed one of the biggest confiscations ever made of forged National Football Team T-shirts associated with the trade mark Brooks.

Practitioners at Johansson were characterised by peers as demonstrating high ethical standards. A partner from a rival firm remarked: "They are good people both in a personal and professional context." Partners Felipe Langlois and Andres Echeverría helped create modifications to Chile's IP law, which have been in effect since December 2005, and Langlois has been a board member of the Asociación Chilena de la Propiedad Intelectual (ACHIPI) since 2002.

Firm contact

Chile

San Pio X No 2460
11th Floor
Providencia
Santiago
Chile
Tel: +56 2 231 2424
Fax: +56 2 231 3434
Email: mail@jl.cl
Website: www.jl.cl

Contacts

IP lawyers
Andrés Echeverria, Max Montero, Christopher Doxrud, Flavio Belair, Juan C Guzmán and Fernando Echeverría (Lawyers)
Felipe Langlois (Patent Counsel - Managing Partner)
Eduardo Sanhueza, Fernando López and Marcela Ramírez (Engineers)
Pamela Espinoza (Chemical Scientist)

Areas of expertise

Counsellors at law, experts in patents, trade marks, industrial designs, copyright, domain names, entertainment law, prosecution and related litigations, searching and watching services, licensing, anti-counterfeiting, unfair competition, infringement litigation.

Firm profile

Johansson & Langlois currently has world-wide correspondents and keeps an important portfolio of national and international clients, to whom it provides comprehensive counselling in all matters related to patents, utility models, industrial designs, trademarks, copyrights, domain names and entertainment law.

For more than 65 years, the firm has been able to successfully provide a personalized service, characteristic of boutique firms, whilst at the same time introducing modern office management techniques and computer systems in order to maintain its high legal and technical specialization. This particular combination has allowed the firm to effectively and efficiently advise its clients and correspondents abroad.

The experience acquired during all these years of service, plus a great job stability and constant technical training for the office staff, have formed specialized professionals and administrative staff who, in all the firm's departments, are capable of responding to a wide range of its clients' needs, always under the direct supervision of a firm's partner.

Johansson & Langlois also relies on special consultants from various disciplines to handle highly specialized and technical matters, thus providing the client with a comprehensive and appropriate service.

Membership in national and international associations:

The partners of Johansson & Langlois belong to various national and international organizations involved with intellectual property and industrial property matters, some of which are: AIPPI, FICPI, INTA, MARQUES, ASIPI, APLA, LAWASIA, ABPI, ACHIPI, AMCHAM-CHILE, Chilean Bar Association (Professional Association) and Chilean Association of Engineers (Professional Association).