Alessio is a partner of Aguirre, Quintanilla, Soria & Nishizawa Law Firm at the Intellectual Property Department. His responsibilities include coordinating and sponsoring trademark opposition and infringement proceedings. He also coordinates and manages the processing of invention patents, utility models, and industrial designs assigned to the firm in Bolivia. He also coordinates the processing of trademarks and patents abroad.

He has nineteen years of professional experience advising commercial companies and national and international non-profit civil institutions, as well as diplomatic representations in various areas, including commercial, labor, civil, intellectual property, and administrative matters.

He has also sponsored various contentious and conciliation proceedings in judicial and administrative forums regarding intellectual property, labor, civil, and commercial matters.

Regarding his specific practice in Intellectual Property, Alessio has extensive experience in patent management and sponsoring various industrial property proceedings and appeals before the Andean Court of Justice.

Alessio has been teaching both graduate and undergraduate levels for twenty years, both in Bolivia and Argentina. He currently teaches at the Escuela de la Producción y Competitividad (ePC) de la Universidad Católica Boliviana “San Pablo”.

EDUCATION:

• Master’s Degree in Business Law (MDE), Universidad Austral, Buenos Aires, Argentina. 2010
• Licenciate in Law, Universidad Católica Boliviana “San Pablo”. 2006
• Diploma in Teacher Training for Higher Education, Universidad Católica Boliviana “San Pablo”. 2011
• Diploma in Civil Justice Reform in Latin America and the Plurinational State of Bolivia, Universidad Católica Boliviana “San Pablo” – CEJA. 2014

RECOGNITIONS:

• Alessio is listed in Chambers & Partners and The Legal 500 as a recognized lawyer in the field of Industrial Property.

MEMBERSHIPS:

• Bolivian Ministry of Justice
• La Paz Bar Association
• Bolivian National Bar Association
• Bolivian Intellectual Property Association (ABPI)
• Santa Cruz Intellectual Property Association (ACPI)