Alan Mella

Alan is part of the law firm’s intellectual property practice area. He focuses particularly on trademarks, patents, domain names and other related matters. He started his practice at the Transfer and Licensing Office of Universidad de Santiago de Chile, where he worked on various issues, such as the protection of research results and the conclusion of technology transfer agreements.

2021 - 2022
Associate Attorney at Defiende tu Idea.

2019 - 2020
Legal Advisor in Intellectual Property at CyT Asociados.

2016 - 2017
Paralegal at the Directorate of Technological Management of Universidad de Santiago de Chile.

Education

• 2022 Diploma in Industrial Property
• Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile 2021 Attorney
• Supreme Court 2021 Bachelor of Legal and Social Sciences
• Universidad de Chile

Academic Activities

• 2020
• Intern in Innovation and Corruption at the Innovation Observatory of the Business School, Universidad de Chile. 2016 – 2019
• Teaching assistant to Professor Matías Insunza in Procedural Law, Universidad de Chile.

Memberships

• Chilean Bar Association .

Publications

• 2021
• Mella Peña, A. (2021). La definición y determinación del inventor en Chile: revisión y construcción de una propuesta a partir de su situación en Chile y en el Derecho Comparado.