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Karl Mutter, LL.M.

Partner

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Karl Mutter, LL.M.

Partner

Contact
CMS Rodríguez-Azuero
Carrera 11 #77a-99
Edificio Revista Semana
Bogotá
Colombia
Languages Spanish, English

Karl is Partner and leads the Life Sciences & Healthcare practice and co-leads the Intellectual Property practice for the Firm. He has over 20 years of experience advising clients on the protection of trademark rights, patents, industrial models and designs, plant breeders’ rights, copyrights and management of trademark, patent and health registration portfolios at the national and international level. In addition, he has extensive experience in IP due diligence processes for the purposes of internal control and mergers and acquisitions of companies. He has also carried out processes to claim rights for infringement by third parties.

Karl has over 15 years of experience assisting clients with all of their life sciences and healthcare law needs. This includes advice for pharma products and medical devices and equipment, in everything related to market approvals, and issues related to labelling, advertisement and product liability. He also actively advises clients concerning health regulations for dietary supplements, foodstuffs, alcoholic beverages and cosmetics; in everything related to market approvals, and issues related to labelling, functional claims and product advertising.

Professional Experience

  • 2018-present – Partner, CMS Rodríguez-Azuero, Bogotá, Colombia
  • 2010-2018 – Founder and Managing Partner, Mutter & Asociados, Bogotá, Colombia
  • 2006-2010 – Practice Director, Cavelier Abogados, Bogotá, Colombia.
  • 2006-2010 – Cavelier Abogdos, Senior Associate, Bogotá, Colombia
  • 2004 – Consultant and Associate Researcher, Academy of the World Intellectual Property Organization-WIPO, Geneva, Switzerland
  • 2000-2003 – Senior Associate, Cavelier Abogados, Bogotá, Colombia
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Awards & Rankings

  • Karl Mutter, recognized in Chambers Latin America 2024, Lifesciences.
  • Chambers Latin America 2024, recognition in the area of Lifesciences.
  • Recognition in Legal 500 Latin America 2024 in the areas of Intellectual Property and Lifesciences.
  • Karl Mutter, Recognition in Legal 500 Latin America 2024 as Leading Individual in the area of Lifesciences.
  • Karl Mutter, Recognition in Legal 500 Latin America 2024 as Recommended Lawyer in the areas of Lifesciences and Intellectual Property.
  • Latin Lawyer 250 2024, recognition in the area of Intellectual Property, Highly Recommended.
  • Best Lawyers 2023, Life Sciences Practice.
  • Leaders League 2023, recognition in the area of IP Litigation as Excellent.
  • Leaders League 2023, recognition in the areas of: Regulatory law for health, pharma, and medical devices, Enforcement & anti-counterfeiting actions as Highly Recommended.
  • Leaders League 2023, recognition in the areas of Plant Varieties Protection, Trademark prosecution and Patent prosecution as Recommended.
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Education

  • 2006 – Scholarship recipient, Franklin Pierce Law Center, -FPLC-, Institute of Summer in Intellectual Property -IPSI, Concord, USA
  • 2004 – Master of Laws (LL.M. Degree Cum Laude) with Specialization in Intellectual Property, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
  • 2002 – Summer Course on Intellectual Property, Scholarship recipient, World Property Organization Intellectual-WIPO, Geneva, Switzerland
  • 2000 – Lawyer, University of the Andes, Bogota, Colombia
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Expertise

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27/03/2024
Cannabis law and legislation in Colombia
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On January 31, 2024, the copyright license agreement between Universal Music Group (UMG), the world's largest music company, and TikTok owner ByteDance Ltd. expired without a renewal agreement. The termination...
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Will Artificial Intelligence (AI) become the author of its own works?
Artificial intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing the world, and the field of artistic creation is no exception. More and more artists are using AI to create art, music, literature, etc. This poses a new...
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14/06/2023
Plant Breeders´ Rights? What is that?
We are most familiar with the most popular forms of intellectual property, such as trademarks and patents. But there are a large number of intellectual property regimes that protect more sophisticated...
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17/04/2023
"Andean Opposition" a trademark protection tool unknown by entrepreneurs
The figure of the Andean Opposition emerged from the need to improve the protection of trademarks in the member countries of the Andean Community, composed of Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. Entrepreneurs...
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20/10/2022
The likelihood of confusion between trademarks belonging to a business...
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15/09/2022
Pharmaceutical advertising regulation and medical device advertising in...
1. Which laws are applicable regarding advertising of medicines and medical devices? 1.1 Medicines Decree 677/1995Res­ol­u­tion 4536/1996Res­ol­u­tion 4320/2004 1.2 Medical devices Decree 4725/2005 2. Are...
Expert Guide Life Sciences & Healthcare
12/09/2022
Patent Infringement in the Metaverse
Recently, la Universidad Externado de Colombia, was kind enough to invite me to participate as a speaker in its traditional Intellectual Property Congress. The proposed topic for my presentation? Patent...
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15/06/2022
Check here the updated CMS Expert Guide to Trade Secrets
From patents to programmes, designs to data, your most valuable business assets can be the things you can’t put under lock and key. But what legal recourse do you have to protect these intangible assets...
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15/12/2021
Intellectual Property in the Metaverse (where?)
Big Tech companies present their new products through large media events with massive press coverage. Recently it was Facebook’ turn, a company we all know, which is now called Meta and which best-known...
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19/11/2021
And after waking up, the face mask was still there
Face masks were not foreign concepts for us before the current pandemics. They have been used in industrial and healthcare settings for a long time. And although this is not the case in Colombia, in several...
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