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Key contacts
Latin-America & Iberia Business Director: Jaime de la Mora
North America Business Director: Octavio Saldaña
International Business Officer: Silvana López
Group Bids & Tenders Director: Pablo López
Group Chief Institutional Relations Officer: Clara Pombo
Quick facts
Established

1879

Number of Partners

62

Number of IP Practitioners

408

Languages

Spanish, English, Portuguese, German, French, Chinese

Network Memberships

INTA, AIPPI, ASIPI, LES, PTMG, CITMA, AAAPI, CECRA, ABPI, ANPEI, ABAPI, ANDI, ACPI, MARQUES, TURISTEC, GRUPO ESPAÑOL, COTEC, CATEDRA CLARKEMODET-UPM, AMPPI, AMCHAM, ANADE, APPI, CAVESPA, VENAMCHAN, APAPI, ADOPI, EACC Florida, APD, INNOBASQUE, INNOVASTURIAS, CERCLE D’ECONOMIA DE MALLORCA, BIOVAL, APEP, CLIQIB, BIOGA, LES ESPAÑA-PORTUGAL, EPI, GRUPO PORTUGUES, CAMBRA MALLORCA

Key practice areas
Intellectual property
Trade mark
Patent
Patent prosecution
Firm overview

ClarkeModet, established in 1879, is the biggest international Intellectual Property group in Latin America and an entry point to Europe. With an operational presence in 17 countries, it manages one in every ten patent applications in Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking markets.

Their trajectory spans a century and a half of life-supporting history’s great inventors. With over 140 years of supporting innovators worldwide, and more than 58 years of presence in Brazil. ClarkeModet offers full-service IP legal, technical and consultancy experience across all industry sectors. And are pioneers in creating and implementing new IP services, mostly supported by technology and IP business consultancy experts. They maintain this innovative vision to keep up with global trends.

ClarkeModet manages the most important Intellectual Property portfolios among the main innovation-generating industries worldwide, being a valued partner to maximize their innovation.

Global network

ClarkeModet operates in over 195 countries thanks to its networks of agents.
They are pioneer in international expansion and has a presence in 17 countries, operating with a global team with a local soul.

  • In Latin America, with its own companies in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, Paraguay, Portugal, Uruguay, and Venezuela.
  • In Europe, Spain, Portugal and we own an EPO office in Munich (Germany), which has assigned a network of 7 European patent agents (EQEs - European Qualifying Examination) acting for ClarkeModet.
  • In the United States, new sales offices have been opened in New York (USA) and Miami (USA)
  • In Asia, it has a presence with sales offices in China, and Seoul (South Korea).

ClarkeModet solutions

ClarkeModet provides specialized IP services, based on its experience, technical experts, technology, and business consultancy. Their solutions are based in:

  • Advice and protect your company’s intellectual property
  • Register patents, trademarks, designs, domains, and copyright around the world
  • Defend Intellectual Property rights before national and international government agencies
  • Shield your organization’s know-how using trade secrets and blockchain
  • Monetize your intangible assets for an efficient management and maximize its benefits
  • Explore the new possibilities that the digital world offers
  • Innovate through technology and solutions to adapt to innovative global trends
ESG and diversity achievements

A different way to boost your IP

ClarkeModet main differentiation is its business strategy focus by providing:

  • One-stop-shop IP Service LATAM and Europe (network of wholly-owned companies)
  • ClarkeModet combines tradition and innovation in a team of specialists focused on developing the best strategy to protect and exploit the IP intangible assets of its clients.
  • It offers a unique and centralized service a– one-stop-shop IP service – to manage your trademark, patent, and other IP rights portfolio in Europe and Latin America, with the same excellent standards and internal policies.
  • It has a highly competitive proposal at a worldwide level thanks to our centralized rates through a global network of agents.
  • It uses digital tools to efficiently manage all your procedures, facilitating and reducing administrative tasks.

In ClarkeModet it offers  IP consultancy services to enforce the purposes of the IP, not only the protection but also to impact and add value to the business model and to the company value itself.

With a high focus on technological innovation applied to IP services, they are pioneers in applying strategic consulting based on Intellectual Property and state-of-the-art technology such as Blockchain, NFT, and Metaverse.

Expert team

ClarkeModet team comprises over 500 highly qualified professionals of 23 different nationalities, working hard to deliver excellence in IP Services to its clients.

Their technical in-house teams are highly qualified (with Ph.D., Postgraduate, and Master’s Degrees) in the fields of Engineering (mechanical, electronic, telecommunications), Chemistry, Pharmacy, biotechnology, legal, and moreover.

Translation Specialized IP Service Center

With operations based in Mexico, Brazil, and Portugal, ClarkeModet has a translation-specialized IP Service Center. with an expert team of more than 120 specialized IP translators using the latest CAT technology, such as Trados, to provide high-level linguistic solutions, along with over 25 technical experts team, serving translation to clients and allies (translation international companies and IP agents), and all ClarkeModet offices.

Quality and Privacy 

ClarkeModet has a Quality management system (since 1999), including a TÜV certification ISO 9001, a standardization process for its representatives (in 195 countries), and centralized IP services (Specialized canter of services) in which their clients have multiple benefits.

International Recognitions:

ClarkeModet has ranked in several international rankings that also recognized its experts, such as Legal 500, WTR, Chambers & Partners, IAM Patent 1000, IP Stars, Leaders League, IAM 300 Strategy, and Financial Times, Whos who legal.

Diversity

ClarkeModet has a very strong diversity and inclusion culture. They focused on maintaining and promoting total diversity at every level of the organization.

They work, day by day, to have full diversity in the workplace, enforcing our culture through internal policies, manager coaching programs, and genuine cultural inclusion in our employees to recognize the plurality and singularity of all our team members by enhancing the qualities that make them unique.

ClarkeModet is represented by 63% of female executives and 37% of male executives.

ClarkeModet has collaborators from 23 different nationalities, speaking in 10 different languages. Its full team belongs from a very wide variety of generations, from baby boomers to the centennial generation within the team members, providing experience and fresh innovative ideas to its solutions and advice.

Respecting the environment

ClarkeModet is committed to building a sustainable company.  It focuses on reducing the environmental impact and implementing environmentally friendly practices.

To do this, they integrate ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) aspects into the business model, to contribute to sustainable development. The group's values ​​and objectives are aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

The Sustainability main objective is to promote a culture of sustainability throughout the ClarkeModet Group.

Enhancing the client innovation experience

To strengthen our innovation knowledge, since 2022 ClarkeModet has belonged to the MIT Industrial Liaison Program, to collaborate at one of the most important innovation ecosystems in the world.

As the first in the IP sector to be in that important program with MIT, they aim to strengthen the knowledge regarding different innovation methodologies and proper Intellectual Property management, around the most relevant global technological innovation trends. This membership will allow their clients to take advantage of the experience and knowledge of ClarkeModet to address current and future challenges.

Practice Areas & Sector Specialisations

ClarkeModet, established in 1879, is the biggest international Intellectual Property group in Latin America and an entry point to Europe. With an operational presence in 17 countries, it manages one in every ten patent applications in Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking markets.

Their trajectory spans a century and a half of life-supporting history’s great inventors. With over 140 years of supporting innovators worldwide.  ClarkeModet offers full-service IP legal, technical and consultancy experience across all industry sectors. And are pioneers in creating and implementing new IP services, mostly supported by technology and IP business consultancy experts. They maintain this innovative vision to keep up with global trends.

ClarkeModet manages the most important Intellectual Property portfolios among the main innovation-generating industries worldwide, being a valued partner to maximize their innovation.

 Global network

ClarkeModet operates in over 195 countries thanks to its networks of agents.

They are pioneer in international expansion and has a presence in 17 countries, operating with a global team with a local soul.

  • In Latin America, with its own companies in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Mexico, Peru, Paraguay, Uruguay, and Venezuela.
  • In Europe, Spain, Portugal, and we own an EPO office in Munich (Germany), which has assigned a network of 7 European patent agents (EQEs - European Qualifying Examination) acting for ClarkeModet.
  • In the United States, new sales offices have been opened in New York (USA) and Miami (USA)
  • In Asia, it has a presence with sales offices in China, and Seoul (South Korea).

ClarkeModet solutions.

ClarkeModet provides specialized IP services, based on its experience, technical experts, technology, and business consultancy.  Their solutions are based in:

  • Advice and protect your company’s intellectual property
  • Register patents, trademarks, designs, domains, and copyright around the world
  • Defend Intellectual Property rights before national and international government agencies
  • Shield your organization’s know-how using trade secrets and blockchain
  • Monetize your intangible assets for an efficient management and maximize its benefits
  • Explore the new possibilities that the digital world offers
  • Innovate through technology and solutions to adapt to innovative global trends
Address:
Av. Casal Ribeiro, 50 3° andar
1000-093 Lisboa
Tel:+351 21 381 5050 Email:Contact Us Web Address:https://clarkemodet.com

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Overview

ClarkeModet, established in 1879, is the largest international Intellectual Property group in Latin America and serves as an entry point to Europe. The firm manages one in every twenty trademarks from foreign countries and more than ten percent of patent applications in Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking markets.  

Notable practitioners: Maria Cruz Garcia and Adriana Esteves.

Testimonials

2025

"Clear understanding of our needs and flexibility to address the multiples challenges we have in IP management. They are also able to provide transparency in each process they work on."

"They are very helpful professionals, always available and highly experienced in the field of IP."

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