ClarkeModet Colombia has appointed attorney and chemist Alexander Agudelo as its new Inventions Director, the area through which the company provides comprehensive advisory services in patent protection and management, technology transfer, and the strategic management of intangible assets.
Agudelo brings more than 25 years of experience in intellectual property. Throughout his career, he has served as an examiner at Colombia’s Superintendence of Industry and Commerce (SIC), the country’s patent and trademark office, as well as Patent Director and partner at firms such as Wolf Méndez Abogados and OlarteMoure. He has also held positions within the pharmaceutical industry, including at Merck.
In parallel with his professional practice, Agudelo has maintained a distinguished academic career as a lecturer and educator. He has collaborated with Universidad Sergio Arboleda and Universidad EAN, and has participated in specialized programs organized by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), where he trains patent drafting professionals from across Latin America.
According to Juan Felipe Acosta-Sánchez, ClarkeModet’s Regional Managing Director for the NOLA region and Country Manager for Colombia, “Alexander brings exceptional experience that will further strengthen our ability to support clients operating in highly innovative sectors. His deep understanding of the patent system, combined with expertise spanning scientific, technical, legal and business disciplines, will be instrumental to the continued growth of our patent practice.”
For his part, Alexander Agudelo commented: “ClarkeModet combines capabilities, talent and international reach in a way that is especially valuable for innovation-driven organizations. I am proud to join a multidisciplinary team that shares my view of intellectual property as a strategic tool to help clients transform innovation into value.”
With this appointment, ClarkeModet Colombia continues to strengthen its highly specialized multidisciplinary intellectual property team, supporting innovative organizations throughout every stage of the development, protection and commercialization of their intangible assets.
Alexander Agudelo holds a degree in Pharmaceutical Chemistry from the National University of Colombia and a Master of Science from the University of Montreal, Canada. He also holds a law degree from Politécnico Grancolombiano.
His professional work has been consistently recognized by leading international legal and intellectual property directories, including The Legal 500, Leaders League and IAM Patent 1000. He is a member of the Inter-American Association of Intellectual Property (ASIPI), where he previously served as Chair of the Patents Committee and remains a frequent speaker and lecturer in its patent-related programs and courses.