Professional Experience

Bernardita has over 20 years of experience in civil and commercial litigation, as well as in domestic and international arbitration. She has represented clients in complex disputes involving the protection and enforcement of copyright and related rights, trademark infringement, patents and other industrial property rights, unfair competition, among others.

She specializes in providing comprehensive counsel for the protection of intangible assets, including strategic registration, contractual strategies and the enforcement of rights against infringement.

Bernardita also served as Deputy Director of Trademarks, Geographical Indications and Appellations of Origin at Chile’s National Institute of Industrial Property (INAPI).

In addition to her active litigation practice, Bernardita serves as an arbitrator at the Arbitration and Mediation Center of the Santiago Chamber of Commerce (CAM Santiago) and at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).

She began her career at Alessandri y Compañía (2004–2012). She subsequently joined Carey, where she established and developed the firm’s intellectual property litigation practice (2013–2019).

Bernardita also teaches at universities in Chile and abroad and is a frequent speaker at national and international conferences and seminars.

Education

Law Degree, Universidad de Chile, graduated with highest honors (2005).

Master’s Degree in Intellectual Property, Industrial Property and New Technologies, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (2013).

Recognitions

Valuable Practice, Leaders League, 2025, Intellectual Property.

Best Lawyers in Chile, Intellectual Property.

Expert Women Directory, Chilean Bar Association, Intellectual Property.

Teaching and Academic Activities

Professor of Intellectual Property Law, Universidad de Los Andes.

Professor of Commercial Law, Universidad de Los Andes.

Speaker at the Bolivian Arbitration Review (Bolivia), WARMI Arbitration (Bolivia), Círculo de Arbitraje con el Estado (Peru), Asociación Académica de Arbitraje (Peru), the III Meeting of CIAM-CIAR Working Groups (Spain), and the INAPI-WIPO Summer School, among others.

Memberships and Appointments

Arbitrator, Arbitration and Mediation Center of the Santiago Chamber of Commerce (CAM Santiago).

Arbitrator, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) (Geneva, Switzerland).

Member, WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Committee (Geneva, Switzerland).

President, Mediation and Arbitration Committee of the Inter-American Association of Intellectual Property (ASIPI).

Member of a Working Group of the Madrid International Arbitration Center – Ibero-American Arbitration Center (CIAM-CIAR) (Madrid, Spain).

Founding Member, Women in IP Foundation (WIP) (Santiago, Chile).

Member, Digital Economy and Intellectual Property Working Group of the International and Ibero-American Arbitration Center of Madrid (CIIAM).

Languages

Spanish

Italian

English