Marco M. ALEMÁN (CV)
Studied law at the Javeriana University where he also obtained a Corporate Law Certificate (L.L.M.). He then obtained a Diploma in Advanced Studies (DEA) in Research at the Alcala University (Spain, 2006), and a Ph.D. in Law (Cum Laude).
Mr. Alemán practiced as an IP Attorney, was Head of the Colombian Industrial Property Office, Fellow Visiting Researcher at the Max Planck Institute in Munich, and joined the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in Geneva, Switzerland, in 1999 successively as Senior Program Officer, Office of Cooperation for Development for Latin America and the Caribbean, Deputy Director in the Division for Public Policy and Development, Deputy Director of the Patent Law Division. He currently holds the position of Director of the Patent Law Division.
Mr. Alemán is the author of The Andean Legal Framework on Trademarks (Bogota, 1994) and co-author of several books, the most recent ones being: Studies in Homage to Mariano Uzcátegui Urdaneta (Caracas, 2011), Bilateral Trade Agreements and Intellectual Property (Heidelberg, 2014), Intellectual Property Study in contemporary issues (Mexico, 2015) and Technology Transactions (Genève/ Zurich 2018, Schulthess Éditions Romandes).