Jorge Mier y Concha is partner and head of Arochi and Lindner’s Patent and Copyright Departments. The most notable legal research guides have acknowledged his trajectory as an outstanding practitioner. Chambers and Partners’ Latin American Guide (2016) ranks him in its Band 2 and reports that peers praise Jorge’s skills “He is a very capable lawyer in terms of litigation and patent work.” Legal 500 Latin America (2015) reports that clients recognize him as ‘very proficient in all IP aspects’. World Trademark Review 1000 (2016) points out that some of his clients hailed him as “one of the most complete attorneys I have ever seen”.

Jorge is particularly skilled in patent and design patent litigation, with extensive scientific understanding, as well as legal knowledge. He is also known for his expertise in patent matters, including extensive state of the art searches, non-infringement and freedom-to-operate opinions. Jorge possesses a substantial deal and counseling experience on both domestic and international technology transfers including licensed patents, licenses of software and know-how.

Fully committed to his lectureship, Jorge has been an IP Law professor at the Law School of the Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México since 1995. He is member of AIPPI, AIPLA, AMPPI, CSUSA, FICPI and INTA. Currently, he serves as Undersecretary of the Board of Directors of the Mexican Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property.