J. Ian Raisbeck

Raisbeck & Associates (Colombia)

Ian received a B.S. in Biomedical Engineering (cum laude) and a B.E. in Electrical Engineering (cum laude) in 1990 from Vanderbilt University (Nashville, Tennessee). He also received an M.S. in Biomedical Engineering in 1992 from the University of Miami (Coral Gables, Florida). In 2004 he received his J.D from Universidad de los Andes (Bogotá, Colombia).

Ian began his professional career in 1993 at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami, Florida, where he worked on basic research in the area of clinical neurophysiology. In 1994 he joined Coulter Corporation (currently Beckman Coulter Inc.) where he developed new technologies and designed products in the area of hematology until 1998, when he returned to Colombia. In Colombia he joined the patent department of a prestigious law firm in October 1998 and worked there up until July 2003, when he started his own practice. In December 2010 Ian founded his current firm Raisbeck & Associates.

Ian’s expertise lies in counseling, prosecution and civil, criminal and administrative litigation covering patents, trademarks, copyrights and plant breeder’s rights, as well as unfair competition and consumer protection. Ian has extensive experience handling anti-counterfeiting matters, and was an expert before the World Health Organization’s (WHO) International Medical Products Anti-Counterfeiting Taskforce (IMPACT) program. Ian also has ample experience in preparing commercial contracts of all types. Ian advises clients in a variety of industries, including pharmaceutical, software, disposable products, paper, fashion, aviation, textiles, telecommunications, entertainment, among many others.

Ian is the author of several articles and collaborative book chapters, as well as the book “Invention Patents”, published in 2020.

Ian’s main hobby is horses, participating in show jumping competitions at the national level.