Your EU Legal Representative for Intellectual Property, AI Act and Regulatory Compliance

The EU-Chile Interim Trade Agreement (ITA), in force since 1 February 2025, eliminates 99.9% of tariffs on EU exports to Chile and facilitates trade in services in sectors such as telecommunications, maritime transport and financial services. For Chilean companies, this means greater legal predictability, improved access to the European market and investment protection. We help you leverage these benefits while ensuring legal compliance in the EU.

Yes. We handle the entire EUIPO process: comprehensive prior-art search, application filing, office action responses and opposition defense. The European Union Trade Mark (EUTM) protects across all 27 member states with a single application. The typical process without opposition takes 4-6 months. We coordinate with Chile's INAPI to ensure your IP strategy is coherent across both markets.

GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) applies to any company processing data of European citizens, regardless of where it is located. For Chilean companies, this means that if you offer services to customers in the EU —especially fintech, SaaS or e-commerce— you must comply with GDPR: explicit consent, impact assessments, 72-hour breach notification and, in some cases, appointing a DPO. Non-compliance fines can reach 4% of global annual turnover or €20 million. We help you implement the necessary measures and can act as your representative before the Spanish DPA (AEPD).

Chile has 348 active fintech companies in 2024 (16% year-over-year growth) and Start-Up Chile has accelerated over 3,000 startups since 2010. We understand the dominant verticals —enterprise financial management (17.8%), payments and remittances (15.8%), lending and banking tech infrastructure (12.6% each)— and the growing presence of mining-tech with AI, IoT and machine learning. Our experience in European technology law allows us to translate EU regulatory requirements into clear product decisions for Chilean companies.

Yes, in several scenarios: if you register EU IP, if you deploy AI systems in the EU (the AI Act requires a representative for non-EU providers), if you process European citizens' data at scale (GDPR requires a representative in some cases), or if you need local legal presence for business operations. We serve as your official EU representative from Madrid.

We schedule calls during Chilean business hours. Our team is available 10am-4pm Madrid time, covering 6am-12pm Chile time.

Yes. We prepare the legal documentation needed for European investment rounds: review and adaptation of shareholders' agreements, investment contracts, term sheets under European law, and structuring of instruments such as SAFE or convertibles. We coordinate with European investors and their legal advisors to ensure a smooth process.

If you already have trademarks registered in Chile with the INAPI, we coordinate your protection strategy in Europe. We can invoke Paris Convention priority rights (6 months from the first Chilean filing for trademarks, 12 months for patents) to extend your protection to the EU. We manage the EUIPO filing and maintain coherence between your Chilean and European registrations.

We regularly work with Chilean companies in: fintech (payments, enterprise financial management, wealthtech), SaaS and software, mining-tech (AI, IoT, sensing for mining), FoodTech and HR Tech. The common denominator is the need to protect IP and comply with European regulations when expanding to the single market.

EUIPO fees for an EU trademark in one class are €850 (electronic application). Each additional class costs €50 (second) and €150 (third and subsequent). Add professional fees for prior-art search, application drafting and procedure management. The typical total cost for an unopposed registration ranges from €1,300-1,500.

Yes. We offer Data Protection Officer (DPO) as a Service for Chilean companies processing European customer data. Anisa García, A2 partner, is a certified DPO (AEPD nº 189.908) and president of ASALMA. This service includes impact assessments, records of processing activities, breach management and representation before the AEPD.