Viviana Alejandra Ticona Weise is a Chilean attorney specialising in patent law and intellectual property strategy, with more than 20 years of experience across private practice, government and the healthcare industry. She currently serves as senior patent counsel at Abbott, where she advises on patent and intellectual property matters across Latin America in support of the company’s business objectives and innovation strategy.
Prior to joining Abbott in 2016, Ms Ticona served as a patent attorney at Chile’s National Institute of Industrial Property (INAPI), contributing to patent policy development and international IP initiatives. She previously led the patent department at Alessandri, one of Chile’s leading intellectual property firms, advising multinational and domestic clients on patent protection and IP strategy.
Ms Ticona represented Chile before the WIPO Standing Committee on the Law of Patents (SCP) in Geneva and has contributed to legal education and professional development through lectures, training programmes and presentations at academic and professional forums, including the WIPO Summer School. She holds a law degree from Universidad de los Andes and a Master of Arts in European Political Studies from the University of Heidelberg.