BRAZIL Trends and Developments
Trends and Developments Contributed by: Eduardo Hallak, Juliana Neves, Isabella Bonisolo and Juliana Castelo Branco Licks Attorneys
Licks Attorneys is one of Brazil’s most respect - ed IP law firms, offering unwavering commit - ment to clients worldwide. The firm focuses on complex litigation and its lawyers boast an out - standing track record in handling high-profile IP and regulatory disputes. The practice shapes the development and direction of IP, technol - ogy and regulatory law in Brazil. From offices in Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Brasilia, Curitiba and Tokyo, the team combines industry knowl - edge with legal expertise to assist a wide variety
of clients – from Fortune 500 companies to hi- tech start-ups breaking into the Brazilian mar - ket. The firm’s multidisciplinary attorneys have handled complex commercial and corporate claims over the past 20 years in major sectors, including technology, the internet, telecommu - nications, life sciences, medical devices and fi - nance. Licks Attorneys has the most extensive patent litigation practice in Brazil and is involved in almost every high-profile case in the country concerning complex technologies.
Authors
Eduardo Hallak is a founding partner of Licks Attorneys and heads the firm’s São Paulo
Juliana Neves is a partner at Licks Attorneys, based in the São Paulo office. With over a decade of experience, Juliana is an expert in intellectual property and administrative law, dealing
office. For almost 20 years, he has worked as a litigator before state and federal courts in Brazil in several complex disputes and leading cases involving patent and trade mark law, competition, and regulatory compliance, most of them involving the interests of clients in the area of life sciences. Eduardo teaches IP litigation in the post-graduation course at the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro
with highly complex IP and regulatory litigation, mostly defending the interests of clients in the life sciences area. She holds a master of laws degree (LLM) with the University of Chicago Law School and has specialised in intellectual property law at the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUCRJ), and public bids and public agreements at Fundação Getulio Vargas (FGV-RJ).
(PUCRJ), and also takes part in the Enforcement Committee of INTA.
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