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Intellectual Property: Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets - Brazil
What the Team is Known For
Gusmão & Labrunie is a top firm lauded for its exceptional IP expertise. Its noteworthy client base includes key companies from various sectors, including pharmaceutical and cosmetics, food and beverages, automotive and retail. The firm boasts remarkable bench strength, particularly for handling contentious mandates such as patent nullity actions. Its full IP legal assistance department stands out in trade mark portfolio management, trade dress and unfair competition issues.
Strengths
"The team is always quick to provide support and understands the timing of the business."
Work Highlights
Gusmão & Labrunie assisted MOËT & CHANDON with the drafting of contracts regarding trademarks and technologies.
Notable practitioners
"He is the patents guy."
"Jacques is a great professional and very focused on the client's needs."
"He has always assisted us with excellence."
João Vieira da Cunha is well regarded for his experience in litigation in IP, which covers trade dress disputes, unfair competition and protection and defence of trade marks, in both administrative and judicial proceedings.
"He is a great lawyer dealing with trade mark and patent contentious matters."
"João has a great experience and was able to provide very good guidance on building up our strategies."
José Roberto Gusmão is particularly lauded for his expertise, academic background and well-established reputation for excellence in dealing with sophisticated patent matters. Clients benefit from his broad experience handling complex litigation proceedings and international patent prosecution.
"He is a great jurist."
"Laetitia has deep knowledge of contracts and is very sharp with her advices. She takes assessed risks and is used to trailing difficult landscapes."
"Laetitia has been an amazing partner, advising on particularly highly sensitive issues. She has been able to get up to speed on related commercial issues in record time."
"Our entire in-house department loves and trusts him."