Intellectual Property: Patent
Brazil Guide 2024 : Brazil
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Provided by Licks Attorneys
Intellectual Property is the firm's strength. It is fronted by founding partner Otto Licks, broadly recognized as a leader in the field, with experience acquired over decades helping national and international clients in hundreds of patent projects in the country.
The group is also comprised of founding partners Carlos Aboim, Eduardo Hallak and Rodrigo Maior, and other senior partners such as Appellate Judge (ret.) Liliane Roriz and Abel Gomes, both with extensive experience in the 2nd Specialized IP Panel at TRF2. Liliane Roriz acted as rapporteur and judge in unprecedented cases related to the Brazilian patent system, such as the applicability of the TRIPS agreement, the validity term of patents and several other highly complex cases. Abel Gomes was the Appellate Judge with the longest service time dedicated to TRF2's specialized IP panels, authoring many decisions considered important precedents.
Licks Attorneys occupies a unique position amongst Brazilian firms, at the intersection between IP, regulation and health. For example, such expertise lends itself remarkably when representing patent holders facing the challenges of compulsory licensing. The firm represents all current patent holders of medicines for Covid-19 treatment in compulsory licensing processes in the country.
Chambers Review
Licks Attorneys is a renowned boutique representing clients in sophisticated disputes, both judicial litigation before Brazilian courts and administrative proceedings before the BPTO. The team is commended for its expertise in handling matters relating to patents and trade marks, including infringement lawsuits and nullity actions, as well as licensing and technology transfer agreements. The boutique is frequently sought out by major clients from the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and technology industries.
Work Highlights
- Licks Attorneys represented DivX in a patent infringement lawsuit for the unauthorised use of their coding technology for video streaming.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"They have great advocacy experience and represent many international clients."
"Excellent commercial awareness for litigation in Brazil. The team is extremely professional."
"Licks has been successful in all stages of our complex patent litigations. They seem to have a good team of young talents, as well as senior partners. Licks has good and responsive service."
"They have great advocacy experience and represent many international clients."
"Excellent commercial awareness for litigation in Brazil. The team is extremely professional."
"Licks has been successful in all stages of our complex patent litigations. They seem to have a good team of young talents, as well as senior partners. Licks has good and responsive service."
Notable Practitioners
Otto Licks is a top player in the intellectual property space. He is regularly sought out by major biotechnology and pharmaceutical industry players to provide advice on strategic patent prosecution, infringement and invalidation lawsuits.
"Otto is fantastic. He is smart, creative and very personable, and I trust him with everything to do with litigation in Brazil."
"He is an ace and has important clients."
"Otto Licks is the greatest patent lawyer in the country."
"What I value the most is his extensive background which is a real asset for us. He has established a huge reputation and is an inspiring and extremely qualified lawyer. He is very technical."
Eduardo Hallak is active in both litigation and non-litigation issues, including invalidity lawsuits, enforcements, class actions and freedom-to-operate assessments.
"He has a long track record and handles important patent matters."
"He is an ace."
Ranked Lawyers at
Licks Attorneys
Brazil
Members
Provided by Licks Attorneys
Abel Gomes
Carlos Aboim
Carolina Caetano
Eduardo Hallak
Gabriel Mathias
Juliana Neves
Liliane Roriz
Nuno Carvalho
Ricardo Campello
Roberto Carapeto
Rodolfo Barreto
Rodrigo Maior
Clients
Provided by Licks Attorneys
Celgene
Comba Telecom
Ericsson
Merck
Sanofi
Uber
Industries
Provided by Licks Attorneys
Agroindustry
Auto industry
Biotechnology
Chemical
Internet (app)
Medical Device
Oil & Gas
Pharma
Telecommunication