LAWYER PROFILE

Carlos Aboim

Brazil 2026

Licks Attorneys

Ranked in 1 practice area

Intellectual Property: Patent

Brazil

1 year ranked

Contributions and articles

1 Global Practice Guides

About

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Brazil: Contentious

Practice Areas

Patents

Trademarks

Licensing

Trade Secrets & Regulatory

Data Protection

Food & Drug Law

Unfair Competition

Anti-counterfeiting

Arbitration

Complex litigation & ADR

Career

Carlos Aboim is a founding partner of Licks Attorneys and one of Brazil's leading intellectual property litigators. For more than two decades, he has represented multinational and domestic clients in complex patent, life sciences, telecommunications and regulatory disputes. His practice focuses on high-stakes litigation involving pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, medical devices, and information and communication technologies, as well as licensing and competition-related matters. Carlos has acted in some of Brazil's most significant patent disputes and is widely recognized for his strategic advocacy before trial and appellate courts. He also advises clients on patent enforcement, regulatory strategy and cross-border disputes, combining deep litigation experience with a strong understanding of innovation-driven industries. A frequent speaker at international conferences, he is regularly sought by global companies for guidance on complex intellectual property disputes and licensing strategies.

Professional Memberships

Federal Circuit Bar Association (FCBA);

Licensing Executives Society (LES);

Brazilian Bar Association – Rio de Janeiro (OAB-RJ);

International Law Association (ILA).

Publications

SEPs and War in the Courts: How Anti-Suit Injunctions and Interim Licenses Influenced Global Litigation in 2025, IPWatchdog, 2025;

Standards, inovação e concorrência, Teletime, 2025;

“Pressure points”: Latin America’s role in Amazon-Nokia, Ericsson-Lenovo settlements, ip fray, 2025;

Número de patentes em tecnologia no Brasil cresce mais de 52% em dez anos, Migalhas, 2025;

Nokia and Amazon end global patent war, Managing IP, 2025;

Podcast on SEP enforcement in Latin America with experienced Brazilian, Colombian patent litigators, ip fray, 2025;

Why Brazil stands out as a key jurisdiction for SEP enforcement in 2025, IAM, 2025;

DivX strikes license deal with Hisense owing exclusively to Brazilian patent enforcement, ip fray, 2025;

Samsung’s antitrust attack on ZTE over SEP licensing confirmed; ZTE won Brazilian preliminary injunction last month, ip fray, 2025;

DivX’s enforcement victories add to Brazil’s reputation as SEP enforcement hub, IAM, 2025;

Brazil now “hot jurisdiction” for IP strategy, leading patent owners say, IAM, 2024;

Brazil: SEPs and FRAND – litigation, policy and latest developments, IAM, 2024;

Justiça manda Amazon acelerar abandono de tecnologia por trás do 4K no Brasil, O Globo, 2024;

Após derrota com liminar no Brasil, Amazon diz que vai parar de usar tecnologia por trás de vídeo ultra HD e 4K no país, O Globo, 2024;

Brazilian court hands down first tech permanent injunction to Netflix, as SEP litigation continues to rise, IAM, 2024;

Nokia assina acordo com chinesa e encerra disputa por patentes, Veja Mercado, 2024;

DivX: The video processing company taking on streaming giants, IAM, 2024;

Netflix handed Brazil’s first permanent patent injunction in the ICT field, IAM, 2024;

Chambers Review

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Chambers Brazil: Contentious

Intellectual Property: Patent - Brazil

Band 5

Individual Editorial

Carlos Aboim makes his ranking debut after consistently receiving praise from clients and peers for his involvement in high level contentious and non-contentious patent matters.

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