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Provided by Rafael Lacaz Amaral

Brazil: Contentious

Practice Areas

Litigation in IP matters before the State and Federal Courts, also providing consultation services on licensing agreements, patents, trademarks, copyrights and unfair competition, trademark prosecution and arbitration and mediation in the IP field.

Career

Mr. Rafael Lacaz Amaral is a lawyer and Senior Partner of the firm. He is also the coordinator of the firm’s Anti-piracy & Compliance (AP&C) team, with special focus on the software and entertainment industries (music, video, and pictures), helping clients to recover unpaid royalties and to sell licenses.

He has a Law degree (2000) from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), a post-graduate degree in Intellectual Property (2002) from the State University of Rio de Janeiro (UERJ), and a post-graduate degree in Civil Procedural Law (2009) from Candido Mendes University (UCAM). He speaks Portuguese, English, and French.

Professional Memberships

Board member of the Brazilian Association of Intellectual Property - ABPI (since 2008); Arbiter for domain name disputes at the Arbitration and Mediation Center of the Brazilian Association of Intellectual Property - CSD-ABPI and a registered Court Expert in IP matters at the State Courts in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo.

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