Clarissa Jaegger, lawyer and partner at Montaury Pimenta Machado & Vieira de Mello, has been practicing Intellectual Property since joining the firm in 2001. Clarissa manages the trademark portfolio of several large clients in a wide variety of fields such as cosmetics, pharmaceutical, healthcare, entertainment, telecommunication, technology, automobiles, finance, retail and other service businesses. She also has extensive experience in client consultation on IP matters, carrying out due diligence processes and the drafting of IP agreements.

Clarissa is the coordinator of the Trademarks Committee of the ABPI (Brazilian Association of Intellectual Property) and a member of the Argentinian Association of Industrial Property Agents, with the aim of protecting client interests in Argentina and to improve the trade relations between two of the most important economies in South America. Clarissa is also responsible for the firm’s Asian desk and has been attending several conferences in the Asia-Oceania region for more than 10 years, including the Asian Patent Attorneys Association, LawAsia and China Trademark Association.

Her substantial knowledge in Intellectual Property led to her recognition as a reliable IP professional by several international guides, such as the WTR1000, Leaders League, Brazil Best Counsel, WIPR Leaders, and the Client Choice Award.

Academic Background

• Practicing IP Law since 2001.
• Postgraduate degree, Industrial Property, Rio de Janeiro State University (UERJ), School of Law, 2006.
• Law degree, Rio de Janeiro State University (UERJ), School of Law, 2003.

Publications

• “Principais desenvolvimentos na área de PI no Brasil em 2023”, Miagalhas, March 2024.
• “Brazil: Hot Topics in IP during 2023”, Lexology, Março 2024.
• “Novo concurso do INPI pode tornar sistema de concessão de patentes no Brasil mais ágil e impulsionar indústria”, Jornal Jurid, November 2023.
• “Concurso do INPI pode ajudar a resolver o problema do backlog de patentes no Brasil”, ALAE – Aliança de Advocacia Empresarial, October 2023.
• “7 motivos para que empreendedores protejam suas marcas e patentes”, Capital Econômico, September 2023.
• “Brazilian Patent and Trademark office announces 120 new examiners to be hired”, Lexology, September 2023.
• “Major changes in the Brazilian IP system in the year 2022”, Lexology, January 2023.
• "Entre vapers, cannabis e apostas online: a posição do INPI quanto à registrabilidade de marcas referentes a novas tecnologias", Revista ABPI, Edition: 181 | Month: November | December | Year: 2022 – Especial 30 anos | Page 84, December 2022.
• "Dia do Advogado reforça o uso da tecnologia no direito", Cota Jurídica, August 2022.
• "Marcas no Metaverso”, Law Innovation, June 2022.
• “Uncharted: The Lost Currency”, AsiaIP (co-author), June 2020.
• "Legal Protection for Highly Reputed Marks – Current Issues in Corporate Law", 2nd Volume - MP Editora, 2009.
• Article published in IP and Ethics Magazine, May 2008.
• Trademark Cancellations: International Practice and Procedures, INTA (International Trademark Association)- Content Contributor since 2007.
• "How to Protect Famous Trade Marks in Brazil, Managing Intellectual Property Magazine", Américas IP Focus 2006, October 2006.

Professional Acknowledgements

• Leaders League
• WTR1000
• WIPR Leader
• Best Lawyer
• Client Choice Award