Luciana Bach Alvarenga Franco is a Telecom Engineer with approximately 20 years of experience acting in patent prosecution. In particular, Luciana works in the telecommunications, electrical, electronic and mechanical fields.

Academic Background

• MBA, Economics and Financial Engineering, Fluminense Federal University (UFF), 2009.
• Specialization in Mobile Communications, Fluminense Federal University (UFF), 2004.
• Bachelor of Science, Telecommunications Engineering, Fluminense Federal University (UFF), 2001.

Professional Experience

• Drafting, filing and prosecution of patent applications in Brazil and abroad.
• Reporting and responding to official actions, lodging appeals.
• Preparing technical reports regarding patentability of subject matters, freedom-to-operate and prior art searches.

Publications

• “Proteção à inteligência artificial”, ConJur, April 2023.
• “Os avanços das ferramentas de IA e o impacto para as mulheres”, Migalhas, April 2023.
• “World IP Day: Advances in AI tools and impacts for women”, Lexology, April 2023.
• “Overview on the patentability of applications related to AI”, The Patent Lawyer magazine, December 2022.