Fabricio Vilela Coelho is an attorney and Industrial Property Agent with over 20 years of experience in the field of Intellectual Property. He was the managing partner of VilelaCoelho Advogados for more than 15 years, assisting domestic and international clients on a wide range of trademark, patent, and strategic litigation matters, with a strong focus on the consumer goods, technology, and pharmaceutical industries.
Fabricio earned his Law degree from the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo in 2004 and completed a postgraduate program at Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV) in São Paulo between 2006 and 2008. He also holds a degree in Software Development and Data Analysis from Laureate International.
He has been and continues to be an active member of several national and international Intellectual Property associations (OAB, ASPI, ABPI, ASIPI, INTA, APAA). He regularly takes part in industry conferences and is currently a member of the Brands and Innovation Committee of the International Trademark Association (INTA). Fabricio has also won two scientific article competitions promoted by the Brazilian Bar Association (OAB/SP) and ASIPI.
Areas of Expertise
Trademark, Patents and Litigation.
Languages
Portuguese, English, Spanish .
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Maísa de Oliveira Souza, a graduate in Biology and Pharmacy with a specialization in Microbiology, has been working in the field of Intellectual Property – Patents- since 2018.
She has extensive experience in various aspects of patent-related work, particularly in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology sectors.
Her main activities include responding to office actions, patent drafting, prior art searches, patentability analysis, third-party observations, nullity proceedings, technical opinions, and matters related to access to genetic resources.
Areas of Expertise
Patent-related work, particularly in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology sectors.
Languages
Portuguese, English .
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Carolina Mansinho is an attorney with extensive experience in strategic civil litigation in Intellectual Property, in addition to expertise in Civil, Consumer, and Administrative Law, which provides her with a solid and comprehensive background in delivering solutions in the field of Intellectual Property.
She also has experience with contracts (particularly those involving Copyright), administrative trademark registration proceedings, and representations before CONAR (Brazilian National Advertising Self-Regulation Council). She participates in negotiations with major market players and has expertise in mediating agreements involving highly complex matters.
Carolina conducts in-company training sessions and has also participated in lectures and panel moderations on topics related to Intellectual Property and Communication Law.
She has published works, including a book (Intellectual Property Through the Lens of Cinema. 1st ed. Rio de Janeiro: Lumen Juris, 2022) and articles in the CODAIP Proceedings (2025), a nationally recognized Intellectual Property congress.
She is also a researcher in the field of Intellectual Property, being a member of GPIDHI (Intellectual Property, Human Rights, and Inclusion Research Group) at GVLaw (FGV-SP).
Areas of Expertise
Intellectual Property Litigation, Unfair Competition, Communication Law, Contracts, Negotiation Mediation, Strategic Planning for the Protection of Intellectual Property Assets.
Languages
Portuguese, English .
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Hiago de Borba Busch is a partner in the Intellectual Property (IP) litigation group, with over 15 years of national and international experience. Licensed to practice law in Brazil and Spain, he has represented clients in complex disputes involving patents, trademarks, industrial designs and other IP rights before courts in Brazil, Spain, and the European Union.
His practice focuses on developing strategies for the protection and enforcement of intellectual property rights, with extensive litigation experience in the life sciences, medical devices, fashion, energy, agribusiness, and telecommunications sectors.
In addition to advising domestic and international clients on contracts, negotiations and litigation matters related to patents, trademarks, and industrial designs, he also handles matters related to trade secrets, unfair competition and digital law, and domain name recovery arbitration (UDRP and Saci-Adm).
Hiago was appointed as Brazilian representative and intellectual property expert at the Latin America IP SME Helpdesk, an initiative funded by the European Union (EU) Commission aimed at supporting European companies operating or intending to access the Latin American market.
He holds a strong academic background with two LL.Ms, one in business law and the other in intellectual property law, as well as a postgraduate degree in international business. He is an active member of the International Trademark Association (INTA) and the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA).
Areas of Expertise
Intellectual Property (IP) litigation.
Languages
Portuguese, English, Spanish .
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Miguel Claudio da Silva holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Mogi das Cruzes and a technical degree in Industrial Electricity from SENAI.
With over ten years of experience in intellectual property, he has built solid expertise in handling patents both in Brazil and abroad, advising clients on developing effective protection strategies for their assets — from drafting to patent granting. His professional background includes extensive work in prior art searches, patent drafting, industrial design registrations, preparation of freedom-to-operate (FTO) reports, and conducting infringement analyses.
In addition, Miguel has strong expertise in technology intelligence and strategic patent monitoring, focusing on identifying technological gaps, structuring technology surveillance networks, and preparing sectoral reports across different fields of application.
Areas of Expertise
Patents, Utility Models, Industrial Designs, Freedom to Operate (FTO), Technology Intelligence and Strategic Asset Monitoring.
Languages
Portuguese, English .
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Carolina, an attorney and partner at the firm, has been working in the field of Intellectual Property since 2016. She has experience in Intellectual Property litigation and is currently part of the trademarks team, providing legal consulting and advisory services through the preparation of technical assessments, trademark clearance searches, and services related to administrative proceedings before the Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office (BPTO) for both domestic and international clients. She holds a postgraduate degree in Civil Law, Business Law, and Civil Procedure from Faculdade Legale and is currently pursuing a postgraduate degree in Intellectual Property, Entertainment, Media, and Fashion Law at the Escola Superior da Advocacia (ESA-SP).
Areas of Expertise
Intellectual Property Litigation, Trademark Litigation, Unfair Competition, Trade Dress Litigation, Domain Name Disputes, Anti-Counterfeiting Measures.
Languages
Portuguese, English .
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Carolina Peyres da Silveira Cesarini is an attorney in law specializing in Digital Law, Intellectual Property, and Data Protection, providing strategic legal counsel to national and international companies, particularly in regulated and technology-driven sectors. She has extensive practical experience in both contentious and administrative matters, as well as in preventive advisory work.
Her practice is distinguished by a technical, multidisciplinary, and solution-oriented approach to complex problem-solving, covering areas as the protection of industrial and intellectual assets, implementation of compliance projects under the LGPD and GDPR, and incident response in information security.
She regularly engages with entities such as the INPI, ANPD, PROCON, and the Public Prosecutor’s Office, and handles the drafting of legal opinions, extrajudicial notifications, strategic negotiations, and the resolution of unfair competition disputes.
Carolina has solid experience in complex litigation in courts involving digital law and industrial/intellectual property, extensive work as DPO as a Service, and specialized legal support in regulatory compliance within digital environments.
She holds a postgraduate degree in Digital Law, Data Protection, and Cybersecurity from PUC-PR (Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná) and international certifications from EXIN in the Data Protection Officer track (EXIN Privacy and Data Protection Foundation and EXIN Privacy and Data Protection Practitioner).
She earned her Law degree from the Faculty of Law of Sorocaba (FADI) and is co-author of legal articles in the fields of data protection and digital compliance, published by leading legal publishers such as Revista dos Tribunais and Thomson Reuters.
Areas of Expertise
Intellectual Property, Trademarks, Unfair Competition, Fashion Law, Digital Law, Data Protection, Cybersecurity, Technology, and Strategic Advisory and Litigation.
Languages
Portuguese, English .
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Mariane Zukauskas Dantas holds a Law degree since 2007 and has been working in the field of Intellectual Property since 2005, with a focus on assisting Brazilian clients with international operations. With over 20 years of experience, she has extensive expertise in managing trademark and patent portfolios abroad, as well as in administrative disputes across multiple jurisdictions. She advises companies from various industries on the protection of their intangible assets outside Brazil and is recognized for her clear communication, strategic approach, and deep knowledge of international IP practices. Mariane was recognized by World IP Review (WIPR) in 2022, 2023, and 2025.
Areas of Expertise
Trademarks, Patents, Filing of Trademarks and Patents Abroad.
Languages
Portuguese, English .
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Marcio Tabata holds a degree in Mechanical Engineering from the Universidade Estadual Paulista (Unesp) and has specialized in Intellectual Property at the Universidade de Campinas (Unicamp).
He currently serves as one of the coordinators of the Patent, Industrial Design, and Technology Transfer Committee of the São Paulo Intellectual Property Association (ASPI) for the 2025–2027 term.
Marcio assists clients in the prosecution of patent applications and industrial design registrations, with extensive experience in intellectual property consulting. He also works on prior art searches, patent drafting, freedom-to-operate (FTO) analyses, and infringement assessments.
In addition, he acts as a technical expert in court proceedings involving patent and industrial design invalidity and infringement actions.
Areas of Expertise
Patents, Utility Models, Industrial Designs and Freedom to Operate (FTO).
Languages
Portuguese, English .
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Priscila Bessa is a lawyer and partner at Montaury Pimenta, Machado & Vieira de Mello. She has extensive experience in Intellectual Property matters with an emphasis on Trademarks, advising domestic and international clients. Her work includes preparing legal opinions, conducting availability searches for trademark registrations, drafting petitions, and conducting administrative proceedings before the Brazilian Trademark and Patent Office (BPTO). Priscila has a strategic and precise approach to protecting her clients' IP assets.
Areas of Expertise
Trademarks.
Languages
Portuguese, English, French .
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Fernanda Vilela Coelho has been working with Intellectual Property since 2001. As managing partner of Vilela Coelho Intellectual Property, she led the strategic management of intangible assets, focusing on their protection, enforcement, and value creation. She was also responsible for overseeing people and operational processes, financial management, and the implementation of internal governance and human resources policies. She is currently a partner at Montaury, where she continues her practice with a focus on trademarks, patents, IP contracts, and legal consultancy in Intellectual Property.
With extensive experience advising both national and international companies, Fernanda is recognized for her personalized approach and her ability to align legal strategies with clients' business objectives. She has been acknowledged by leading international rankings such as WTR 1000, Revista Análise Advocacia, Leaders League, and Women’s IP World.
Fernanda is actively involved in the national and international IP community. She is a member of ASPI, ABPI, INTA, and AIPPI, serves on AIPPI’s Nominating Committee, and coordinates ASPI’s Diversity Committee. Since 2013, she has held consecutive terms as Social Director of ASPI, contributing to institutional initiatives, events, and integration activities within the sector.
Areas of Expertise
Trademarks, Patents, Industrial Designs, IP Contracts, Due Diligence, Portfolio Management, Strategic IP Consultancy.
Languages
Portuguese, English, Spanish .
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Júlia Bessa Sanzi is a lawyer with solid experience in strategic civil litigation, with a focus on digital law, intellectual property, and privacy and data protection. She has been part of renowned specialized law firms, advising national and multinational companies, particularly in the technology sector.
Her experience includes handling complex lawsuits, representing clients before courts and public agencies (such as consumer protection bodies, the Public Prosecutor’s Office, and the Brazilian Data Protection Authority -ANPD), responding to information security incidents, conducting pre-litigation negotiations, and providing legal advice in developing strategies for data protection and the defense of intellectual property rights, as well as resolving disputes related to innovation and the digital environment.
She is currently pursuing a postgraduate degree in Intellectual Property Law at PUC-Rio and holds a postgraduate degree in Digital Law and Compliance from Damásio Educacional. She earned her Law degree from the Catholic University of Santos and holds an international certification as a Data Protection Officer (DPO) from EXIN.
She has published articles in important national publications such as Valor Econômico, Conjur, and Estadão, addressing topics such as digital inheritance, information security, cannabis law, and technology regulation.
Areas of Expertise
Strategic Judicial Litigation, Intellectual Property, Digital Law, Technology, Data Protection, and Cybersecurity.
Languages
Portuguese, English .
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Aline holds a degree in Chemical Engineering from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ). She also holds a Licentiate Degree in Chemistry from Cândido Mendes University (UCAM), a Master’s Degree in Chemistry from UFRJ, a postgraduate specialisation in Petroleum and Gas Engineering from IPETEC & Iguaçu University, and a postgraduate degree in Intellectual Property Law from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-RJ), in addition to several professional development courses in the field of industrial property.
Her work is distinguished by excellence in handling patent applications before the Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office (INPI), as well as technical support in litigation involving Chemistry and Life Sciences. She has experience assisting a wide range of national and multinational clients, providing support in protection strategies, responses to technical office actions, and prior art searches. She delivers strategic solutions based on her deep knowledge of the Brazilian Industrial Property Law, key international IP treaties, and the interpretation adopted by INPI.
Aline conducts her work with professionalism and ethical commitment, combining technical and legal expertise to offer suitable solutions to innovation challenges, thereby contributing to the valorisation of intangible assets in both industrial and academic sectors.
Areas of Expertise
Engineering.
Languages
Portuguese, English .
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Cristiane Manzueto is a lawyer and partner at the firm, with over 20 years of experience in Intellectual Property. Her work includes developing strategies, managing various assets involving trademarks, patents, trade secrets, software, copyrights, industrial designs, and trade dress. She also works on anti-counterfeiting cases, lawsuits at state and federal levels, as well as complex contracts related to Intellectual Property, technology, copyrights, and franchising.
Cristiane also has extensive experience in the digital field. Her expertise includes analyzing and negotiating digital contracts, data protection, cybersecurity, NFTs, and, more recently, artificial intelligence.
She has practical and global experience advising clients on privacy projects and cybersecurity incidents in Brazil and other Latin American countries. Her experience includes compliance projects, developing strategies for legal risk management considering the LATAM framework, as well as contract analysis, corporate policies, corporate standards, codes of ethics, and conducting various training sessions on digital topics.
Additionally, Cristiane frequently assists clients in complex transactions involving data protection and the acquisition of IP portfolios, including negotiations.
Recommended by publications such as Análise Advocacia Mulher (recognized for her digital expertise), WTR 1000 (World Trademark Review), Leaders League, and Chambers and Partners Global, she teaches and lectures on Intellectual Property and Data Protection at universities, associations, and administrative bodies. Cristiane has several publications in the areas of intellectual property and digital law.
Areas of Expertise
Intellectual Property, Digital Law, Technology, Artificial Intelligence, Data Protection and Cybersecurity.
Languages
Portuguese, English, Spanish .
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Thais de Matos Macedo Lio is an attorney and partner at Montaury Pimenta, Machado & Vieira de Mello. She is a postgraduate student in Civil Procedure and a member of the trademark team.
Thais has been working with Intellectual Property since 2008, specializing in trademarks and patents over the years. She provides legal consulting and advisory services to international clients by conducting technical assessments, trademark viability searches, and commercial investigations. Additionally, she offers services related to administrative procedures before the National Institute of Industrial Property for both national and international clients.
Areas of Expertise
Trademarks, Trademark Litigation, Commercial Investigations.
Languages
Portuguese, English, Spanish .
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Ana Luiza Castello Brigagão has worked in the Intellectual Property Litigation area since 2022 at Montaury Pimenta, Machado and Vieira de Mello Lawyers, initially as a legal intern, and joined the firm as an attorney and partner in 2024.
She graduated in Law from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio) in 2023 and is currently studying for a postgraduate degree in Intellectual Property Law at the same institution.
Her experience includes out-of-court disputes and complex litigation before national courts, including the Superior Courts, related to Intellectual Property, mainly involving trademarks, domain names, unfair competition, digital law and copyright, representing national and international clients.
Areas of Expertise
IP Litigation, Trademark Litigation, Unfair Competition Litigation, Trade Dress Litigation, Domain Names, Digital Law, Advertising Law, Fashion Law, Piracy Suppression, Copyright and Software.
Languages
Portuguese, English .
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Julia Fernandes has a degree in Pharmacy from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) and has more than five years of experience in the area of Intellectual Property. Currently, she is a student of the professional postgraduate program in Management, R&D in the Pharmaceutical Industry of Farmanguinhos – Fiocruz.
Julia advises national and international clients on technical issues during the administrative process of patent applications, carries out prior searches, prepares opinions on freedom of exploitation, writes patent applications and offers technical support in litigation cases, with a focus on the pharmaceutical and chemical industries. and biotechnology.
Areas of Expertise
Patents, Utility Models, Cultivars and Freedom to Operate (FTO).
Languages
Portuguese, English .
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Gabriel is a partner of the office and patent counsel with extensive and in-depth experience in the patent field.
He holds a degree in Telecommunications Engineering from the Federal Fluminense (UFF) and is currently studying Law at Anhanguera Educational College. Additionally, he has two MBAs focused on project and people management, as well as several courses in industrial property.
His practice is distinguished by excellence in handling patent applications before the Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office (INPI) and providing technical support in complex litigation, particularly in cases involving standard-essential patents (SEP).
He assists a wide range of national and international clients, offering strategic solutions based on his deep knowledge of the Industrial Property Law, key intellectual property treaties, and the interpretation adopted by INPI. His interest in interdisciplinarity drives his continuous pursuit of technical and legal improvement, ensuring the integration of new approaches and strategies into his expertise, always aiming to deliver the best solutions to clients.
Areas of Expertise
Patents, Utility Models, Drafting of patent applications, Freedom to Operate (FTO), patent prosecution before the BRPTO, technical support to patent litigation.
Languages
Portuguese, English .
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Bruno Martinez y Pell is a lawyer, Industrial Property Agent and 'Off Counsel' at Montaury Pimenta, Machado & Vieira de Mello. He has been working in the Intellectual Property field since 1998 advising clients, especially in the areas of trademarks, litigation, and copyright. Before joining the firm in 2023, Bruno was a partner at Martinez & Associados.
Bruno is a member of ABPI (Brazilian Association of Intellectual Property), ABAPI (Association of Industrial Property Agents), ASPI (São Paulo Association of Intellectual Property), INTA (International Trademark Association), ASIPI (Inter-American Association of Intellectual Property) and PTMG (Pharmaceutical Trademarks Group).
Bruno has taken several courses before the aforementioned associations in trademark, copyright, and technology transfer matters and has lectured and mediated both at ASIPI (Inter-American Association of Intellectual Property) and at IPBA (The Inter-Pacific Bar Association) on matters of Traditional Knowledge Protection.
Areas of Expertise
Intellectual Property field, trademarks, litigation, and copyright.
Languages
Portuguese, English, Spanish .
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Rodolfo Martinez is a lawyer and 'Off Counsel' at Montaury Pimenta, Machado & Vieira de Mello. Rodolfo has over 40 years of experience in the intellectual property field, dealing with a wide range of responsibilities especially in the areas of patents and industrial designs. Before joining the firm in 2023, he was the founding partner of Martinez & Associados (1996) and represents a large number of companies headquartered in Brazil and abroad in a variety of industries, including food, automotive, biotechnology, electronics, pharmaceuticals, chemicals, petrochemicals and telecommunications, among others.
Rodolfo actively participates as a member of the main associations in the field of intellectual property and is a frequent speaker on patent-related topics and the importance of adequate protection of intellectual property rights. For almost 20 years, he has dedicated his time to educational programs covering Brazilian intellectual property law in undergraduate and graduate courses for students, lawyers, and other legal professionals.
Areas of Expertise
Patents (telecommunications, electrical, electronic, mechanical, and biotech),Utility Models, Designs, Licensing, Management of Intellectual Property Rights.
Languages
Portuguese, English, Spanish, French .
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