Pablo Torquato is a lawyer with expertise in the area of Intellectual Property Contracts. He has more than 10 years of experience in the field of Intellectual Property and is part of the Contracts and Licensing team.

Pablo has previous experience both in law office and as an in-house lawyer company in the area of Contracts. Among the contracts presented by clients are those related to the licensing of content, trademarks, patents, know-how, franchise and other copyrights.

He is currently the coordinator of the Technology Transfer and Franchising Commission of ABPI (Brazilian Association of Intellectual Property) for 2024-2025 and Communications and Events Director of Licensing Executives Society Brazil (LES Brasil) for 2024-2025.

Academic Background

• Extension Course in Business Contracts - Escola Superior de Advocacia OAB SP - Núcleo CAMPINAS - 2020.
• Personal Data Privacy Course - Module I - ABPI - Brazilian Association of Intellectual Property - 2020.
• Legal English: Contracts and Litigation from the Fundação Getúlio Vargas (FGV RJ) in 2018.
• Postgraduate in Intellectual Property Law from the Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro (PUC-RJ) in 2013.
• VI Intermediary Professional Training Course from the Brazilian Association of Industrial Property Agents in 2009.
• XXIV Basic Professional Training Course from the Brazilian Association of Industrial Property Agents in 2009.
• Law Degree from the Universidade Católica de Petrópolis (UCP-RJ) in 2008.

Professional Experience

• Intellectual Property Lawyer since 2008.
• Invited Teacher for Industrial Property classes at the Universidade Católica de Petrópolis (UCP-RJ) in 2016.

Publications

• "Madonna: A Megashow In Brazil And Its Impact On Official Product Merchandise", Lexology, May 2024.
• "Madonna: o ícone pop e o mercado dos produtos licenciados", Meio & Mensagem, May 2024.
• "Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office (“BPTO”) publishes Regulatory Agenda for the 2024-2025 biennium", Lexology, April 2024.
• "Court Decision Regarding Invalidity Action Against Football Spray Patent in Brazil - the Brazilian spray patent battle with FIFA", Lexology, March 2024.
• "Registro de marca por atletas famosos", Meio & Mensagem, March 2024.
• "Registro de marca por atletas famosos", Mundo do Marketing, March 2024.
• "Trademark License Agreements (Brazil)", Thomson Reuters – Pratical Law, March 2024.
• "Trademark Registration by Famous Athletes", Lexology, March 2024.
• "WIPO approves the Brazilian Patent Office (INPI) proposal that seeks to optimize the process of filing international applications in the international phase of the PCT", Lexology, February 2024.
• "Mbappé registra nome e comemoração icônica para uso comercial; entenda", Estadão, February 2024.
• "INPI divulga os maiores depositantes Brasileiros de propriedade industrial em 2023", Lexology, January 2024.
• "Brazilian Patent Office announces the top Brazilian industrial property applicants in 2023", Lexology, January 2024.
• "De MorumBIS a Qualistage: uso de marcas em nomes de estádios e casas de show já movimenta R$ 200 milhões por ano", O Globo, January 2024.
• "Término contratual do licenciamento e seus reflexos – O recente caso da Starbucks Brasil", Mundo do Marketing, December 2023.
• "Brazilian Data Protection Authority launches public consultation related to Data Protection Officer (DPO) regulation", Lexology, November 2023.
• "Licensing Termination and Reflections - Recent Starbucks Brazil Case", Lexology, November 2023.
• "A New Chapter on Football Spray - an off-field dispute - the Brazilian spray patent battle with FIFA", Lexology, November 2023.
• "Copyright Registration via Blockchain: A Perspective Under Brazilian Law and Local Practice", Lexology, October 2023.
• "Artificial Intelligence Regulation in Brazil: What’s Going On", Lexology, October 2023.
• "CSD-ABPI: Arbitragem Como Forma de Resolução de Conflitos em Propriedade Intelectual", Câmara de Arbitragem da ABPI, October 2023.
• “INPI atualiza diretrizes normativas sobre contratos de tecnologia”, ALAE (Aliança de Advocacia Empresarial) newsletter, August 2023.
• “BRAZIL: Update on Electronically Signed Contracts”, Lexology, August 2023.
• “New Guidelines For The Recordal Of Technology Transfer and Licensing Agreements in Brazil”, Lexology, July 2023.
• “Transfer Pricing in Intellectual Property and Intangibles: A perspective under new Brazil Transfer Pricing Law”, Lexology, July 2023.
• “Recent Developments Regarding Connections Between Franchise and Labor Laws in Brazil”, Lexology, March 2023.
• “The Key Changes Regarding Technology Transfer Agreements in Brazil”, Lexology, January 2023.
• “Os desafios da transferência de tecnologia no Brasil”, Revista ABPI, Edition: 181 | Month: November | December | Year: 2022 – Especial 30 anos | Page 119, December 2022.
• “Importance of registering a software in Brazil”, Lexology, October 2022.
• “Agreement Between Associations for Arbitration Procedures in Franchise Deals”, Lexology, October 2022.
• “Brazilian Congress upheld Presidential Veto of Technology Transfer Provisions related to compulsory licensing”, Lexology, August 2022.
• “The importance of recording technology transfer agreements with the BPTO (Brazilian patent and trademark office)”, Lexology, August 2022.
• “Turnaround on a football dispute off the field - the Brazilian spray patent battle”, Lexology, November 2021.
• “Off-field football dispute: Brazilian spray patent battle”, ILO, March 2021.
• “A football dispute off the field – the Brazilian spray patent battle”, Lexology, October 2020.
• “New Franchising Law promotes legal certainty, transparency, and simplification in Brazil”, The Trademark Lawyer - Issue 5, October 2020.
• “Cláusula de força maior ganha importância nas relações contratuais”, Conjur – Consultor Jurídico, May 2020.
• "Alterações e Impactos com a Nova Lei do Franchising", ALAE, January 2020.
• "Nova Lei do Franchising promove segurança jurídica, transparência e simplificação", Conjur – Consultor Jurídico, December 2019.