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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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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Rodrigo de Almeida Klein is a Chemical Engineer graduated from Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) with experience in the field of Intellectual Property and with a main focus on Patents. Rodrigo advises his clients on a wide range of technical issues regarding patent prosecution, as well as performing prior art searches and drafting patents and freedom to operate reports, particularly in the chemical field.
Areas of Expertise
Patents, Life Sciences Patents, Biotech Patents, Utility Model, Industrial Designs, Freedom to Operate (FTO).
Languages
Portuguese, English .
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Rodrigo Moraes Costa is a mechanical engineer graduated from the Centro Federal de Educação Tecnológica Celso Sucow da Fonseca (CEFET/RJ). He is also a technician in mechanics graduated from CEFET/RJ. He has a postgraduate degree in Intellectual Property Law at Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro.
Rodrigo assists clients in the administrative prosecution of patents and industrial designs, in addition to prior art searches, freedom-to-operate opinions and drafting patent applications.
Areas of Expertise
Patents, Utility Models, Industrial Designs, Freedom to Operate (FTO).
Languages
Portuguese, English, Spanish .
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Stephany Nicole Santos Araújo is an IP lawyer specializing in trademark. She has a postgraduate degree in Intellectual Property Law from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio) and is currently pursuing a postgraduate degree in Civil Procedure Law at the State University of Rio de Janeiro (UERJ).
Stephany has over 6 years of experience in trademark prosecution and currently works in the litigation department, managing a wide range of complex cases involving trademark disputes, unfair competition, and parallel importation in Brazilian courts.
Areas of Expertise
Trademarks, Unfair Competition Disputes, Copyrights.
Languages
Portuguese, English .
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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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Thiago Guimarães do Espírito Santo is partner and patent counsel at Montaury Pimenta, Machado & Vieira de Mello. He is an electrical engineer who graduated from Rio de Janeiro State University in 2014 and has been working in the area ever since.
Thiago uses his expertise to assist national and international clients in the area of industrial property, more specifically related to the processing of patent applications in the electrical, electronics, telecommunications and mechanics fields.
Areas of Expertise
Patents, Telecomm patents, Utility Model, Industrial Designs, Freedom to Operate (FTO).
Languages
Portuguese, English .
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Vicente is a lawyer with over 20 years of experience as both in-house and external counsel, with a focus on Technology, Intellectual Property, and Litigation. He is the co-coordinator of the firm’s Complex Litigation team, advising on IP-related matters and representing clients before Brazilian courts.
He provides legal counsel to companies across a wide range of industries, including telecommunications, pharmaceuticals, technology, consumer goods, entertainment, advertising, sports, automotive, agribusiness, banking, and retail. His expertise spans a variety of legal areas, such as patents, regulatory matters, food and drug law, unfair competition, trademarks, copyrights, digital law, privacy, advertising law, media and marketing rights, consumer relations, complex litigation, and contracts.
As in-house counsel, Vicente played a key role in delivering the legal framework necessary for the organization of major sports event in Brazil, contributing to the drafting of legislation and engaging with authorities at the municipal, state, and federal levels, as well as with the media.
Areas of Expertise
Patent Litigation including Standard Essential Patents Litigation (SEPs), Life Sciences Litigation, Trademark Litigation, Copyright Litigation, Unfair Competition Litigation, Trade Dress Litigation, Industrial Design Litigation, Trademark Litigation.
Languages
Portuguese, English .
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Yuri assists clients from different industrial and technological sectors in protecting their Intellectual Property, with special emphasis on complex IP litigation. He has more than 15 years of experience in the area of Intellectual Property and his expertise includes strategic consultancy for national and international clients in cases related to trademarks, patents, advertising, copyright and unfair competition practices.
He has litigated a wide range of complex IP cases before Brazilian federal and state courts and also has experience with IP licensing agreements, anti-counterfeiting measures, and domain name disputes, including IP Dispute Resolution Policy procedures. Domain Names (UDRP) and the Administrative System for Internet Conflicts relating to domain names under ".br" (Saci-Adm).
Yuri received his Postgraduate Diploma in Intellectual Property from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro in 2016 and obtained an LL.M. in IP Law from The George Washington University (Washington D.C.) in 2019.
He is a member of the Intellectual Property Law Section of the American Bar Association (ABA) and was appointed Chair of the International Trademark Laws Committee for the 2024–2026 term. Yuri is also an active member of the International Trademark Association (INTA), currently serving on its Leadership Committee.
Areas of Expertise
IP Litigation, Unfair competition Litigation, Trade dress litigation, Anti-Piracy Programs, Online Brand Protection (OBP), Domain Name Disputes.
Languages
Portuguese, English, Spanish .
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