Intelectual Property

Our Intellectual Property team has extensive experience in legal issues related to the acquisition, protection, and management of intellectual property rights, which encompasses areas such as patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets, playing a crucial role in safeguarding our clients’ rights of creation and innovation. We provide high-quality specialized services to ensure legal compliance and the defense of their interests.

Among our services, the following stand out:

 

Acquisition and Protection of Rights

Feasibility analysis, filing, and monitoring of trademark, patent, industrial design, software, domain name, plant variety, copyright, and other forms of intellectual property registration applications with the relevant authorities.

Evaluation and management of trademark portfolios, with continuous collision monitoring.

 

Consultancy

  • Strategic advice for the protection of intellectual property rights and trade secrets, as well as structuring business models for the exploitation of these assets.
  • Legal status evaluation of intellectual assets (due diligence).
  • Counseling on the legality and protection of content on digital platforms and social networks.

 

Dispute Resolution

  • Representation in administrative proceedings before the National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI).
  • Representation in proceedings before the National Self-Regulation Advertising Council (CONAR).
  • Handling of judicial, arbitral, mediation, and other ADR processes involving intellectual property rights, unfair competition, and digital law.

 

Commercial Transactions

  • Drafting and negotiation of contracts involving licensing and assignment of intellectual property rights, copyrights, R&D initiatives, technology transfer, specialized technical assistance services, trade secrets, software development, software licenses, and franchise agreements.
  • Drafting and negotiation of coexistence agreements for trademarks.
  • Structuring and formalization of operations involving royalty payments.
  • Registration and recordation of contracts with INPI and other relevant bodies.

 

Legal Opinions and Technical Assistance

  • Preparation of legal opinions.
  • Acting as technical assistants in dispute resolution procedures involving intellectual property rights.