Dannemann Siemsen Advogados is a standout IP boutique which excels in assisting both international and domestic pharmaceutical clients with patent litigation. On the patents and industrial design fronts, team is also known for its work in the oil and gas, automotive and agribusiness industries, where it handles nullity actions and patent infringement cases. Other than contentious patent issues, the team is well positioned to advise on the IP aspects of transactions and commercial agreements, trade mark mandates, franchising and agreements before the Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office (BPTO). Practice head Luiz Henrique Do Amaral is well-respected for his vast experience and expertise in IP matters. Leading alongside him as co-heads are Gustavo De Freitas Morais, who is both an electrical engineer and IP law specialist, Peter Siemsen who is well versed in technology transfer and trade mark matters, and Joaquim Eugenio Goulart, a go-to for patent, industrial design and trade mark litigation. Cândida Ribeiro Caffé is skilled in transactional matters.

A premier intellectual property (IP) firm, Gusmão & Labrunie is dedicated to assisting national and international clients in a myriad of IP issues, including contentious and non-contentious trade marks and patents matters. Typical mandates handled by the practice also include copyright issues, unfair competition, trade secrets, and arbitration. A former president of the Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office (BPTO), José Roberto d’Affonseca Gusmão is the go-to contact for IP litigation and cross-border arbitration. Jacques Labrunie leads the patent prosecution and litigation sub-group, and often represents companies from the automotive, pharmaceutical, chemical, agribusiness, biotech, and electronics sectors. Laetitia d’Hanens is the name to note for trade marks and licensing issues, while João Vieira Da Cunha brings together expertise in entertainment and IP law to advise companies in the media space. Thiago Arpagaus De Souza oversees the trade mark prosecution team. Carolina Nakata utilises her chemical engineering degree to advise cosmetics and biotech clients, while Vanessa Ribeiro handles a mix of IP commercial litigation and arbitration.

Singled out for its litigation skills, IP boutique Kasznar Leonardos Intellectual Property excels in infringement and non-infringement lawsuits, cancellation actions, domain name disputes, unfair competition and trade secret infringement cases. The practice has a wealth of experience in proceedings before all types of Brazilian courts, including complex cases before the Supreme Court of Justice. Software companies, copyright owners, rights management companies and technology platforms all turn to the department for assistance with anti-piracy and compliance matters. Founding partners Gabriel Leonardos and Elisabeth Kasznar Fekete are both widely respected in the market for their expertise in IP litigation; Fekete is also noted for her specialism in trade secrets. Rafael Lacaz Amaral jointly oversees the practice with Claudio Roberto Barbosa; Amaral often handles contentious IP matters at the state and federal levels Courts, while Barbosa excels in matters involving internet, digital networks, computer programming and digital electronics. A registered industrial property agent, Nancy Satiko Caigawa is a strong IP litigator, who focuses on trade mark prosecution. Viviane Trojan and Luciana Minada are both well versed in representing clients in unfair competition and anti-counterfeiting cases.

IP boutique Bhering Advogados advises numerous large multinational corporations, primarily from the USA, Europe, and Asia, as well as their Brazilian subsidiaries across various industries. The firm handles the full spectrum of IP issues, including trade marks, copyrights, and industrial designs, and is supported by specialised litigation and anti-counterfeiting teams. Pedro Bhering covers all aspects of IP law, from trade marks and patents to technology transfer agreements. Philippe Bhering leverages his expertise in German IP matters and maintains strong client relationships with major German companies and brand.

BMA Advogados boasts a strong IP litigation practice, which represents international and multinational clients from a variety of industries in a slew of IP matters, both contentious and non-contentious. On the litigation front, typical mandates include patent infringement, nullity actions against trade marks, enforcement actions, unfair competition lawsuits and copyright cases. Other than representing clients in contentious issues, the practice also assists with portfolio management. Antonella Carminatti handles the full range of IP mandates, from transactions to licensing and litigation; Ana Cristina Müller leads the patent and design sub-group, acting for start-ups and multinationals in patent litigation; and Pedro Frankovsky Barroso handles a wide range of trade mark and patents issues, and is particularly well versed in validity and infringement cases related to pharmaceuticals, agriculture, and engineering.

A longstanding IP specialist firm, Daniel Law excels in representing domestic and international clients in patent and trade mark litigation. In addition to its strong credentials in contentious matters, the team continues to handle a large volume of prosecution mandates, most notably patent filings before the Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office (BPTO). More recently, the firm has been especially active in cancellation actions before the BPTO, successfully representing a number of large technology clients in these cases. Co-head Robert Daniel-Shores has a wealth of experience in trade mark enforcement, anti-counterfeiting and IP issues relating to new technologies. Ricardo Nunes leads the patent litigation and patent prosecution team, and often represents technology, chemical, pharmaceutical and biotech companies in contentious trade mark issues. Fellow co-leader Carina Souza Rodrigues maintains a broad practice focused on patent and trade mark litigation and prosecution. Fabio Leme is recommended for trade mark litigation matters.

Licks Attorneys‘ IP team is made up of prosecutors and litigators who are all specialists in patent matters. The firm focuses on the intersection between IP, regulation and health, most often advising clients from highly regulated sectors, such as pharmaceuticals, medical devices, healthcare, and telecoms. Founding partner Otto Licks is best known for his work as a trial and appellate attorney, focusing on preliminary and permanent injunctions and monetisation related to patents and trade secrets. Fellow founder Carlos Aboim focuses on IP disputes for IT clients. Liliane Roriz has been involved in a number of significant patent cases involving pharmaceutical patents, trade dress and trade mark dilution; and Eduardo Hallak specialises in patent litigation.

Trench Rossi Watanabe‘s IP practice is led by Flavia Rebello, who focuses on the intersection between IP and TMT. An array of clients, from major multinational pharmaceutical companies to international technology corporations, regularly seek the firm's assistance with patent and trade mark litigation, IP audits, and the IP aspects of M&A and joint ventures. The team is particularly well versed in advising on IP rights protection, covering enforcement and litigation. Marcela Trigo is an experienced patent attorney who routinely advises notable pharmaceutical clients, while Felipe Zaltman Saldanha focuses on prosecution and litigation matters for pharmaceutical, biotech and telecoms companies. Flávia Amaral is noted for her expertise in IP rights pertaining to the tech sector.

With a strong following of international and domestic clients from the worlds of pharmaceuticals, entertainment, cosmetics, and telecoms, the IP practice at David do Nascimento Advogados Associados S/C is skilled in IP prosecution and litigation matters. Blending 'traditional expertise and innovative practices', the team stands out for its focus on contentious trade mark issues, such as nullity actions, and is also active in anti-counterfeiting mandates. Marcello Do Nascimento is an expert in both trade marks and patents, while Adriana Do Valle Garotti and Alina Dias Guimarães Oliveira are singled out for their experience in trade mark and copyright issues. Ana Paula De Aguiar Tempesta is a civil litigator with specific knowledge of trade mark, patent, unfair competition and copyright law. Karina Carmona specialises in assisting international clients with trade mark matters, while Mariana Benfati leads on enforcement cases. Marcos Toshiro Iwai focuses his practice on patents and industrial design. The seven aforementioned lawyers all co-lead the practice.

Praised for its ‘responsiveness and good knowledge of IP law’, Demarest Advogados‘s IP practice provider legal support to clients from an array of sectors, including sports, tech, telecoms and finance, in both non-contentious and contentious trade mark and patent issues. The team’s strength lies in trade mark portfolio management and negotiating IP agreements. It also advises clients on co-ownership of patents, partnership agreements involving IP rights, and the IP aspects of M&A transactions. Practice head Tatiana Campello leads on a wide range of IP matters involving trade marks, patents, franchising, and copyright. Camila Biral works alongside her on complex IP litigation, while Cesar Rossi Machado handles arbitration matters.

Di Blasi, Parente & Associados is noted for its expertise in patent litigation and impressive track record in securing patents in multiple jurisdictions for a wide range of clients. The firm's trade marks work is also noteworthy; litigation and enforcement actions are particular areas of strength. Practice heads Paulo Parente and Gabriel Di Blasi are both highly regarded for their expertise in IP issues; Parente focuses on trade mark mandates, while Di Blasi leads on both trade mark and patent cases. The group was recently strengthened by the addition of Felipe Augusto Melo de Oliveira, who in February 2024 from the BPTO to lead the firm’s trade mark team. Associate and co-head Lucas Antoniazzi assists with the management of IP portfolios, while fellow associate Renata Hohl specialises on trade mark issues for companies from the food and beverage, life sciences, and sports sectors. has recently strengthened its IP practice with the addition of Felipe Augusto Melo de Oliveira who has joined the firm in February 2024 following his work at the BPTO to lead the firm’s trade mark team.

Located in both Porto Alegre and Rio de Janeiro, Guerra IP is an IP specialist firm that covers all areas of IP, including IP litigation, licensing contracts, copyright and portfolio management. The team is comprised of a number of patent attorneys as well as trade mark specialists, who work for a diversity of international and local clients. Highly regarded IP experts Alberto Guerra and Cristina Guerra are both based in Porto Alegre and co-lead the practice alongside Flavio Leonardos in Rio de Janeiro. Leonardos centres his practice on patents, IP licensing and other IP regulatory work and works closely with copyright and trade mark specialist Ricardo Pinho, who joined the firm in July 2023 from Luiz Leonardos & Advogados.

With strong capabilities in the fields of trade marks, industrial designs and domain names, Luiz Leonardos & Advogados is singled out for its impressive track record in patents; advice covers portfolio management for small and large companies, patent prosecution and litigation. Clients from the worlds of chemicals, life sciences, tech, and telecoms regularly seek the team's 'high quality services'. Practice head and founder Luiz Leonardos is a well-respected IP specialist and a reference in the sector. Gustavo Starling Leonardos advises on both trade mark and patent litigation, while Ana Paula Jardim, noted for her deep understanding of the 'technical and business aspects of patent work', leads on industrial designs and patents disputes. Patrícia Lusoli heads up the trade mark group, assisting clients with IP protection strategies and trade mark disputes.

Entirely devoted to IP law, boutique firm Mansur Murad Advogados advises a mix of international and domestic clients on contentious and non-contentious trade mark and patent mandates. Founder Flavia Mansur Murad Schaal stands out for her work in the technology sector, where she frequently assists clients with IP-related issues involving AI, NFTs and the new copyright framework related to digital matters. Alexandre Fragoso Machado, whose ‘excellent technical knowledge, objective and well-founded arguments‘ are praised by clients, is well versed in a wide array of IP matters, including patent and trade mark portfolio management, transactional issues and infringements. Former co-heads Pedro Vilhena and Fabiano Zakhour are no longer at the firm.

Montaury Pimenta, Machado & Vieira de Mello is an IP specialist firm that handles a mix of litigation, prosecution, and enforcement matters for a varied client base. Turned to by companies from a wide range of sectors, including engineering, electronics, physics, pharmaceuticals, healthcare, and software, the firm has notable strength in nullity and invalidity actions. Eduardo Machado, who focuses on contentious and non-contentious trade mark issues, trial lawyer and IP agent Luiz Edgard Montaury Pimenta, who handles both patent and trade market litigation, and Roberto Vieira De Mello, who advises on a variety of matters, from licensing to prosecution, jointly oversee the department. Joana De Mattos Siqueira and Clarissa Jaegger assist clients with their trade mark portfolios and other non-contentious IP issues.

Murta Goyanes Advogados has a well-rounded IP practice covering trade marks, patents, industrial designs, copyright, software, and other IP rights. Regularly instructed by clients from the chemical, biotech, pharmaceutical, electronics and telecoms sectors in patents issues, the firm fields a 'highly skilled team of lawyers, senior associates and partners that take time to intimately understand client concerns and business operations'. It also works with other key sectors such as fashion, media and digital services in relation to copyright, trade mark and domain names mandates. Antonio Murta stands out for his knowledge of trade marks and IP litigation, while Marcelo Goyanes routinely advises media and entertainment companies on trade mark and unfair competition matters. Luiza Duarte Pereira handles a variety of IP mandates, including industrial designs, copyright, IP licensing and patents. IP litigation specialist João Marcos Gebara is also skilled in contractual issues. The four aforementioned lawyers co-lead the practice.

The IP practice at Pinheiro Neto Advogados offers an array of prosecution, litigation, and contractual services, covering the entire spectrum of IP rights, from trade marks to industrial designs. Its Silicon Valley office enables it to maintain strong relationships with technology companies based in the US. A go-to contact for this type of clients, José Mauro Decoussau Machado centres his practice on both transactional and contentious IP work. André Zonaro Giacchetta advises on issues involving IP rights, including litigation. Newly promoted partner and litigator Carlos Strasburg is well versed in contentious trade marks, patents, and copyright issues; 'his in-depth knowledge of the law and unparalleled ability to understand the client’s needs in relation to the sector in which they operate' are particularly highlighted by clients.

With 'a proven track record of success in complex IP matters', Souto Correa Advogados has a dedicated patent attorney team devoted to assisting clients with patent drafting, prosecution and litigation cases, such as patent cancellation lawsuits and enforcement cases. The team also showcases strong transactional capabilities, and provides regular support to clients operating in the life sciences, mining, tobacco, cosmetics, media and entertainment segments. Team lead Leticia Provedel is knowledgeable of entertainment and IP issues, and represents clients in both patent and trade mark prosecution and litigation matters. The 'extremely dedicated, accessible, technical and proactive' Mariana Vicentini Taylor plays a prominent role in trade mark prosecution matters and tech transfer agreements.

Drawing on strong ties to an international network, Campos Mello Advogados in cooperation with DLA Piper assists both international and domestic clients with trade mark, copyright and franchising matters. Co-leader Paula Mena Barreto, who splits her time between Rio and Miami, focuses on transactions, IP portfolio management and trade marks prosecution. Fellow co-head Domiciano Sá resides in Rio and leads on litigation mandates. Associate Ana Luisa Bastos Ramos assists with a range of media-related IP issues.

Madrona Fialho Advogados‘s IP team is led by recently promoted partner Luiza Tângari, who focuses on IP and technology matters, and often advises clients on cross-border issues, including transactions and IP disputes. The practice is particularly active in the management of trade mark portfolios and litigation. Retail, machinery, healthcare, technology and energy are the key sectors the practice advises on. Lucas Spadano is well versed in trade and competition regulations that affect IP mandates.

Garé Advogados is a specialist IP boutique which focuses on advising multinational companies from the luxury goods, sportswear, fashion and consumer products sectors on a range of IP issues. Its anti-counterfeiting work is especially notable, but the team is also well positioned to assist with brand protection and trade mark registration and management. Founders Luiz Claudio Garé and Elisson Garé are the main points of contact in the team; both are recommended for their 'solid legal background' and 'pragmatic approach to every issue'.

Demonstrating ‘a deep understanding of the local regulatory landscape‘, Gruenbaum, Possinhas & Teixeira is sought out by both international and domestic clients for assistance with trade mark applications, obtaining special status for renowned trade marks, and potential litigation involving trade marks. The firm is also noted for its patent capabilities; clients from the engineering, tobacco, and defence sectors regularly turn to the team for advice on initial patent applications and appeals. Co-head Andréa Possinhas is singled out for her expertise in trade marks, while Leonardo Cordeiro takes the lead on patent matters as well as IP issues involving technology and innovation. Associate Isadora Lima plays a prominent role in trade mark registration and protection mandates.

Showcasing strength in patent prosecution, Lobo de Rizzo Advogados‘s IP team has been increasingly engaged in trade mark registrations and copyright protection matters. Handling the IP aspects of corporate transactions, including restructurings, is another area of activity for the team. Practice head Rodrigo Delboni Teixeira is best known for his M&A work, and has assisted a number of clients with trade mark issues. Associate Mariana Zanardo Dessotti negotiates and drafts IP contracts for clients, and has handled a number of disputes related to domain names and trade marks. Former practice head Ana Paula Celidonio left the firm in June 2023.

Led by founding partner Mariana Valverde, Mariana Valverde Advogados‘ IP practice provides advice on patent, trade mark, copyright, industrial secrets and domain name issues to its mixed domestic and international client base. The team frequently assists clients with the expansion of their existing businesses into Brazil, advising on trade mark registrations and licensing agreements. Valverde brings together expertise in IP, fashion law and M&A, making her a go-to for clients requiring assistance with image rights.

With over two decades of experience in the IP market, Silveiro Advogados stands out for its proven track record in trade mark prosecution and copyright infringement litigation. The practice is routinely engaged by clients from a diverse range of sectors, from music and fashion, to telecoms and banking, and also showcases strength in IP licensing and technology transfer agreements. Leading the team, Rodrigo Azevedo is an expert in copyright, unfair competition and trade mark issues, both contentious and non-contentious. Another key member of the IP practice, Leonardo Braga Moura assists with a range of contentious IP issues.

Siqueira Castro – Advogados‘ IP practice is especially active in defending clients from piracy and misuse of trade marks and industrial designs. The team manages trade mark and industrial design portfolios for a diversity of local and international clients, including names from the automotive, food, commerce and retail sectors, and is often sought out for its experience in licensing agreements, anti-counterfeiting measures, and IP litigation. The team is led by Eduardo Ribeiro Augusto, whose expertise covers patents, trade marks and anti-counterfeiting.

Benny Spiewak leads the IP team at SPLaw, an IP and life sciences sector-focused firm, which provides regular assistance to life sciences, healthcare, food and beverage, retail, manufacturing and tech clients. The team excels in mandates concerning patents, trade marks, copyright and domain names. Founding partner Spiewak is well known for his work in the IP and life sciences space, and steers the team on a range of contentious, regulatory and transactional matters.

The 'extremely dedicated, efficient' and 'qualified' team at TozziniFreire Advogados mainly advises international and multinational clients on IP matters. The team manages a number of trade mark portfolios, and is also skilled at assisting with the IP aspects of transactions and potential liabilities of IP assets. Technology and copyright agreements are other core areas of activity for the team, which is jointly overseen by Marcela Waksman Ejnisman, a go-to for international companies seeking assistance with complex IP transactions, and Carla do Couto Hellu Battilana, a technology and data privacy specialist who handles trade mark registration and technology transfer mandates.

Complemented by its strong expertise in other sectors such as entertainment, IT and telecoms,Veirano Advogados‘ IP practice handles a mix of transactional and contentious work across trade marks, copyright, patents and industrial design. The team is led by Valdir Rocha and Fábio Pereira who are both well versed in a range of IP matters; Rocha has represented a number of clients in trade name, unfair competition and trade secret matters and uses his expertise on advertising law to advise brands on IP issues, while Pereira is the go-to for IP transactions, and a specialist in licensing, entertainment, media and IT-related mandates. Gustavo Fróes handles contentious IP issues involving trade marks, copyright and unfair competition.