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Year: 2018

Licks Attorneys has been ranked among the leading Brazilian Law Firms in Litigation.

Licks Attorneys has been ranked among the leading Brazilian Law Firms in Litigation. The very first edition of “Benchmark Litigation – Latin America”, published by the Euromoney Editorial Group, features a selection of the most distinguished Law Firms and attorneys specialized in dispute resolution. In addition, our partners Otto Licks, Rodrigo Maior and Eduardo Hallak […]

Brazilian PPH with the DKPTO: new opportunities available under Rule #223/2018

(BRPTO’s gazette of August 21st, 2018) The BRPTO published on August 21st, 2018, Rule #223/2018 implementing the PPH Pilot program with the DKPTO, which might speed up the examination of pending Brazilian applications with an application from the same family for which a “Grant” decision has been issued by the DKPTO. The Program will accept […]

Brazilian PPH with the UKIPO: opportunities for Biotech and IT under new Rule #222/2018

(BRPTO’s gazette of July 24th, 2018) The BRPTO published on July 24th, 2018, Rule #222/2018 implementing the PPH Pilot program with the UKIPO, which might speed up the examination of pending Brazilian applications with an application from the same family for which a “Notification to Grant” or “Intention to Grant” letter has been issued by […]

Brazilian Data Protection Bill on the way to enactment: a legal framework for data privacy including the creation of a regulatory federal agency

On July 10, Brazilian Senate passed the General Data Protection Bill, which will now be forwarded to the President for sanction or veto. It is a step establishing a legal framework for data privacy in Brazil. After the bill matures into legislation, companies will have an 18-month window to comply. MAIN PROVISIONS Influenced by European […]

Licks Attorneys expands the Patent Litigation Group welcoming five new experienced lawyers in 2018.

Felipe Corrêa, Fernanda Ferreira, João Pedro Accioly, Karlo Tinoco and Thiago Zimmermann team-up with a strong Litigation group composed by seasoned attorneys that have handled the leading patent cases in Brazil over the last twenty years.Licks Attorneys’ recent hires follow a sustained expansion strategy aiming for the most talented resources to keep providing a unique […]