It is an honor to announce that Licks Attorneys has being ranked for the firm’s outstanding performance. In accordance with IAM Patent 1000 2017 guide, “It has established ‘a solid reputation’ for its staunch defense of global industry leaders and their IP rights, and “deserves to be recommended based on its significant courtroom performances alone”. Along with an Asian desk in Japan, it has a sizeable team of internationally trained lawyers based in Brazil that makes light work of any cross-border infringement conundrum. The more demanding the matter, the more its lawyers can demonstrate their contentious talents. Pharmaceuticals and telecommunications are strong suits both for the firm and for founding partner Otto Licks”.Ranked in the top gold level of the patent litigation best lawyers, our partner Otto Licks, was recognized by IAM Patent 1000 2017 as being “an appropriately aggressive and active litigator who is ‘well trained and able to handle difficult cases with much success’. He is also ‘known for his perseverance’ and ‘excellent writing’ skills. In the last year, Licks and his team have been indispensable in asserting Ericsson’s rights in Brazil, handling all facets of a high-stakes international infringement campaign.”Receiving such a top honor, our partner Carlos Aboim was also ranked as one of the best lawyers in Brazil in patent litigation, being mentioned by IAM Patent 1000 2017 as “A pillar of support in this case and many others, Carlos Aboim is ‘a brilliant lawyer’ who has almost 20 years of trial experience to his name.”
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