Caroline Golfeto is a Food Engineer and Patent Specialist at Licks Attorneys’ Rio de Janeiro off ice since 2020. She has been working with Intellectual Property since 2013 and her expertise covers all aspects related to the prosecution of patent applications at the Brazilian PTO and the National Agency for Sanitary Surveillance (ANVISA), with emphasis on patent applications in the fi elds of Chemistry, Food, Pharmacy and Biotechnology. Ms. Golfeto acts analyzing and reporting technical opinions issued by the Brazilian PTO, preparing petitions to comply/contest said technical opinions, preparing third party observations, performing prior art searches, Freedom to Operate (FTO) searches, preparing Patent Landscape Reports (PLRs), as well as technical opinions to support case laws. Ms. Golfeto has knowledge of the Brazilian IP Law, normative instructions and examination guidelines issued by the Brazilian PTO, as well as the main intellectual property treaties. Before working with Intellectual Property, she worked as an entrepreneur, teacher and intern at engineering companies and beverage industries.