Another year is coming to a close and once again, Licks Attorneys and Otto Licks are recognized by Who´s Who Legal 2016 (WWL) for exceptional performances in the categories of Life Sciences and Patents in Brazil. Since 1996 Who’s Who Legal has identified the foremost legal practitioners in multiple areas of business law.Life SciencesOtto Licks […]
Licks Attorneys published a booklet containing suggestions to improve the Brazilian patent system. The booklet included a study on the Patent Prosecution Highway´s (PPH) process and its advantages to Brazil’s technological development and innovation. To access the Portuguese version of the document, click here
We are pleased to announce Felipe Mesquita as the new partner of Licks Attorneys, further expanding our expertise in complex litigation before Brazilian trial and appellate courts. He is also well versed in administrative proceedings before government agencies, such as the Brazilian FDA (ANVISA) and the Brazilian PTO (INPI). Mr. Mesquita expertise comprises a wide […]
Brazilian law firm Licks Attorneys has hired Antonio Morschbacker as a patent specialist in the firm’s patent group in Rio de Janeiro.Morschbacker joins from Morschbacker Consulting, a firm he founded and worked at as a partner. He has also worked at petrochemical company Braskem as renewable technologies director.He has experience as an inventor and co-inventor […]
The guide IAM Patent 1000 – The World’s Leading Patent Professionals 2016 identifies Licks Attorneys as one of the world’s leading patent services providers and says that steadfast ensemble Licks is in high demand: “It is certainly one of the best here nowadays.” An office in Japan makes it a prime pick for internationally minded […]
The Leaders League guide of Innovation Technology & Intellectual Property 2016 recognized Licks Attorneys as ‘EXCELLENT’ in the 2016 Ranking of the Top Law Firms in Brazil – IP Litigation and ranked Licks Attorneys as ‘HIGHLY RECOMMENDED’ in the 2016 Ranking of the Best Law Firms in Brazil – Technology & Digital Services.The firm was […]
The 7th Public Law Chamber of the Court of Appeals of São Paulo rejected an interlocutory appeal filed by Sindicato dos Taxistas autônomos de São Paulo that sought to forbid Uber’s drivers partners from acting in the City of São Paulo.In the trial, the Appellate Judges understood that the appellants plead to limit the use […]
Otavio Beaklini, patent specialist at Licks Attorneys and former commissioner of the BRPTO, will speak about the changes in the patent system and the latest developments of the Brazilian Patent Office.The event is sponsored by Candido Mendes University and will cover several aspects of the Brazilian Patent Statute.Location: Rua da Assembleia, 10, 42 floor– Centro […]
Our partner Eduardo Hallak was recognized in the WTR 1000 – World’s Leading Trademark Professionals 2016 – Brazil category as a leading Trademark professional. The publication is the only standalone research directory to focus exclusively on trademark practices and practitioners. The WTR 100 says that Mr. Hallak “flies the flag for Licks Attorneys, a firm […]
Hon. Liliane Roriz, partner at Licks Attorneys and former Appellate Judge, will chair the 1st roundtable of the 5th Intellectual Property Seminar, with the title “The Role of Education and Civil Society in the future direction of Intellectual Property”.The event, which is sponsored by the Candido Mendes University, will take place in the Josué de […]
The 2nd Conference on Patents in Telecoms in Washington D.C. ends today The event was organized by the following institutions, with the support and the sponsorship of Licks Attorneys: UCL Institute of Brand and Innovation Law, the George Washington University Faculty of Law, GSMA, ITU and ETSI. Otto Licks will be the moderator of the […]
We are pleased to announce that Professor Otavio Beaklini, former Acting President and Commissioner of Patents of the Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office, has joined the firm as a Patent Expert. At the forefront of the Brazilian Intellectual Property field for over 30 years, Prof. Beaklini has built an impressive career at the BRPTO with […]
