Catia Gentil is a Partner at Licks Attorneys at its Rio de Janeiro Office. Attorney at law with a Metallurgical Engineering background, she has 40 years of experience in patent law. Catia started her career as a patent examiner at the BRPTO´s. Prior to joining the firm, she served as a senior patent examiner, head of art group, the head of the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT), as well as the head of the board of administrative appeals and nullity proceedings at the BRPTO. Catia was a member of the BRPTO group responsible for the regulations of the Brazilian Patent Statute 9,279 of 1996.

Catia often gives lectures related to Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) matters. She has regularly attended the Meeting of International Authorities under the PCT (PCT/MIA) in several Contracting States and the PCT Working Group (PCT/WG) at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) as a BRPTO delegate.

Catia is regarded an expert in PCT, patent acquisition and invalidity proceedings.