Danielle Altomari is a patent specialist at Licks Attorneys’ Rio de Janeiro office since 2018; Ms. Altomari’s practice has been focusing on processing patent applications, analysis of patentability, preparation of reports and compliance/ contestation of technical opinions issued by the Brazilian PTO. She has knowledge of the normative instructions, examination guidelines, Brazilian IP law and the main intellectual property treaties. She has 14 years of experience in Biotechnology researches, working with environmental and industrial microbiology, biotechnology applied to the oil industry, petrochemicals and biofuels.