Ms Ana Paula Brito > Montaury Pimenta, Machado & Vieira de Mello > Rio de Janeiro, Brazil > Lawyer Profile

Montaury Pimenta, Machado & Vieira de Mello
Av. Almirante Barroso, 139
7TH FLOOR
20031-005 RIO DE JANEIRO
Brazil

Work Department

Litigation

Position

Partner- Attorney at Law

Career

Ana Paula Affonso Brito is a trial Lawyer, who has been working with Intellectual Property litigation matters since 2001. She has extensive expertise in litigation before Brazilian Federal and State Courts, acting for both domestic and international clients.

Ana Paula’s diverse practice includes the evaluation of potential litigation risks, collaborating with corporate departments, developing mitigation solutions and litigation strategies, as well as handling and monitoring of complex litigation matters.

Ana Paula has litigated diverse cases involving patents in the pharmaceutical, mechanical and telecom fields, trademarks, copyrights, domains, designs and unfair competition law. She assists clients across different fields of activity and technologies, such as pharmaceuticals, telecom, house appliances, crop science, cosmetics, fashion, food, mechanical, oil and gas, machinery, software, among others.

Ana Paula actively participates in several national and international IP associations and is the author of numerous articles in her area of ​​expertise.

Areas of Expertise

Patent Litigation, Life Sciences Litigation, Trademark Litigation, Copyright Litigation, Unfair Competition Litigation, Trade Dress Litigation, Industrial Design Litigation, Trademark Litigation.

Languages

Portuguese, English, French

Lawyer Rankings

Brazil > Intellectual property

(Next Generation Partners)

Ana Paula BritoMontaury Pimenta, Machado & Vieira de Mello

Montaury Pimenta, Machado & Vieira de Mello – ‘a very experienced and historic IP firm in Rio de Janeiro‘ – attracts mandates from domestic and international clients operating in the electronics, biotechnology, software, nanotechnology, life sciences and telecoms sectors, which seek advice on the protection of their IP rights. Offering prosecution, litigation and enforcement services, the practice is best known for its contentious work, but also excels in technology transfers and franchising matters. Chairing the practice are founding partners Eduardo Machado, who takes the lead on trade marks, Luiz Edgard Montaury Pimenta, who oversees the litigation subgroup, and Roberto Vieira De Mello, the name to note for patent-related matters. Ana Paula Brito and Marianna Furtado Mendonça are both active in IP litigation. Other key individuals include patent attorney Gabriela Salerno, and trade mark specialists Clarissa Jaegger and Joana de Mattos Siqueira.