Mr Luiz Edgard Montaury Pimenta > Montaury Pimenta, Machado & Vieira de Mello > Rio de Janeiro, Brazil > Lawyer Profile
Montaury Pimenta, Machado & Vieira de Mello Offices
Av. Almirante Barroso, 139
7TH FLOOR
20031-005 RIO DE JANEIRO
Brazil
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Mr Luiz Edgard Montaury Pimenta
Work Department
Litigation
Position
Senior partner- Head of Litigation
Career
Luiz Edgard Montaury Pimenta is a trial lawyer, Industrial Property Agent and the firm’s senior partner. With over 30 years of experience in the Intellectual Property field, he heads the firm’s Litigation team, as well as coordinates different departments within the firm. He is currently Vice President of the international association The Global Network of National IP Practitioner Associations (GNIPA), based in London and was the president of ABPI (Brazilian Association of Intellectual Property) from 2019 to 2021.
Luiz advises and represents domestic and international clients in a wide range of medium and high complexity IP disputes, covering several technologies and areas in the Federal and State Courts of Brazil, including the Superior Courts. Among the cases represented by him are those related to patents, trademarks, copyrights, domain names and unfair competition. Luiz is a member of the Intellectual Property Task Force of AMCHAM (American Chamber of Commerce in Brazil) and is a panelist at the domain names dispute resolution centers of WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization), NAF (National Arbitration Forum) and ABPI and, as such, has been responsible for several important decisions involving crossborder IP disputes.
Recognized by the highest international rankings, he is an active speaker at IP events in Brazil, USA, Latin America and Europe and is the author of numerous publications in his area of expertise. In 2021, in recognition of the relevant services that Luiz has been providing to the legal practice, the Rio de Janeiro State School of Judiciary, awarded him the EMERJ MEDAL OF MERIT.
Areas of Expertise
IP Litigation, Patent Litigation, Trademark Litigation, Unfair Competition Litigation, Software Litigation, Copyright Litigation, Life Sciences Litigation, Trade Dress, Trademarks, Domain Name Disputes, Fashion Law, Advertising Law, Anti-Piracy Programs.
Languages
Portuguese, English, Spanish
Lawyer Rankings
Brazil > Intellectual property
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.