Kasznar Leonardos Intellectual Property > Rio de Janeiro, Brazil > Firm Profile
Kasznar Leonardos Intellectual Property Offices
RUA TEÓFILO OTONI, 63
5TH TO 7TH FLOORS
RIO DE JANEIRO, RJ – 20090-080
Brazil
Kasznar Leonardos Intellectual Property > The Legal 500 Rankings
Brazil > Intellectual property Tier 2
Specialised IP firm Kasznar Leonardos Intellectual Property is well versed across the full range of IP prosecution and litigation matters. Name partner Gabriel Leonardos is a key contact.Practice head(s):
Gabriel Leonardos; Claudio Roberto Barbosa; Rafael Lacaz Amaral
Brazil > Life sciences Tier 4
Kasznar Leonardos Intellectual Property’s life sciences practice acts for pharmaceutical, food, agribusiness, cosmetics and medical devices companies. Aline Ferreira and Priscila Kashiwabara lead the practice. Anderson Ribeiro and associates Matheus Montecasciano and Lucas Calabria left the firm in February 2022.Kasznar Leonardos Intellectual Property > Firm Profile
Kasznar Leonardos is an IP boutique with offices in Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo, recognized for its experience and excellence in services, provision in all IP areas. It acts as legal advisors on contractual matters, as industrial property agents with BPTO and as lawyers, arbitrators and mediators in litigation and extrajudicial dispute resolution.
In trademarks, the firm has significant expertise in obtaining and maintaining trademark registrations in Brazil and abroad. It also provides counsel regarding domain names and copyright registrations, assisting clients in all steps of the process.
In patents, the firm drafts, files and prosecutes patent applications from local and foreign companies, and counts on experts who cover a variety of specialities, such as aviation, auto, biotech, electronics, oil and gas, chemistry, information technology, telecoms, pharmacy and steel.
In litigation and legal advice, the firm also has strong teams, led by the highly recognized IP lawyer Gabriel Leonardos. It also provides development of anti-piracy programs. In contracts, the services include all stages related to negotiation, drafting and registration of IP licensing agreements before the Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office (BPTO).
Among its partners, there are leading lawyers who have shaped, and continue to shape, Brazilian case law in IP matters, with a successful track record for clients.
History of the firm: Established in 1919, the firm has inherited an invaluable legacy: highly qualified practitioners and the experience of more than 100 years of history in the provision of services to register and protect the industrial and intellectual property rights of some of the largest and most important companies in the world, from the most diverse industries. The firm accompanies the growth of IP activities in the country, which gives it an advantage in the practice of law.
Named since 2012 as senior partners and IP experts Elisabeth Kasznar Fekete, Filipe Leonardos and Gabriel F Leonardos, hold leading positions in IP. The three of them have over 30 years’ experience in IP. With decades of experience as well, the other senior partners of the firm – Eduardo Colonna Rosman, Gustavo Barbosa and João Luis Vianna – run the prestigious patent department.
Specialized in the management of intellectual assets, the firm has 24 partners, more than 260 employees and correspondents in every state in Brazil, as well as having a broad network of international partners. The team is made up of highly qualified practitioners to serve clients, among them multinational companies from all industry segments, such as oil and gas, energy, chemical, food, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, steel, aerospace, automotive, electronics, telecommunications and information technology.
Main areas of practice: Kasznar Leonardos provides Brazilian and foreign companies with a wide range of technical and judicial services in IP areas, such as trademarks; domain names; patents; industrial designs; copyrights; geographical indications; digital law; unfair competition; trade secrets and confidential data; technology transfer, franchising and licensing; litigation and dispute resolution; regulatory law in the health area; marketing law and entertainment; anti-counterfeiting; protection of plant varieties; and personal data protection. In these areas, Kasznar’s team acts as attorneys in the prosecution of applications; as legal advisors in licensing and other contract matters; as lawyers in litigation and arbitration; and as neutrals in arbitration and mediation. The firm’s multilingual staff speak several languages, including Portuguese, English, German, French, Spanish, Hungarian and Italian.
Main Contacts
Lawyer Profiles
| Photo | Name | Position | Profile |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Mr Rafael Lacaz Amaral | Senior Partner, Attorney at Law | View Profile |
 | Gustavo Bacalhau | Partner; Attorney at Law | View Profile |
 | Maria Pia Guerra | Partner, Attorney at Law, Executive Manager of I’B The IP Hub | View Profile |
 | Mr Filipe da Cunha Leonardos | Senior Partner, Attorney at Law | View Profile |
 | Fernanda Magalhães | Partner; Attorney at Law | View Profile |
 | Ísis Valaziane | Partner, Attorney at Law | View Profile |
Staff Figures
Partners : 24 Other fee-earners : 89 Total staff : 260Languages
Portuguese English Spanish Italian French German HungarianMemberships
INTA - International Trademark Association American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) AIPPI (The International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property) ASIPI Intellectual Property Owners (IPO) IBA (International Bar Association)Diversity
Respect is a core principle of our work and a key reason for supporting a diverse and inclusive workplace. We value diversity and a respectful professional environment for all, regardless of sexual orientation, gender, color/race, age and physical/social conditions.
After five years promoting internal actions, we launched our Diversity and Inclusion Program (“DI Program”) in 2020, aiming to foster debates and to implement proactive measures inside and outside our office, focusing on the following themes: gender equity, racial equality, persons with disabilities and LGTBTI+ community. This initiative is supported by our Diversity and Inclusion Committee, which reports to our firm’s Board of Directors, and our Diversity and Inclusion Task Force, which reports to the Human Resources Department.
As a result of our DI Program, an annual schedule of actions was created to promote awareness for and inform all employees. The following actions were promoted during 2020-2021:
- LGBTI+ Pride Day (2020): two webinars and a large communication campaign
- Lesbian Visibility Day (2020): publication of two reviews
- National Day of Struggle for Persons With Disabilities (2020): informative campaign
- National Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women (2020): informative campaign
- Black Awareness Day (2020): two webinars and a large communication campaign
- International Day of Persons with Disabilities (2020): one webinar and a large communication campaign
- International Human Rights Day (2020): informative campaign
- International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (2020): informative campaign
- Trans Visibility Day (2021): one webinar
- International Women’s Day (2021): one webinar and a large communication campaign
- Nacional Day for the Elimination of LGBTIphobia (2021): informative campaign
- LGBTI+ Pride Day (2021): one webinar and a large communication campaign
- Nacional Day of Black, Latin American and Caribbean Women (2021): informative campaign
- Lesbian Visibility Day (2021): a large communication campaign
Moreover, the following initiatives also occurred during the same period:
- Creation of our Diversity and Inclusion Task Force (“DI Task Force”), the HR advisory staff group.
- Conducting a demographic census of diversity and inclusion with all the employees
- Conducting an Inclusive Leadership Workshop with all our partners and managers
- Conducting selection processes without using demographic information such as age, address, race or sexual orientation
- Joining “Empresas Sem Barreiras” (project that supports career advancement by making competitive hiring processes more inclusive for those Brazilians frequently facing racial discrimination)
- Restructuring of our ethics and compliance policy to include diversity and inclusion topics
- Implementation of a reporting channel
- Joining “Incluir Direito” Project (initiative that creates a link between law firms and self-declared black law students, and offers greater professional opportunities to those students)
- Joining United Nations Global Compact
- Joining UN’s Women Empowerment Principles
- Joining “Transempregos” (employment placement organization for Trans workers in Brazil)
Finally, it is worth mentioning that diversity and inclusion is one of the strategic basis of our firm and that a Diversity and Inclusion Committee was created to advise the Board of Directors on guidelines, best practices and strategic initiatives related to this important theme.
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