Tatiana Machado > Licks Attorneys > Rio de Janeiro, Brazil > Lawyer Profile

Licks Attorneys
Oscar Niemeyer, 2000
9th floor
Aqwa Corporate - 20220-297
Brazil

Position

Partner

Career

Tatiana Machado Alves is an Attorney at Law at Licks Attorneys’ Rio de Janeiro office since 2013. Before that, she had worked as a paralegal in our team since 2010.

Tatiana has extensive experience with complex litigation and leading cases in the areas of intellectual property, unfair competition, regulatory and competition law. She is also well versed in administrative proceedings before government agencies, such as the Brazilian FDA (ANVISA) and the Brazilian PTO (INPI).

In 2016, Tatiana spent one semester as a Guest Researcher at the Maastricht University, in the Netherlands. She holds a Masters in Law (focus of study: Civil Procedure & Evidence Law), from the State University of Rio de Janeiro (UERJ), where she is also currently a PhD candidate. Tatiana has authored many articles in the areas of Civil Procedure & Evidence Law, and of Industrial Property Law.

Languages

  • Portuguese
  • English
  • Italian
  • German
  • Spanish

Memberships

  • ‍Brazilian Bar Association – Rio de Janeiro Section (OAB/RJ);
  • Brazilian Association of Industrial Property (ABPI).

Education

  • PhD candidate in Law (focus of study: Civil Procedure & Evidence Law) at State University of Rio de Janeiro (UERJ);
  • Masters in Law (focus of study: Civil Procedure & Evidence Law) at State University of Rio de Janeiro (UERJ) (2016);
  • Executive Education in Mediating Disputes at the Program onNegotiation (PON), of Harvard Law School (2015).
  • Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) at State University of Rio de Janeiro (UERJ) (2013).

Lawyer Rankings

Brazil > Intellectual property

Licks Attorneys‘ team is composed of prosecutors and litigators that assist large and small companies with all patent-related matters. Companies from the biotechnology, pharmaceutical, telecoms and electronic segments regularly seek the team’s assistance in complex IP disputes. With the ability to advise on the intersection of IP, health and regulations, the group is a go-to destination for patent holders facing the challenges of compulsory licensing. The team is under the joint leadership of six practitioners: founding partner Otto Licks, a litigation and policy-making specialist; co-founder Carlos Aboim, a key contact for complex disputes; Roberto Rodrigues, who focus on patent litigation; Tatiana Machado, who is well-versed in administrative proceedings; and Liliane Roriz, who draws on her former experience as an appellate judge and federal attorney to assist in a wide range of IP matters. Felipe Mesquita is no longer at the firm.