Mattos Filho‘s technology and IP practice excels in navigating IP contractual frameworks and addressing IP issues related to corporate transactions. Covering advice on trade mark, patent, and trade secret matters, it also assists with technology licensing agreements, indemnification lawsuits, and issues related to the INPI. IP and technology specialists Paulo Brancher and Luiz Felipe Di Sessa are key figures in the practice. Di Sessa brings extensive experience in advising on complex IP transactions and IP agreements.
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Testimonials

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  • ‘The firm is cutting-edge and has multidisciplinary operations.’

  • ‘Luiz Felipe Di Sessa is highly responsive and responds promptly to demands in line with client needs.’

  • ‘This firm stands out for combining high-quality service with an innovative approach that places the client at the centre of everything. The team is made up of highly qualified professionals who are experts in their fields and offer precise, creative, and effective legal solutions. Communication is always clear and objective, which provides a relationship of trust and transparency with clients. What sets this firm apart in the national legal market is its strategic vision and ability to anticipate clients’ needs.'

  • ‘Luiz Felipe Di Sessa is a true reference in the firm, being one of the most exceptional professionals I have ever had the pleasure of working with. What sets him apart is his ability to combine deep technical knowledge with an extremely practical and client-focused approach. Luiz Felipe is able to translate complex legal issues in an accessible way and always with a clear strategic vision, seeking not only to solve problems, but to anticipate solutions that truly add value to the business.'

Key clients

  • Google Group
  • Amazon Web Services
  • Meta Platforms, Inc.
  • Spotify Group (Spotify AB and Spotify Brasil Serviços de Música Ltda.)
  • Netflix Entretenimento Brasil Ltda.
  • Tidal Serviços de Entretenimento Ltda.
  • Light S.A.
  • Compass Group Holdings PLC
  • Doctor’s Associates LLC
  • Cogna Educação and Saber Educação S.A.
  • Mondelez Group (Mondelez International Inc. and Mondelez Brasil Ltda.)
  • Hypera S.A.

Work highlights

Advised the Cogna Group on the sale of its subsidiary SRV Editora Ltda. to Grupo GEN.
Advised the Maratá Group on the sale of its coffee and tea segment to JDE in 2023, and continued support with trade mark protection strategies at the INPI.
Advised Doctor's Associates Inc. on the termination of its master franchise agreement with Subway do Brasil Ltda., a subsidiary of SouthRock Group, and the establishment of a new master franchise in Brazil.

Other key lawyers

Luiz Felipe Di Sessa; Paulo Brancher; Jessica Satie Ishida