LinkinLegal
Carolina Mendes photo

Carolina Mendes

Partner · Licks Attorneys

BrazilIntellectual Property, LitigationPortuguese, English, German

About

Partner at Licks Attorneys in Rio de Janeiro (became partner in 2025) specializing in complex intellectual property litigation—particularly patent infringement and validity disputes—handling trial, appellate and BRPTO administrative proceedings and advising multinational clients in cross-border IP disputes. She holds a PhD (2024) in Procedural Law, is a Postdoctoral candidate and adjunct professor at UERJ, and serves in leadership roles at OAB/RJ committees.

Practice areas

Intellectual PropertyLitigationAdministrative Law

Office

Expertise

Patent litigationPatent validity disputesPharmaceuticalsMedical devicesComputer systems / ITTelecommunicationsCross-border IP disputesBRPTO (administrative) proceedingsProcedural Law (academic specialization)

Education

  • Postdoctoral candidate in Law (Procedural Law), State University of Rio de Janeiro (UERJ)
  • PhD in Procedural Law, State University of Rio de Janeiro (UERJ), 2024
  • Master’s Degree in Procedural Law, State University of Rio de Janeiro (UERJ), 2022
  • Bachelor of Laws, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio), 2020

Admissions

  • Admitted as attorney-at-law in Brazil, 2020

Languages

PortugueseEnglishGerman