About
Partner at Licks Attorneys in Rio de Janeiro, who joined the firm in 2013 after retiring from over 20 years as a Federal District Court Judge and an Appellate Judge in the Federal Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. She has extensive experience in intellectual property litigation and appellate matters, having chaired IP specialized panels and presided over leading cases on patents, trademarks, trade dress and TRIPS-related issues.
Practice areas
Intellectual PropertyLitigation
Office
Expertise
Appellate intellectual property litigationPatent litigation (including second medical use and pipeline patents)Trademark law, trade dress and trademark dilutionPharmaceutical patent/regulatory interface (role of the Brazilian FDA in prior approval proceedings)IP policy, teaching and scholarship
Education
- Master’s Degree in Constitutional Law and Theory of State, Pontifical Catholic University – Rio de Janeiro (PUC-RJ), 1999
- Extension Course in Intellectual Property, Pontifical Catholic University – Rio de Janeiro (PUC-RJ) and Rio de Janeiro Federal School of Magistrates for the 2nd Circuit (EMARF), 2002
- Graduate Specialization in Regional Integration between the European Union and Mercosur, University of Coimbra – Portugal (UC) and Rio de Janeiro Federal School of Magistrates for the 2nd Circuit (EMARF), 2000
- Graduate Specialization in Public Law and Private Law, Cândido Mendes University – Rio de Janeiro (UCM-RJ), 1992
Admissions
- Brazilian Bar Association – Rio de Janeiro (OAB/RJ) (member 1976–1993; since 2013)
Languages
PortugueseEnglishFrench