Our firm is one of the top Brazilian firms specialized in pharmaceutical patent litigation, especially in the state and federal courts of Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo. The Life Sciences Department is highly experienced in the prosecution and enforcement of pharmaceutical and biotechnology patents.

We also offer consulting services in the protection of plant varieties encompassing all phases of the process, from the request of protection before the Ministry of Agriculture to the issuance of the Plant Variety Protection Certificate.

The Life Sciences team promptly answers our clients’ requirements providing tailor-made solutions in the most effective timeframe.

Apart from all the prosecution and litigation work, the team also provides the clients with prior art searches, freedom to operate reports and patent landscapes, as well as competitive intelligence projects for domestic and international companies.

Gabriela Salerno, one of the department leaders, is the current chairwoman of the Biotechnology Committee of the Brazilian Intellectual Property Association (ABPI).