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Maria Eduarda de O. Borrelli Junqueira joined the Montaury law firm as a paralegal in 2017, became an attorney at law in 2019, and a partner in 2020.

She holds an LLM in Intellectual Property Law from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, and her Law degree from the same University. In 2016, she studied Industrial Property Law and Copyright Law at Nova University of Lisbon, in Portugal, as part of a graduation exchange program.

Maria Eduarda represents a wide-ranging clientele, including both national and top-leading international companies. Her experience includes complex litigation cases related to patents in the pharmaceutical, telecom, agrochemical and mechanical fields, and she takes part in all aspects of the case – from the drawing of the strategy with the client, passing through the complaint until trial.

She is also extensively experienced in trademarks and unfair competition matters, successfully representing clients’ best interests in Courts as well as in extrajudicial matters, assisting with negotiations to avoid the judicialization of disputes whenever possible.

Maria Eduarda is a member of the 5G Special Commission, Technical Standards and Technological Innovation (CEPTIT) of the Rio de Janeiro Bar Association (OAB/RJ) and an active writer on the IP field, contributing with several articles involving relevant patent subjects in discussion in Brazil

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Areas of Expertise

IP Litigation, Patent Litigation, Life Sciences Litigation, Unfair Competition Litigation, Trade Dress Litigation, Trademark litigation, Copyright Litigation.

Languages

Portuguese, English .

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Marianna has been working with Intellectual Property since 2000. She became a partner of Montaury Pimenta Firm in 2002 and is one of the heads of the litigation department since 2011. Marianna’s experience covers all aspects of intellectual property with special emphasis on civil litigation involving trademarks, copyright, industrial designs, domain names and unfair competition & trade dress, as well as in the development and enforcement of strategies for protection and enforcement of these rights.

Marianna is highly specialized in Digital Law and Data Protection & Privacy and has solid experience in lawsuits involving IT Law related matters. Marianna has extensive experience in representing and advising clients in said fields and she has litigated representing major technology and social media companies in several Federal and State Courts across the country.

Despite being a litigator, she is recognized as a skilled negotiator managing to avoid litigation or negotiating creative agreements that are interesting for the litigating parties.

Marianna’s practices include:

  • evaluation of potential litigation risks, with the aim of, whenever possible, avoiding litigation;
  • collaborating with corporate departments to review, developing solutions and advising on litigation strategies;
  • handling and monitoring a variety of litigation matters, across the country;

In addition to participating in international conferences and seminars as a speaker or moderator, Marianna is constantly recognized for her practice in the most renowned rankings in the area such as: WTR1000, IP Stars (including World´s TOP 250 Women in IP in 2021, 2022), Best Lawyers, Latin Lawyers and Leaders League.

Areas of Expertise

Advertising Law, Anti-Piracy Programs, Copyright and Software, Digital Law, Domain Name, Fashion Law, IP Litigation, Unfair Competition Litigation, Trade Dress Litigation.

Languages

Portuguese, English, Spanish .

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Mauro Peixoto Pires is an administrator, with expertise in the marketing, finance and business areas.

Mauro has a master’s degree in business management. Before joining the firm in 2004, he gained extensive experience in the administrative and financial areas within large national companies.

Areas of Expertise

Finance and Administration.

Languages

Portuguese, English .

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Mônica Gurvitz holds a BSc in biomedical sciences from the Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro and a BSc in chemical engineering from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. She has been working with intellectual Property since 2016 and has concluded the Intellectual Property Rights Specialization Course at Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro.

Mônica advises her clients on a wide range of technical issues regarding patent prosecution, as well as performing prior art searches and drafting patents and freedom to operate reports, particularly in the chemical, pharmaceutical and biotechnology fields.

She is currently attending the Intellectual Property Rights Specialization Course at Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro.

Areas of Expertise

Patents, Life Sciences Patents, Biotech patents, Utility Model, Plant Variety Protection, Industrial Designs, Freedom to Operate (FTO).

Languages

Portuguese, English, Spanish .

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