Aline holds a degree in Chemical Engineering from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ). She also holds a Licentiate Degree in Chemistry from Cândido Mendes University (UCAM), a Master’s Degree in Chemistry from UFRJ, a postgraduate specialisation in Petroleum and Gas Engineering from IPETEC & Iguaçu University, and a postgraduate degree in Intellectual Property Law from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-RJ), in addition to several professional development courses in the field of industrial property.

Her work is distinguished by excellence in handling patent applications before the Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office (INPI), as well as technical support in litigation involving Chemistry and Life Sciences. She has experience assisting a wide range of national and multinational clients, providing support in protection strategies, responses to technical office actions, and prior art searches. She delivers strategic solutions based on her deep knowledge of the Brazilian Industrial Property Law, key international IP treaties, and the interpretation adopted by INPI.

Aline conducts her work with professionalism and ethical commitment, combining technical and legal expertise to offer suitable solutions to innovation challenges, thereby contributing to the valorisation of intangible assets in both industrial and academic sectors.

Academic Background

• BSc in Chemical Engineering – Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ).
• Licentiate Degree in Chemistry – Cândido Mendes University (UCAM).
• MSc in Chemistry – Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ).
• Postgraduate Specialisation in Petroleum and Gas Engineering – IPETEC & Iguaçu University.
• Postgraduate Specialisation in Intellectual Property Law – Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-RJ).

Professional Experience

• Experience with invention patents, utility models, and certificates of addition.
• Conducting prior art searches, drafting patent applications, and preparing Freedom to Operate (FTO) opinions.
• Analysis of technical office actions and preparation of appropriate responses.
• Preparation and analysis of technical submissions during substantive examination and drafting of detailed patentability opinions.
• Technical support in patent litigation, including infringement and nullity actions.
• Drafting of questions for judicial expert reports and responses to opposing party inquiries.

Publications

• Niobia-alumina as Methanol Dehydration Component in Mixed Catalyst Systems for Dimethyl Ether Production from Syngas, Applied Catalysis A, General, vol. 488, pp. 19–27, 2014.
• Niobia-modified aluminas prepared by impregnation with niobium peroxo complexes for dimethylether production, Catalysis Today (2012), DOI: 10.1016/j.cattod.2012.02.062.
• Investigation of the catalytic activity of niobium phosphates for liquid phase alkylation of anisole with benzyl chloride, Applied Catalysis A, General (2010), doi:10.1016/j.apcata.2010.07.030.
• Comparative performance of niobium phosphates in liquid phase anisole benzylation with benzyl alcohol, Catalysis Communications (2008), doi:10.1016/j.catcom.2008.03.019.
• ROCHA, A. S.; Forrester, A. M. S.; Aguiar, E. F. S.; FARO JR, A. C. Niobium oxide supported on gamma-alumina as a component of a mixed catalytic system for direct dimethyl ether production from synthesis gas, 15th Brazilian Congress on Catalysis, 2009, Búzios.
• ROCHA, A. S.; Forrester, A. M. S.; LACHTER, E. R.; Aguiar, E. F. S.; FARO JR, A. C. Methanol dehydration to produce dimethyl ether over niobia-modified alumina, 15th Brazilian Congress on Catalysis, 2009, Búzios.