Practicing IP Law Since 1991, Claudia Maria Zeraik leads the team dealing with foreign affairs at the firm. Her practice focuses on providing strategic advice on protecting, maintaining and enforcing client IP portfolios in other jurisdictions.

Claudia actively participates in a wide number of IP associations, such as INTA (International Trademark Association) and AIPPI (International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property). Claudia is a member of the Geographical Indications Committee of INTA and in the Industrial Design and Membership Committees of AIPPI. At AIPPI Claudia is the Brazilian delegate for ABPI.

She is also panelist at ABPI’s Intellectual Property Dispute Resolution Centre for domain name disputes.

Claudia was listed by World IP Review 2022 Magazine as “Influential Women in PI – The Best and Brightest Women in IP”  for that year.

Academic Background

• Master's student in the Professional Master's Degree in Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer for Innovation – PROFNIT/UFRJ.
• Postgraduate degree, Intellectual Property, Getúlio Vargas Foundation (FGV/RJ), 2000.
• Specialized degree, Intellectual Property, CEIPI, Strasbourg, France, 1996.
• Law degree, Estácio de Sá University, School of Law, 1991.
• Bachelor’s degree, Estácio de Sá University, School of Languages, 1985.

Professional Experience

• Expert appointed by Judge on Intellectual Property matters.
• Specialist at the Industrial Property Dispute Resolution Center of the Brazilian Intellectual Property Association – ABPI.
• Member of ABPI and AIPPI.

Publications

• “The importance of the interaction between Marketing and Intellectual Property for companies”, Lexology, July 2024.
• “A importância da interação entre o marketing e a propriedade intelectual para as empresas”, ALAE, June 2024.
• “A importância da interação entre o marketing e a propriedade intelectual para as empresas”, Gestão & Negócios, June 2024.
• “A hora e a vez das Indicações Geográficas no Brasil”, Agro em Dia, February 2023.
• “International Women’s Day #Embrace Equity”, WIPR – World Intellectual Property Review, March 2023.
• “As Marcas dos times de futebol no Exterior – É preciso golear na proteção desse importante ativo”, Bom dia Advogado Website, May 2022.
• “Insulating Indigenous Innovation”, Wipr - World IP Preview, May 2022.
• “International Women’s Day: Break the bias”, Wipr - World IP Preview, March 2022.
• “Proteção por patentes de invenções implementadas por computador”, Montaury Pimenta Machado & Vieira de Mello, October 2020.
• “Marketing e Propriedade Intelectual: do Design ao Consumidor”, Amcham Brasil, December 2019.
• “Marketing e Propriedade Intelectual”, Mundo do Marketing, October 2019.
• “Acordo Mercosul-UE e tratado fomentam proteção da propriedade intelectual”, Revista ConJur - Consultor Jurídico, July 2019.
• “Brazilian Intellectual Property Protection in the Mercosur / EU Trade Agreement”, Lexology, July 2019.
• “A proteção de ativos intangíveis no Brasil e no exterior”, Newsletter Vieira de Mello Advogados, May 2004.
• “Ilegalidade de cobrança de juros na compra de imóveis durante a construção”, 2004.
• “Marketing e Propriedade Industrial”, Jornal Gazeta Mercantil, October 2003.

Professional Acknowledgements

• WTR World Trademark Review 2017 – Bronze
• WTR World Trademark Review 2016 –Bronze
• Lawyer Monthly Magazine – Women in Law 2015
• WTR World Trademark Review 2015 –Bronze
• ‘Leading LAWYER 50 Brazil’ 2011: IP LAW – Leading LAWYER 50 Brazil