Claudia is a lawyer and an industrial property agent, practicing since 1991. She leads the Foreign Relations Department team at the firm. Her practice focuses on providing strategic advice to clients regarding the protection, maintenance, and management of IP portfolios in other jurisdictions.

She actively participates in numerous IP associations, such as INTA (International Trademark Association) and AIPPI (International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property). Claudia is a member of INTA’s Geographical Indications Committee and serves on AIPPI’s Industrial Design and Membership Committees. Additionally, within AIPPI, she acts as the Brazilian delegate for the national group of ABPI (Brazilian IP Association).

At the Brazilian Intellectual Property Association – ABPI, Claudia is one of the coordinators of the Geographical Indications Committee and serves as a panelist at the Domain Name Dispute Resolution Center.

Her outstanding work as an IP lawyer has been recognized by various international publications, being listed in multiple categories by WTR1000, Lawyer Monthly Magazine, Leading Lawyer 50 Brazil, among others.

Claudia was named among the most influential women in Intellectual Property by the publication World IP Review 2022, “Influential Women in IP – The Best and Brightest Women in IP”, and was recognized as one of the 100 outstanding women in Leadership, Innovation, and Global Influence by Women’s IP World in 2025.

Academic Background

• Training in Conciliation and Mediation by IMAB – Institute of Mediation and Arbitration of Brazil.
• 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

• “O acordo Mercosul e União Europeia e a propriedade intelectual”, Gazeta do Povo, January 2025.
• “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