José Eduardo Filgueiras graduated in Civil Engineering from Universidade Gama Filho in 1982 and later specialized in Industrial Property. He is a registered industrial property agent with the National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI) under No. 2182.

He is currently the coordinator of the Industrial Designs Commission at ABPI (Brazilian Intellectual Property Association) for the 2024-2025 term.

José has extensive experience in legal actions involving patents and industrial designs, specializing in the preparation of technical opinions and questions for such cases, as well as acting as a technical assistant for one of the parties involved.

He also advises national and international clients on technical matters during the administrative process of patent applications, conducts prior art searches, prepares freedom-to-operate opinions, and drafts patent applications, particularly in the fields of civil and mechanical engineering.

Academic Background

Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering, Gama Filho University, 1982.

Professional Experience

• Patent Coordinator of the Brazilian Association of Intellectual Property (2018-2021).
• Coordinator of the Brazilian Association of Intellectual Property’s Industrial Design Commission (2024 – 2025)

Publications

"The Patent Backlog in Brazil", Lexology, 2019.