Roberto P. Vieira de Mello is one of the founding partners of Montaury Pimenta, Machado & Vieira de Mello and leads the firm’s patent team.. He has a law degree from the University Candido Mendes, in Rio de Janeiro and is an attorney at law admitted to the Brazilian Bar Association (OAB) Rio de Janeiro Section since 1975, being also a registered Industrial Property Agent.
Roberto has an extensive practice with patents, trademarks, contracts and litigation, advising his domestic and international clients on the entire spectrum of IP matters, ranging from licensing to contentious matters, as well as to the obtention of registrations and prosecution services, besides the coordination of IP issues in different jurisdictions worldwide.
Roberto has served as an officer and a committee member in several national and international associations, notably the Brazilian Association of Industrial Property Agents (ABAPI), the Brazilian Intellectual Property Association (ABPI), the Inter-American Association of Intellectual Property (ASIPI) and the International Trademark Association (INTA).
He has authored several legal articles and regularly lectures in conferences and seminars in Brazil and abroad.
Academic Background
Law degree, Cândido Mendes University, School of Law, 1975
Professional Experience
- Practicing IP Law since 1972.
- Registered Industrial Property Agent.
- Chief Secretary, Brazilian Intellectual Property Association (ABPI), (1986-1992).
- Vice-president, Brazilian Industrial Property Agents Association (ABAPI), (1986-1989).
- Member, Executive Committee of the Inter-American Association of Intellectual Property (ASIPI), (1984-1991).
- Brazilian delegate, Inter-American Association of Intellectual Property (ASIPI), (1979-1983).
- Treasurer, Brazilian Industrial Property Agents Association (ABAPI), (1976-1985).
Publications
Utility Models, Meaning, Purpose and Diversity, 1988.
Professional Acknowledgements
Leaders League, IAM Patent 1000, Legal 500