Stephany Nicole Santos Araújo is an IP lawyer specializing in trademark. She has a postgraduate degree in Intellectual Property Law from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio) and is currently pursuing a postgraduate degree in Civil Procedure Law at the State University of Rio de Janeiro (UERJ).

Stephany has over 6 years of experience in trademark prosecution and currently works in the litigation department, managing a wide range of complex cases involving trademark disputes, unfair competition, and parallel importation in Brazilian courts.

Academic Background

• Post-Graduate course on Intellectual Property, Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC/RJ) - Brazil, predicted completion: July 2019;
• Summer School on Intellectual Property coordinated by WIPO – March 2019;
• Intellectual Property general course coordinated by WIPO - in 2017;
• Bachelor of Law, Mackenzie Faculty Rio/RJ – Brazil, February 2017.

Professional Experience

• Attorney at Montaury Pimenta, Machado & Vieira de Mello since February 2019.
• Legal assistant at Montaury Pimenta Machado & Vieira de Mello Law firm from February 2018 to January 2019.
• Legal intern at Montaury Pimenta Machado & Vieira de Mello Law firm from August 2016 to December 2017.
• Legal intern at The Court of Rio de Janeiro, from May 2014 to May 2016.

Publications

• “Major changes in the Brazilian IP system in the year 2022”, Lexology, January 2023.
• "The Madrid Protocol implementation in Brazil and its procedural changes in each office", Lexology, May 2022.
• "Madrid Protocol in Brazil: What has happened in the last two years?", Magazine The Trademark Lawyer, Issue 5, October 2021.
• "Uma visão geral sobre as tutelas provisórias em propriedade intelectual", Revista ASPI, April 2021.
• "Life and death: protecting legacy through IP rights", ILO, March 2021.
• "Trademark co-ownership finally possible in Brazil", ILO, March 2021.
• "Trademark co-ownership finally possible in Brazil", Lexology, November 2020.
• "Non-use cancellation actions in Brazil: an overview on the latest changes", Lexology, October 2019.
• "Protocolo de Madri e seu impacto nas empresas nacionais", ALAE, October 2019.
• "Da responsabilidade civil sobre conteúdos ofensivos na Wikipédia", Revista ABPI, October 2019.
• “Brazilian football team Flamengo recognized as a highly reputed mark in Brazil”, Lexology, April 2019.
• "The non-competition clause in franchise agreements", ASPI Review. 2nd Edition - p. 18-24, December 2018 - March 2019.