Thais de Matos Macedo Lio is an attorney and partner at Montaury Pimenta, Machado & Vieira de Mello. She is a postgraduate student in Civil Procedure and a member of the trademark team.

Thais has been working with Intellectual Property since 2008, specializing in trademarks and patents over the years. She provides legal consulting and advisory services to international clients by conducting technical assessments, trademark viability searches, and commercial investigations. Additionally, she offers services related to administrative procedures before the National Institute of Industrial Property for both national and international clients.

Academic Background

• Postgraduate student in Civil Procedure at Unità Faculdade.
• Graduated in Law at Unità Faculdade in 2023.
• Postgraduate degree in Genetics and Human Genomics at Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Paraná – PUC PR in 2013.
• Bachelor’s degree in Biomedicine from Universidade Paulista - UNIP in 2011.

Publications

• "Burger King Overturns Ajinomoto's Victory in Advertisement Dispute in Brazil", Lexology, Outubro 2024.
• "Anvisa não pode estabelecer normas para propaganda de medicamentos", ConJur, Setembro 2024.
• "Brazilian Superior Court of Justice (STJ) ruled that Brazilian Food/Health Authority (ANVISA) cannot establish rules for pharma advertising", Lexology, Setembro 2024.
• "The economic loss of piracy and smuggling in Brazil: R$160 billion are lost annually", Lexology, Abril 2024.
• "O impacto da pirataria e do contrabando na economia brasileira", portal Cliente SA, Março 2024.
• "O impacto da pirataria e do contrabando na economia brasileira", Jornal Estado de Minas, Março 2024.
• "Mickey Mouse – em 2024 todos poderão utilizá-lo?", portal Jota, Janeiro 2024.
• "The impact of piracy on business in Brazil", Lexology, Dezembro 2023.
• "O peso da pirataria nos negócios no Brasil", Consumidor Moderno, Dezembro 2023.
• "Protegendo a propriedade intelectual de avatares", Migalhas, Novembro 2023.