Rodrigo Moraes Costa is a mechanical engineer graduated from the Centro Federal de Educação Tecnológica Celso Sucow da Fonseca (CEFET/RJ). He is also a technician in mechanics graduated from CEFET/RJ. He has a postgraduate degree in Intellectual Property Law at Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro.

Rodrigo assists clients in the administrative prosecution of patents and industrial designs, in addition to prior art searches, freedom-to-operate opinions and drafting patent applications.

Academic Background

• Post-graduate in Intellectual Property Law, PUC-Rio, 2022.
• Bachelor of Science Degree, Mechanical Engineering, Centro Federal de Educação Tecnológica Celso Sucow da Fonseca (CEFET/RJ), 2019.
• Technician in mechanics, Centro Federal de Educação Tecnológica Celso Sucow da Fonseca (CEFET/RJ), 2011.

Professional Experience

Intern at Montaury Pimenta Machado e Vieira de Mello, 2018-2019.

Publications

• “Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office (BPTO) announces Phase V of PPH program including Global PPH”, Lexology, December 2024.
• “Brazilian PTO publishes new Ordinance regulating the examination of certificates of addition”, Lexology, December 2024.
• “Brazilian Patent Office (BPTO) Speeds Up Prosecution, Reduces Analysis Time for Patents”, Lexology, November 2024.
• “INPI acelera processos e reduz tempo de análise para patentes”, Law Innovation, October 2024.
• “Parques de diversão buscam estratégias para proteção de suas inovações”, Portal de Negócios, April 2024.
• “Updates on the changes in the Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office's appeal instance”, Lexology, March 2024.
• "Plano estratégico do INPI para melhoria no sistema de propriedade industrial até 2026", ALAE – Aliança de Advocacia Empresarial, October 2023.
• "Plano estratégico do INPI para melhoria no sistema de propriedade industrial até 2026", Conjur – Consultor Jurídico, October 2023.
• "Panorama da impressão 3D no campo da propriedade intelectual", Conjur (Consultor Jurídico), December 2022.
• "A brief overview of 3D printing in the intellectual property field", Lexology, September 2022.
• "BRPTO anticipates Phase II of Patent Prosecution Highway Programme", International Law Office, January 2021.