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Patents

At Guerra IP, we understand that obtaining, maintaining, protecting, and enforcing patents in Brazil and abroad can be a lengthy, complicated, and sometimes painful process...but it doesn’t have to be. Our highly skilled patent attorneys have the broad experience and in-depth knowledge needed to help clients more easily convert their unique inventions into marketable, successful assets. We begin by developing a solid understanding of your specific business, technology, and objectives—and we continue to apply this personalized approach as we work together towards achieving the most profitable outcome possible.

Our Services:
  • Provide patentability opinions
  • Provide validity analysis, infringement analysis, and freedom to operate searches—all with related legal opinions
  • Draft, file, and prosecute foreign and domestic patent applications
  • Build and maintain international patent portfolios—engaging a network of reputable foreign patent agents to assist as needed
  • Build and maintain commercially valuable patent portfolios in a cost-effective manner
  • Conduct patent training programs for in-house technical and marketing personnel, carefully developed to meet a company’s unique needs
  • Develop and implement cost-effective corporate patent filing, maintenance policies, and in-house implementation procedures
  • Assist in setting, managing, and meeting budget expectations for research, design, patent protection and maintenance matters
  • Police patent activities and filings of clients’ competitors
  • Conduct comprehensive intellectual property audits and assist with intellectual property aspects of due diligence inquiries
  • Negotiate and draft license agreements
  • Investigate and litigate patent infringement claims

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IP Litigation in Brazil

In October 2013, Guerra IP conducted a web seminar in conjunction with Managing IP magazine focusing on IP litigation in Brazil.