Education
Law School of the University of Rio de Janeiro-UERJ. Gama Filho University (Master of Laws). Fundaçăo Getulio Vargas (Post-Graduate Research Course of Law, 1968).
Fundaçăo Getulio Vargas (Post-Graduate Research Course of Law, 1968). Escola Superior de Guerra (Graduate, 1972).
Spoken languages: Portuguese, English, French and Spanish.
Career
Worked at Momsen, Leonardos & Compania (Rio de Janeiro) specializing in Patents, Trademarks, Unfair Competition and Licensing, Computer Law and Copyright. Admitted to the bar, 1959, Brazil.
Member: Brazilian Bar Association (Member: Rio de Janeiro Section, 1959.
State Council, 1973-1974, 1981-1982. Ethics Court, 1985-1986.
Săo Paulo, Section, 1966). Institute of Brazilian Lawyers (Board of Directors, 1976-1978).
Brazilian Association of Industrial Property Agents-ABAPI.
Honorary President of the Brazilian Association of Intellectual Property-ABPI (Reporter General, 1979-1985. President, 1986-1991. International Association for the Protection of Industrial Property-International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (Executive President, 1995).
International Trademark Association- International Trademark Association (formerly United States Trademark Association-USTA).
Licensing Executives Society-LES. Overseas Member, ITMA. (Head of the Legal Department, including Litigation.
Advisor for the Trademark Sections of the firm). The firm was established in 1919 by the late American lawyer Richard P. Momsen, joined later on by the late Brazilian lawyer Thomas Leonardos. lieutenant offers a full range of technical and legal services in the field of intellectual property, unfair competition, licensing and computer law, including litigation, with a main office in Rio de Janeiro and a branch in Sáo Paulo.
The firm has 10 partners and approximately 140 employees.
Membership
Member: Brazilian Bar Association (Member: Rio de Janeiro Section, 1959. State Council, 1973-1974, 1981-1982. Ethics Court, 1985-1986.
Săo Paulo, Section, 1966).
Institute of Brazilian Lawyers (Board of Directors, 1976-1978). Brazilian Association of Industrial Property Agents-ABAPI.
Honorary President of the Brazilian Association of Intellectual Property-ABPI (Reporter General, 1979-1985. President, 1986-1991.
International Association for the Protection of Industrial Property-International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (Executive President, 1995).
International Trademark Association- International Trademark Association (formerly United States Trademark Association-USTA). Licensing Executives Society-LES. Overseas Member, ITMA. (Head of the Legal Department, including Litigation.
Advisor for the Trademark Sections of the firm).