OUR TEAM

MAURÍCIO TAVARES

Partner

Mauricio de Souza Tavares

Having graduated in Marketing from ESPM and in Law from Universidade Estácio de Sá, in Rio de Janeiro, he has been an Industrial Property Agent since 1996. He is a member of the Brazilian Bar Association, the Brazilian Association of Intellectual Property (ABPI); International Trademark Association (INTA), Association Internationale pour la Protection de la Propriété Intellectuelle (AIPPI), Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO), and Association of Intellectual Property Firms (AIPF). With a post-graduation degree in Digital Law, he was a professor of Intellectual Property at Ibmec-RJ and Estação Business School in Curitiba. He gave lectures at several organizations such as the Brazilian Association of Advertisers (ABA), SEBRAE, and others. Regarded as one of the foremost lawyers in the area by World Trademark Review, Who’s Who Legal, and Client Choice – Lexology. He works in the areas of trademarks, patents, software and copyright, franchising; technology transfer and technical service contracts, and domain names.

Languages: Portuguese and English.

Email: mauricio.tavares@mt4ip.com.br

CAMILA CASTRO

Partner

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Camila Castro

Degree in Law from Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF), master’s degree in Legal and Social Sciences (PPGSD) from UFF, and MBA in Intellectual Property from PUC-RJ. She has extensive experience, both in Innovation and Intellectual Property. She worked at the Technological Innovation Center at Universidade Federal Fluminense, and also as a lawyer in an Intellectual Property office.

Responsible for the International department at MT4, she also works in Innovation. She is a member of the Brazilian Bar Association.

Works in the areas of Trademarks, Patents, Industrial Designs, Innovation, Contracts, Cultivar Protection, Advisory and Judicial Litigation.

Languages: Portuguese and English.

Email: camila.castro@mt4ip.com.br

RAFAEL ALVES

Partner

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Rafael Alves

Degree in Law from Faculdade Presbiteriana Mackenzie Rio de Janeiro, post-graduation degree in Marketing from Universidade Cândido Mendes, and a degree in Business Administration from Universidade Estácio de Sá. He worked in some of the main Intellectual Property offices in the country, and also in the largest Brazilian company.

Responsible for the National Trademarks department at MT4. He is a member of the National Association of Data Privacy Professionals. He is a member of the Brazilian Bar Association.

He works in the areas of Trademarks, Domain Names, Copyright, Software Registration, Unfair Competition, Administrative Litigation, Fashion Law, and the General Data Protection Law.

Languages: Portuguese and English.

Email: rafael.alves@mt4ip.com.br

CAIO AZEVEDO

Corporate Law Consultant

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Caio Azevedo

Degree in Law from Universidade Estadual de Londrina – UEL, and has a specialization in Tax Law from the same university. Master’s degree in Business Law from Ibmec.

Business Law Consultant at MT4, he works in Tax Law, Company Law, M&A, and Labor Law.

Languages: Portuguese and English.

Email: azevedo@mt4ip.com.br

ANTENOR BARBOSA

Law Consultant

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Antenor Barbosa

Degree in Law from the State University of Rio de Janeiro – UERJ, he has specialization in Intellectual Property at Franklin Pierce Law Center, New Hampshire, USA, and a postgraduate degree in Intellectual Property and Cyberlaw from Fundação Getúlio Vargas – FGV. He has wide experience in dispute resolution related to Intellectual Property, having worked for some of the largest offices in the country. He is a court-appointed expert, with training by the Brazilian Association of Industrial Property – ABAPI. He is a member of the Brazilian Bar Association, the Brazilian Association of Industrial Property (ABAPI), and the Inter-American Association of Intellectual Property (ASIPI).

Responsible for the Legal Department at MP4, both administrative and litigation.

Languages: Portuguese and English.

Email: antenor.barbosa@mt4ip.com.br

ALBA PARADA

Patent Department

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Alba Parada

Degree in Physics from IFGW-UNICAMP, from where she also obtained a master’s and a doctor’s degree in Physics. Specialization in Industrial Quality from UNICAMP. She has extensive experience in Patents, in the patenting process, writing, and feasibility analysis, having worked for other Intellectual Property offices.

Besides being responsible for the Patents department at MT4, she also works in Innovation.

Languages: Portuguese and English.

Email: alba.parada@mt4ip.com.br

EMÍLIA GIRARDI

Operational Department

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Emilia Girardi

Student of Architecture and Urbanism at Universidade Anhanguera and holds a licentiate degree in Physics from Universidade Federal Fluminense.

She is one of the people responsible for controlling the operations of MT4, through the monitoring, registration and updating of processes, weekly communication of published orders, filing of trademark applications, appointment of proxies, and delivery of registration certificates.

Languages: Portuguese and English.

Email: emilia.girardi@mt4ip.com.br

LUCIENE NOGUEIRA

Renewals Department

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Luciene Nogueira

Degree in Law from Candido Mendes and post-graduation in Advertising and Marketing from Estácio de Sá. She has extensive experience in Renewals, having worked for another Intellectual Property office in this area.

Responsible for MT4’s Renewals Department, with the control of annuities, extensions, assignments, change of name and address and contracts, control of deadlines and client communication.

She is a member of the Brazilian Bar Association.

Languages: Portuguese and English.

Email: luciene.nogueira@mt4ip.com.br

ROMILSON PEREIRA

Operational Department

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Romilson Pereira

Degree in Marketing from Universidade Estácio de Sá, MBA in Branding (Communication and Brand Strategic Management) from Universidade Candido Mendes.

He is one of the people responsible for controlling the operations of MT4, through deadline control, (national and international) client communication, process registration and update, translation and document verification.

Languages: Portuguese and English.

Email: romilson.pereira@mt4ip.com.br

RAPHAELA SOARES

Law Consultant

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Raphaela Soares

Bachelor of Law and specialized in Company Law from Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro (PUC-RJ). She has extensive experience in intellectual property, with significant performance in the administrative area and trademark litigation, as well as contracts, copyrights, unfair competition, software and franchising. She worked for other offices specialized in Intellectual Property.

Works in the Legal Department at MT4, both in administrative and litigation.

Languages: Portuguese and English.

Email: raphaela.soares@mt4ip.com.br

MARIANA MARGOTTO

Trademark Department

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Mariana Margotto

Graduated in Law from Centro Universitário do Espírito Santo – UNESC, and studying Constitutional Law at the Instituto Brasileiro de Ensino, Desenvolvimento e Pesquisa (IDP). She has experience in Civil and Business Law, Consumer Law, Intellectual Property and Data Protection. She is a member of the Brazilian Bar Association (OAB).
Responsible for MT4’s International Trademark Department.

Languages: Portuguese and English
E-mail: mariana.margotto@mt4ip.com.br

SILVANA RESAFFI

Human Resources Consultant

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Silvana Resaffi de Souza Tavares

Graduated in Psychology from Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo – PUC. She has high experience in Human Resources and Clinical Psychology. Member of the São Paulo Regional Council of Psychology.
Responsible for the MT4´s Human Resources Department.

Languages: Portuguese and English.
E-mail: info@mt4ip.com.br

LUCAS RIBEIRO

Marketing Departament

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Lucas Ribeiro

VINICIUS PEREIRA

Finance Department

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Vinicius Pereira

JAQSON JUNIOR

Operational Department

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