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About
Provided by Gabriel Francisco Leonardos
Career
Attorney at Law, Senior Partner of the firm, Industrial Property Agent, Mr. Leonardos has a MBA in Corporate Finance from FGV, Magister Iuris from USP, LLM University Ludwig-Maximilian, Munich. Former Visiting Researcher at the Max Planck Institute (Munich, Germany). Recipient of the German Cross of Merit (Bundesverdienstkreuz). Graduated in Law from UERJ.
Languages Spoken
Portuguese, English and German.
Practice Areas
Litigation before the Courts in IP; in consulting on licensing agreements, patents, trademarks, copyrights, and unfair competition; in trademark prosecution; and in arbitration and mediation in IP and Contract Law.
Professional Memberships
President (2024 – 2025) of the Brazilian Association of Intellectual Property – ABPI, the Brazilian Branch of AIPPI; Member: Ethics Court of the Interamerican Association of Intellectual Property – ASIPI; Brazilian Association of Industrial Property Agents – ABAPI; International Trademark Association – INTA; Brazilian-German Chamber of Commerce of Rio de Janeiro; International Federation of Intellectual Property Counsels – FICPI; German Association of Intellectual Property – GRUR; Consulting Board of the Brazilian Association of Financial Law – ABDF; International Fiscal Association – IFA; Board of Directors of the Center for Studies of Law Firms – CESA.
Publications
The book Taxation of Technology Transfer (1997) and several articles.
Practice Areas
Litigation before the Courts in IP; in consulting on licensing agreements, patents, trademarks, copyrights, and unfair competition; in trademark prosecution; and in arbitration and mediation in IP and Contract Law.
Career
Lawyer, Senior Partner of the firm, Industrial Property Agent, Mr. Leonardos has a MBA in Corporate Finance from FGV, Magister Iuris from USP, LLM University Ludwig-Maximilian, Munich. Former Visiting Researcher at the Max Planck Institute (Munich, Germany). Recipient of the German Cross of Merit (Bundesverdienstkreuz). Graduated in Law from UERJ. He speaks Portuguese, English and German.
Professional Memberships
President of Brazilian Association of Intellectual Property – ABPI (2022 – 2023); Member of the board of Directors of CESA; member of the Brazilian Association of Industrial Property Agents – ABAPI; member of the International Trademark Association – INTA; member of the Brazilian-German Chamber of Commerce of Rio de Janeiro; member of the Fédération International dês Conseils en Proprieté Industrielle – FICPI; member of the German Association of Intellectual Property – GRUR; member of the Brazilian Association of Financial Law – ABDF; member of the International Fiscal Association – IFA
Publications
The book Taxation of Technology Transfer (1997) and several articles.
Chambers Review
Brazil: Contentious
Gabriel Francisco Leonardos is highly renowned among his peers in the intellectual property arena, who admire his strong track record and endorse his top-tier position in the rankings. He has standout expertise in handling sophisticated trade mark agreement negotiations and strategic litigation before the BPTO.
Gabriel Francisco Leonardos is highly renowned among his peers in the intellectual property arena, who admire his strong track record and endorse his top-tier position in the rankings. He has standout expertise in handling sophisticated trade mark agreement negotiations and strategic litigation before the BPTO.
Brazil: Industries & Sectors
Renowned intellectual property partner Gabriel Francisco Leonardos is considered to be a forerunner in the field of fashion law. Clients and observers praise him for fostering the practice from its early days, being highly involved in the industry and advising clients on sophisticated IP-related matters.
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"He delivers work with a high level of expertise."
"Gabriel is sensational.He understands the urgency of the matter and we feel at ease when he attends meetings. We trust his advice. He helped us organise our business."
"He is an ace. He has in-depth patent knowledge and is a great litigator. He is one of the greatest names in the field, respected by everyone."
"He delivers work with a high level of expertise."
"Gabriel is sensational.He understands the urgency of the matter and we feel at ease when he attends meetings. We trust his advice. He helped us organise our business."
"He is an ace. He has in-depth patent knowledge and is a great litigator. He is one of the greatest names in the field, respected by everyone."
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