Karlo Tinoco

Karlo has twenty years of experience advising clients and litigating cases in Brazil and France. He graduated from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul and holds a Masters in Intellectual Property Law from the Centre d'études internationales de la propriété intellectuelle (CEIPI) and a PhD in Intellectual Property andCompetition Law from Université de Strasburg. He was one of the founding members of the Association Francophone de la Propriété Intellectuelle, and served as co-director of the Revue Francophone de la Propriété Intellectuelle. 

Over the years, he has worked in boutique and large law firms assisting Brazilian and foreign companies in a wide range of legal issues. His practice comprises advising from start-ups tobig companies to manage and enforce patents, trademarks, and trade secrets. He has also a large experience in assisting and negotiating IP related matters in mergers and acquisitions, technology transfer agreements, and licensing matters. He has published several papers in the field of intellectual property and is constantly invited as a speaker in seminars in Brazil and abroad.

Education

Ph.D. in Intellectual Property Law and Competition Law from Université de Strasbourg, in France.

LL.M. in Droit de la Propriété Intellectuelle from Centre d'études internationales de la propriété intellectuelle (CEIPI), in France.

J.D. from Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUC-RS).

Languages

Portuguese
English
French