Tatiana Alves

Tatiana has extensive experience with complex litigation in the area of intellectual property law, focused on patent disputes. She has been lead counsel in dozens of trials for life sciences and telecommunications clients, providing remarkable results for her clients in complex disputes. She was the first woman to serve as first chair in infringement and validity SEP litigation in Brazil.

For three years in a row, Tatiana has been named by WIPR Diversity as an Influential Women in IP (2024, 2023) and as a Trailblazer (2022). She has also been recognized by The Legal 500 for her expertise in Intellectual Property, and by Leaders League in their Patent Litigation ranking. IP Stars lists Tatiana as a Notable Practitioner, and Benchmark Litigation as a Litigation Star.

A DEI-champion, Tatiana co-founded the first Brazilian association dedicated to promoting diversity and inclusion in the innovation ecosystem - Women in IP (WIP). She frequently writes articles and participates in seminars and webinars on DEI topics.

Tatiana holds a Ph.D. in Civil Procedure and Evidence Law from the Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ), in cooperation with Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, in Germany. She has focused her academic studies on case management, procedural agreements for the taking of evidence, and standards of proof. She has also spent time as a Guest Researcher at the University of Maastricht, in The Netherlands, and as an Invited Researcher at the Institute of Intellectual Property (IIP), in Japan.

Education

Ph.D. in Civil Procedure and Evidence Law, from Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ), in cooperation with Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München.
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M.A. in Civil Procedure and Evidence Law, from Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ), in cooperation with University of Maastricht.

Invited Researcher at the Institute of Intellectual Property (IIP), in Japan.
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J.D. from Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ).

Publications

English

Boom in Brazil’s Medical Device Market Creates Patent Infringement Issue (IP WatchDog, 2024).

Animal Health and Patent Litigation (Kluwer Patent Blog, 2024).

DEI initiatives gaining traction in the Brazilian IP ecosystem (IAM, 2024).

Brazilian Lawmaker Introduces Bill to Allow AI as Inventor (IP WatchDog, 2024).

Brazilian Congressman introduces bill to allow AI as inventor (Kluwer Patent Blog, 2024).

Brazilian Supreme Court issues new guidance on landmark patent term adjustment decision (IAM, 2023).

Brazilian government issues IP National Strategy guidelines for 2023-2025 (Kluwer Patent Blog, 2023).

Exploring gender inequality in Brazil's IP system (WIPR Diversity, 2023).

Brazil's National Council of Justice Takes Historic Step for Gender Equality in Judiciary (Lexology, 2023).

Brazil: The Patent Office is Considering Changing Terms for Requesting Examination and Amending Patent Applications (Kluwer Patent Blog, 2023).

Brazil Becoming Relevant Forum for Telecom Patent Litigation (IP WatchDog, 2023).

Annotation of patents: a threat to second medical use patents in Brazil? (Kluwer Patent Blog, 2023).

Brazil: leading case allows revival of a patent application (Kluwer Patent Blog, 2023).

An overview of post-grant opposition procedure in Brazil (IP Stars, 2022).‍

Portuguese

Elon Musk x OpenAI: o que o litígio pode significar para o futuro da IA? (JOTA, 2024).
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Congresso vai discutir se IA pode ser inventora de pedido de patente (JOTA, 2024).

Avanços e desafios na promoção da diversidade na inovação (JOTA, 2023).

INPI lança consulta pública sobre alterações em pedidos de patente (JOTA, 2023).

Brasil torna-se um fórum relevante para litígios de patentes de telecomunicações (Decisor Brasil, 2023).

Anotação de patente: repercussões de recente decisão da Justiça Federal do Rio de Janeiro (Decisor Brasil, 2023).

Languages

Portuguese
English
Spanish
German
Italian