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Unfair Competition and Anti-Piracy

Unfair competition, such as the theft of trade secrets, imitation of a competitor's product trade dress, and misleading advertising, has specific regulation under Brazilian law. Luiz Leonardos & Advogados provides advice on all matters related to unfair competition, damage prevention, and compliance with protection according to the legal provisions on unfair competition. In addition, we have solid expertise in implementing anti-piracy and border measures, conducting investigations, and obtaining information directly from Customs in cooperation with government authorities, ensuring the success of our strategies.

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Judicial Litigation

Luiz Leonardos & Advogados has solid experience in judicial litigation related to intellectual property rights. We represent our clients in nullity actions before the Federal Court, as well as in judicial actions before the State Court, actions for unfair competition, and judicial litigation related to procedures linked to the National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA). Arbitration also stands out in our areas of expertise. Luiz Leonardos Advogados has a multidisciplinary team of lawyers ready to represent clients, including in urgent matters, anywhere in the national territory.

Contracts

We provide comprehensive legal advice on all matters relating to Intellectual Property agreements, including Licensing, Technology Transfer and Franchising, as well as the preparation of legal opinions, agreements and provisions concerning non-compete obligations, confidentiality, employee inventions, commissioned works, copyrights and other related matters, with a view to developing the most effective strategy for protecting your intellectual property assets.

Cultivars

Brazilian legislation has provided, since 1997, through its own system based on the Union pour La Protection de las Variétés Vegetales (UPOV), for the protection of plant varieties, known as "cultivars". Linked to the Ministry of Agriculture, the National Plant Variety Protection Service (SNPC) analyzes applications for cultivar registration in the country. Luiz Leonardos & Advogados has highly qualified professionals to act in the process of obtaining cultivar protection registration with the SNPC and in taking measures for its due compliance.