Domain Names
Luiz Leonardos & Advogados is recognized for its expertise in managing domain names in Brazil and abroad, serving both small businesses and large corporations. We assist clients throughout all stages of domain name registration and maintenance, including prior art searches, renewal applications, recordal of changes in ownership, as well as the filing of oppositions, appeals, and administrative nullity proceedings.
Our team has extensive experience in taking and following up on all measures necessary to maintain, protect, and enforce our clients’ rights over their domain names.
Other practice areas
Patents
The professionals at Luiz Leonardos & Advogados are involved in the entire processing of patent applications, both in Brazil and abroad. We have extensive experience in conducting prior art searches including FTO (“freedom to operate”), state-of-the-art research, patentability analyses, drafting patent applications, filing with the INPI, and other procedures such as compliance with requirements, submissions, appeals, payment of annuities and final fees, among others, in addition to providing advisory services in this area of intellectual property. In short, our solid experience allows us to take all necessary measures to maintain and protect our clients' rights.
Privacy and Data Protection
With the creation of the National Data Protection Authority – ANPD, on December 28, 2018, LLA strengthens its role in assisting its clients in the development of privacy and data usage policies, as well as contractual negotiations involving these topics.
Trade and Industry Secrets
Daily, companies deal with strategic and confidential information. Trade secrets are highly valuable assets, and in Brazil, they receive proper legal protection. Luiz Leonardos & Advogados provides advisory services in the protection of trade secrets, such as drafting and enforcing confidentiality agreements and ensuring the maintenance of clients' exclusive rights over data packages, as provided by the TRIPS Agreement (Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights) and based on local provisions regulating unfair competition.