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Isabella Benevides

Attorney At Law

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Isabella Benevides joined Licks Attorneys’ Rio de Janeiro office as an attorney at law in 2020. After a brief period working with a Brazilian law firm specializing in Intellectual Property, where she represented major corporations in complex IP disputes involving patents, trademarks, and unfair competition, she returned to Licks Attorneys in 2024. During her time away, she also provided outside counsel in these areas, assisting in drafting and reviewing contracts, policies, and agreements.

Ms. Benevides’ practice at Licks Attorneys focuses on strategic litigation and counseling in intellectual property, unfair competition, and regulatory compliance, particularly in the life sciences and information technology industries. Her background in international law provides particular insight into cross-border disputes. Ms. Benevides is committed to providing thoughtful and effective legal counsel, consistently striving to meet her clients’ needs with diligence and professionalism.

+ Languages
  • Portuguese
  • English

+ Practice Areas
  • Contracts
  • Food & Drug Law
  • Intellectual Property
  • Internet Privacy Law
  • Licensing & Technology Transfer
  • Litigation
  • Patents
  • Regulatory Law
  • Technology, Media & Telecommunications
  • Trade Secrets & Regulatory
  • Trademark, Trade Dress & Publicity Rights Matters
  • Unfair Competition

+ Representative Cases
  • Represented a leading Brazilian energy company in an appeal against a billion-dollar patent infringement judgment. Successfully argued that the Brazilian Patent Statute had been misapplied, leading the Superior Court to reverse the previous decision and reinstate the trial court’s ruling.
+ Professional Highlights
+ Representative Experience
+ Affiliations
  • Brazilian Bar Association – Rio de Janeiro (OAB/RJ).
+ Education
  • Master of Laws (LL.M), International Law, Rio de Janeiro State University – UERJ (2017);
  • Bachelor of Laws (LL.B), Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro – PUC-Rio (2014).

+ Publications
  • Global governance and internet governance: an analysis of international law and brazilian law. In: Global Governance, Volume I, Arraes Editores, 2017;
  • The Internationalization of Human Rights and Its Impact on Transnational Corporations. In: International Business Activity, Grupo Editorial Ibáñez, 2017;
  • Fundamental Rights: Perspectives from the European Union. In: Effectiveness of Human Rights and International Law, Multifoco Editora, 2017;
  • Fundamental Rights: Perspectives from the European Union, Journal of the Jean Monnet Chair of the European Union Law Program, FGV Direito Rio, 2016;
  • Contemporary International Law in the Globalized Context: Convergence Factors Between Public and Private Law. In: Law and International Relations in Latin America, Arraes Editora, 2015.
+ Speaking Engagements and Others
+ Articles