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Felipe Oquendo

Partner

Felipe Oquendo is a partner at Licks Attorneys based in Rio de Janeiro. He has more than 16 years of experience in intellectual property litigation, advising clients on complex and high-stakes disputes involving patents, plant varieties, trademarks, industrial designs and unfair competition.
 

His practice has a strong focus on patent litigation, particularly in matters involving ICT, standard-essential patents (SEPs), life sciences and mechanical engineering. He represents clients in technically sophisticated disputes and develops litigation and enforcement strategies tailored to the legal, technical and commercial aspects of each matter.

He also advises clients on broader intellectual property enforcement and strategic issues in Brazil.

  • Portuguese
  • English
  • French

  • Represented a major Dutch company in complex patent litigation involving oil drilling vessels. The case was settled;
  • Represented a major American veterinary products company in patent litigation involving key products for the control of diseases in pets. The case was settled;
  • Represented a major Brazilian paper producing company in groundbreaking plant variety litigation;
  • Represented several patent applicants against the Brazilian Patent Office in writs of mandamus filed to avoid the application of restrictive rules to the examination of appeals filed before the date in which said rules entered into force. Favorable rulings have been issued, pending appeal from the BRPTO.

  • WIPR Leaders (2024);
  • Leaders League – “Rising Star” – Brazil’s leading lawyers (nominated) (2021);
  • Leaders League – “Rising Star” – Patent Litigation (2020).

  • Brazilian Intellectual Property Association (ABPI);
  • Deputy General Rapporteur of the International League of Competition Law (LIDC);
  • Amicus Brief Committee of International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI);
  • Brazilian Bar Association – Rio de Janeiro (OAB/RJ).

  • Master of Laws (LL.M), Corporate, Labor, and Industrial Property Law, Rio de Janeiro State University – UERJ (2014);
  • Master of Laws (LL.M), Intellectual Property Law, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro – PUC-Rio (2012);
  • Bachelor of Laws (LL.B), Rio de Janeiro State University – UERJ (2009).

  • Chambers Global Practice Guides: Patent Litigation 2026, Chambers, 2026;
  • Baxter – World Patent Law and Practice, Issue 167 – Brazilian chapter, 2022;
  • Protection of IP Rights in Distribution in Brazil. In: Liability for Antitrust Law Infringements & Protection of IP Rights in Distribution, Springer, 2019;
  • Legal Protection of Trade Secrets in Brazil. In: Abuse of Dominant Position and Globalization & Protection and Disclosure of Trade Secrets and Know-How, Springer, 2017;
  • Originality as a requirement to provide registration of industrial design: grants for a better understanding of the Brazilian law. PIDCC Issue No. 07, 2014;
  • Business name jurisdiction in Brazil: legislative developments and prospects, PIDCC Issue No. 07, 2014;
  • Invalidation of trademark registrations granted in violation of the principle of inherent distinctiveness: guidelines and aspects of civil procedural law. Revista Eletrônica do IBPI No. 6, 2012.