Paulo Parente Marques Mendes

Paulo Parente Marques Mendes is an industrial property agent, lawyer and managing partner of Di Blasi, Parente & Associados, with over 35 years of experience in the field of Intellectual Property.

He advises large companies on issues involving brands, copyrights, image rights, entertainment, media, sports, competition, consumer rights, regulatory, judicial litigation, contracts, advertising law, among others, in Brazil and worldwide.

• President of the National Group of Ligue Internationale du Droit de la Concurrence (LIDC);
• President of the Industrial Property Commission of the Brazilian Lawyers Institute (IAB);
• Director-Attorney of the Executive Committee and Counselor of the Brazilian Association of Intellectual Property (ABPI);
• Counselor of the LIDE RJ;
• Member of the Brazilian Association of Industrial Property Agents (ABAPI);
• Member of the International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI);
• Member of the Association des Praticiens du Droit des Marques et des Modèles (APRAM);
• Member of INTA – International Trademark Association, integrating the Nominating Committee;
• Member of OAB/RJ, where he has been a Board Member since 2010;
• Member of the Right of Publicity Committee of INTA (RoP); and
• Member of the Publications Committee Meeting of the European Communities Trademark Association (ECTA).