Our team
Gabriel Di Blasi
Founding partner
Gabriel Di Blasi is the founding partner of Di Blasi, Parente & Associados. As an industrial engineer, industrial property agent, and lawyer of over 35 years of experience, his practice spans both national and international issues, including patents, industrial design, trade secrets, plant varieties, licensing and franchise agreements, technology management, and technological innovation. His litigation and criminal practices encompass a wide range of sectors, including agribusiness, pharmaceuticals, medical devices, animal health, agrochemicals, green technology, biotechnology, telecommunications, mechanics, oil and gas, among others.
Gabriel is also involved in regulatory matters and is particularly engaged with measures from ANVISA, ANEEL, ANP, and others in Brazil. He also mentors at Endeavor Brazil, Inovativa Brazil, and Templo Ventures.
Recognitions
Gabriel Di Blasi is recognized as a leading lawyer by Chambers Global, Chambers Latin America, Who’s Who Legal, IAM 1000, IP Stars, The Legal 500, WIPR, LACCA, among others.
Associations
ABAPI – President of the Brazilian Association of Industrial Property Agents;
ABPI – Member of the Brazilian Intellectual Property Association;
ABF – Member of the Legal Committee of the Brazilian Franchising Association; and ESG Committee;
AIPLA – Member of the American Intellectual Property Law Association;
AIPPI – Member of the Design Committee of the International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property;
ANPEI – Committees on Intellectual Property, Innovation Management, and Open Innovation;
ASIPI – Member of the Inter-American Association of Intellectual Property;
FICPI – Member of the Design Committee Study Group (CET2) of the International Federation of Intellectual Property Attorneys;
FIESP – IP & Regulatory Affairs Member of the Biotech Commission of the São Paulo State Federation of Industries;
FDC – Member of the Innovation Group of the Don Cabral Foundation;
GLIPA – Member of the Global Intellectual Property Alliance;
INTA – Member of the Enforcement Committee;
IRELGOV – Founding Associate and Member of the Board of Directors of the Institute of Government Relations.
Areas and industries
Industrial Design | Trademarks | Legal Opinion and Trade Secret Protection | Patents | Plant Variety Protection | Software | Topography and Integrated Circuits | Licensing and Franchising | Government Relations | Startup and New Business | Representation and Guidance on Regulatory Affairs and Compliance | Litigation | Counterfeit Solution | Food and Beverage | Biological Sciences & Plant Varieties | Energy | Information Technology.
Publications
DI BLASI, Gabriel. A propriedade industrial: os sistemas de marcas, patentes e desenhos industriais analisados a partir da Lei n. 9.279, de 14 de maio de 1996. 3. ed. Rio de Janeiro: Forense, 2010;
Author of numerous articles for newspapers such as Estado de São Paulo, Jota, Jornal do Brasil, Migalhas, Valor Econômico, Brasil Econômico, Yahoo! News Brazil, among others;
Gabriel provided consultancy for the book Brazil Tokkyo Seido on the Patent system in Brazil, 2016.
Formation
Centro Federal de Educação Tecnológica do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (CEFET), Brasil;
Universidade Cândido Mendes (UCAM), Faculdade de Direito, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil.
Languages
English
Portuguese