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OUR TEAM
Isabella Cardozo, a partner at Daniel Law since 2005, has been working in the field of Intellectual Property since 1998, with a special focus on trademarks. She manages portfolios for renowned clients in sectors such as pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, publications, and apparel. Her experience includes conducting meetings and lectures in Brazil, the United States, and Europe, sharing relevant insights about the Brazilian market and Intellectual Property.
Highlights:
• Supervision of the trademarks department.
• Legal consultancy and management of international portfolios.
• Involvement in judicial and extrajudicial cases related to trademark infringements.
• Active participation in due diligence processes, registration viability assessment, and strategic planning in Intellectual Property.
• Advocacy for clients' interests before the INPI, including oppositions, administrative nullities, appeals, and submissions.
Isabella leads the Daniel Plural Program for Diversity and Inclusion, representing the office in D&I initiatives within intellectual property associations. As the Coordinator of the Diversity Committee at ABPI, she is part of INTA's Women Leadership Project and participated in the INTA DEI Presidential Task Force, which resulted in the development of a DEI strategy for INTA.
Awards:
• Chambers D&I 2022: 'Outstanding Contribution.'
• IP Stars: Top 250 Women in IP 2020, 2021, and 2022.
• WIPR's Diversity 2022: 'Diversity Champion.'
• WIPR’s Diversity 2021: 'Influential Woman in IP.'
• Nominated in 2019 and 2020 in the categories 'Outstanding Ally' and 'Outstanding Contribution to Diversity & Inclusion (Of Counsel/Partner) (Brazil).'
Practice Areas
Unfair Competition
Domain Names
Due Diligence
Education
Degree in Law from the Estácio de Sá University in 1999;
Specialization Course in Strategy in the Age of Digital Disruption – INSEAD.
Affiliations, Commissions and Collegiate
Co-leader in the Communications Subcommittee of the Leadership ;
Development Committee at the International Trademark Association – INTA (2020-2021).
Languages
Articles
Madrid: A Flourishing System?
Progress on implementing the Madrid System for international trademark registration around the world presents a mixed picture, as Sarah Morgan...
Navigating Brazil’s IP terrain
What are the leading IP objectives and challenges that your corporation, or your industry, pursue and face in Brazil? Knowing the answers to these...
Responding adeptly to Brazil’s trade mark system
Often clients, unaccustomed to Brazil, fret about the wrong problem, such as the backlog. Alternatively, they try to solve a problem with the wrong...
Co-ownership of Trademarks in Brazil: Key Changes
Brazil’s accession to the Madrid Protocol has included several important changes to the country’s trademark system, such as simplifying the...
Brazil: How has the Madrid Protocol been implemented and what next?
On October 2 2019, Brazil joined the Madrid protocol. The success of this can be proven by numbers. Until March 5 2020, 3,126 marks were designated...
Madrid Protocol in Brazil
When is a trademark a trademark? In an ideal world a trademark should be whatever is perceived as a trademark by consumers. If we consider, for...
Responding adeptly to Brazil’s trade mark system
Often clients, unaccustomed to Brazil, fret about the wrong problem, such as the backlog. Alternatively, they try to solve a problem with the wrong...
Pharma trademarks in Brazil: going to court to get your name
Why Conduct Trademark Searches in Brazil?
Why Brazil? When people think about Brazil they often imagine just another country in South America, like Argentina or Chile. The truth is that the...
The peculiarities of the trademark registration system in Brazil
At first glance it might appear that registering a trademark in Brazil is a simple task. There is a certain level of harmonization within IP Laws...