OUR TEAM

Kene Gallois has more than 15 years’ experience in the field of Biological Sciences. She graduated from the Fluminense Federal University (UFF) and has a Master’s Degree from the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz) in Cellular and Molecular Biology. She began her career working as scientist in research projects in Pathology, Immunology and Pharmacology and has been working with patents in the areas of Biotechnology, Pharmacy, Chemistry, Agriculture, Food, Animal and Cosmetics since 2009. Her scientific background provides a deep knowledge of the inventions and adds value to the advice and work provided to the clients.

In 2015, she joined Daniel Law, where she coordinates the Chemical & Life Sciences Division, providing several services related to the patent practice, such as drafting, filing and processing patent applications, performing searches, preparing pre- and post-grant oppositions, providing technical assistance in Court actions, preparing legal opinions and freedom-to-operate reports, analyzing the client’s portfolios, providing assistance with patent landscape reports and loss of exclusivity, as well as guiding the clients on commercial strategies. She also attends meetings with clients and the Brazilian PTO examiners, amongst other responsibilities. She routinely manages foreign and domestic patent portfolios and her practice involves aspects within the scope of the Brazilian PTO, National Agency for Sanitary Surveillance (ANVISA) and other Brazilian institutions that govern Life Sciences and Chemical practices.

The success of Kene’s approach helped her earn recognition six years in a row by Intellectual Asset Management’s IAM Strategy 300: The World’s Leading IP Strategists / Global Leaders and recommended by the IAM 1000: “Kene is a great patent attorney who stays up to date on everything and proactively anticipates client needs.