Brazil has long been known for its strong litigation culture, particularly among domestic companies, where disputes are often taken to court at an...
OUR TEAM
With over 15 years of experience in intellectual property, Robert Daniel Shores is a partner at Daniel Law, where he plays a key role in the firm’s strategic direction and client service across all areas of IP. He works closely with global companies in technology, fashion, entertainment, and life sciences, helping them protect and maximize the value of their intangible assets throughout Latin America.
Robert’s practice spans trademark protection, brand enforcement, anti-counterfeiting, and IP litigation, as well as broader advisory work on regulatory and technology-related IP challenges. He collaborates with legal and business teams to structure effective rights management strategies, mitigate risks, and drive impactful results through both litigation and innovative solutions.
Beyond his client work, Robert is actively involved in ensuring service excellence across all of Daniel Law’s IP teams, working closely with the firm’s patent, regulatory, and litigation leaders to enhance client engagement and optimize strategic outcomes.
His international experience includes serving as a seconded attorney at a top-tier UK law firm and earning an LL.M. from Berkeley UC in IP & Technology Law, where he graduated with high honors in Trademark Law. During his time at Berkeley, he also received recognition for excellence in legal reasoning and advocacy, earning the award for Best Oral Presentation in a mock trial on secondary meaning.
He is an active participant in professional associations such as INTA, ECTA, MARQUES, PTMG, ABPI, and IPO and contributes to thought leadership initiatives in IP and technology law.
Robert’s work has been recognized by leading legal directories, including MIP’s IP Stars, WTR 1000, Chambers & Partners, Legal 500, and Leaders League.
Practice Areas
Domain Names
Geographical Indications
Information Technology Law
Litigation
Trade Names
Trademarks
Unfair Competition
Patents
Litigation
Brand protection
Anti-counterfeiting
Education
Postgraduate in Procedural Law and Legal Management at IBMEC, in 2015;
Graduated in Law, with an emphasis on Commercial Law, from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC / RJ), in 2013, with a final paper entitled “Ambush Marketing in Sports Events in the Face of Competition Law”;
Specialization Course in Copyright, Entertainment and Industrial Property at Escola Superior de Advocacia – ESA, in 2013.
Affiliations, Commissions and Collegiate
Member of the Enforcement Committee of INTA (International Trademark Association) (2018/19);
Member of the European Communities Trademark Association – ECTA, serving in the Anti-Counterfeiting Committee for the 2016/19 term;
Member of the Brazilian Intellectual Property Association – ABPI;
Corporate Member of MARQUES.
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Articles
Practitioners sound warning over Brazil’s TM fee change
Leaders at two Brazilian law firms outline strategies to adjust to trademark fee changes at Brazil's IP office while urging clients to apply before...
Brazil’s 2025 Trademark Reforms: Opportunities and hurdles
Starting September 20, 2025, the Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office (BPTO/INPI) will change how trademark applications are paid and prosecuted....
Beyond the Backlog: Brazil’s IP Changes and What Companies from Asia Should Know
Brazil has been steadily improving its intellectual property system. The national office (INPI) has reduced delays in patent and trademark...
Folha de S.Paulo v. OpenAI – Update on Brazil’s First Generative AI Copyright Dispute
As we have reported, Folha de S.Paulo filed the first Brazilian lawsuit against a generative AI company, alleging unauthorized use of its...
Brazil’s First Generative AI Copyright Dispute: Folha de S.Paulo v. OpenAI
Folha da Manhã S.A. (publisher of Folha de S.Paulo) filed a lawsuit in São Paulo against OpenAI OpCo LLC, alleging that the company used its...
Brazil’s red jersey debate: legal, cultural and branding implications
As Brazil prepares (or hopes to prepare — qualification is not yet guaranteed!) for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, a controversial proposal has surfaced:...
Injunction culture: understanding Brazil’s approach to urgent IP relief
Over the past few years, Brazil has started to gain traction as a forum for standard essential patent litigation — and a big reason for that is how...
Injunction Culture: Understanding Brazil’s Approach to Urgent IP Relief
“In Brazil, judges are empowered—and often expected—to take a hands-on, practical approach. They rely not just on legal arguments, but also on their...
Acquired Distinctiveness in Brazil: Decoding the BPTO’s New Draft Guidelines
The Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office (BPTO) has taken a significant step in modernizing trademark examination practices by opening a public...
Protecting Your Intellectual Property in Brazil: A Growing Opportunity
Recently, my travels to Korea and Japan provided invaluable insights into the perspectives of local practitioners and companies eyeing Brazil and...
Accession of Brazil to the Madrid Protocol ‘To Monitor, or Not to Monitor? That Is the Question Some ECTA Members Would Like Answered’
After much speculation and decades of debates, Brazil finally joined the Madrid Protocol in 2019. As of 2 October of that year, the Madrid System...
A Seat at the Table
The management and maintenance of trademark portfolios has always been important, but as technology develops, the focus on portfolios has...
Brazil in the race to join top cannabis markets?
Brazil is slowly changing its own position towards cannabis-based products in the region, with the background of growing investment in the medicinal...
What is the impact of coronavirus on the cannabis industry?
Amid the massive public health crisis caused by the fear of the spread of COVID-19, economies and societies around the world are facing hardship,...
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...
How is the Madrid Protocol faring in Brazil?
Brazil is one of the newest members of the Madrid Protocol. It has been part of the protocol since October 2 2019. An international system was long...
INPI’s decisions can be challenged at Brazilian courts
The Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office (INPI) does not have to be the final stop. Going to court has become more than ever a viable option to...
Significant developments for design protection in Brazil (and more to come)
It is not uncommon to hear that design protection is often underestimated or even forgotten compared to other forms of IP, like trademarks, patents,...
Overcoming obstacles to injunctive relief in trade dress litigation
Brazil has a very particular legal system. Civil law tradition guides rights in the country, but common law is also present. Civil procedure is...
Brazilian consumers go online, so do infringers
Each year more Brazilians engage with e-commerce, and Brazil has taken the position of 4th largest internet market globally, representing 42% of all...
Madrid protocol: The road to Madrid
Final discussions are underway for Brazil’s joining of the Madrid Protocol, and here is what you need to know, says Robert Daniel Shores of Daniel...
Brazil’s DPA: It isn´t over until the referee whistles
Daniel Law partner Robert Daniel-Shores in São Paulo examines the road ahead for Brazil’s new data privacy watchdog Much is being said about...
Brazil: PTO’s Role Changes in Judicial Appeals Concerning its Decisions
In Brazil, the courts, rather than the Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office (BPTO), have the final say about the registration or cancellation of a...
Pharma trademarks in Brazil: going to court to get your name
Product/customer experience and the evolution of trade dress protection in Brazil
The Internet is a new frontier that is, gradually, opening up to all businesses and users alike, and when the Internet of Things (IoT) allows...