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Sonia Gama

Foreign Patents Coordinator

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Sonia Gama is an experienced Patent engineer who supervises the International Patent practice at Licks Attorneys, working at the Curitiba office since the second half of 2023. She also assists the firm’s Patent Department in counselling and drafting patent applications for national and international clients. Ms. Gama has more than 20 years of experience in the field of Patents, having worked in several IP boutiques and also in the industry, managing and providing protection to its whole worldwide patent and industrial design portfolio, also focusing in monitoring competitor activities and assisting in complex patent litigation issues. She has also featured as a speaker at the Brazilian IP Association events, as well as TV debates alongside household IP experts.

+ Languages
  • Portuguese
  • English
+ Practice Areas
  • Litigation
  • Patents
  • Prosecution
  • Industrial Designs
  • Prosecution
+ Representative Cases
  • Assisted a major dental implant provider against a worldwide market-leader competitor in launching products in Brazil, and provided technical support and counseling in a patent invalidity litigation against such competitor, wherein the case ended up in a worldwide settlement;
  • Assisted a major dental implant provider in developing and managing their patent and design portfolio in Brazil and abroad;
  • Assisted a major global household appliance manufacturer in protecting their Brazilian innovation results through writing patent applications and prosecuting such cases in Brazil and abroad;
  • Represented a major Swedish vehicle manufacturer in developing and managing their patent and design portfolio in Brazil.
+ Professional Highlights
  • Organizer of the event PI em Questão - Novo Marco Legal de Ciência, Tecnologia e Inovação: quais suas implicações?. INPI (Brazilian PTO), 2016;
  • Honorable Mention – Best paper presented in Intellectual Property, Technology Transfer and Technological innovation Hubs session; IX ENAPID and VI Prospect CT&I 2016;
  • Honorable Mention – Best paper presented in Intellectual Property and Sectoral Policies session, IV ENAPID - INPI. 2011.
+ Representative Experience
+ Affiliations
+ Education
  • Bachelor of Law, PUC-PR, Curitiba/PR, Brazil, in progress;
  • Ph.D in Intellectual Property and Innovation, Academia de Propriedade Intelectual e Inovação do Instituto Nacional da Propriedade Industrial, Rio de Janeiro/RJ, Brazil, 2021;
  • Professional Master Degree in Intellectual Property and Innovation, Academia de Propriedade Intelectual e Inovação do Instituto Nacional da Propriedade Industrial, Rio de Janeiro/RJ, Brazil, 2011;
  • Civil Engineer, Faculdade de Engenharia São Paulo, São Paulo/SP, Brazil, 1995;
  • Building Technician, Escola Técnica Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo/SP, Brazil, 1989.
+ Publications
  • GAMA, S. C. S; RODRIGUES, R. C. Desenvolvimento tecnológico incremental no Brasil: o uso do modelo de Utilidade em comparação com casos de sucesso internacionais. Rio de Janeiro: Lumen Juris, 2021;
  • GAMA, S. C. S. Patent examination in Brazil: the need for speed. WIPI - World Intellectual Property Review, December 16,.2015;
  • GAMA, S. C. S.; REIS, M. . Proteção intelectual de produtos farmacêuticos. Visão Jurídica, July 20, 2015;
  • GAMA, S. C. S. Reflecting on proposed Brazilian revisions. The Patent Lawyer, July/August 2014;
  • GAMA, S. C. S., WINTER, E., AMARAL, L. F. G. Licenciamento compulsório de patentes de produtos farmacêuticos. In: BARBOSA, P. M. S. (Org.); WINTER, E. (Org.); LAGE, C. L. S. (Org.). As diversas faces da propriedade intelectual. 1a. ed. Rio de Janeiro: UERJ, 2013. v. 1000. 230p;
  • GAMA, S. C. S. Inovação: Conceito Conhecido? Revista Rumos, Rio de Janeiro, p. 9 - 9, 10 abr. 2012.
+ Speaking Engagements and Others
+ Articles