Juliana Neves

Juliana Neves is a partner at Licks Attorneys based in our São Paulo office. With over a decade of experience, Ms. Neves is an expert in intellectual property and administrative law. She deals with complex litigation and leading cases involving patent law, regulatory compliance and administrative law, mostly defending the interests of clients in the Life Sciences area. Ms. Neves is also experienced with trademark litigation and unfair competition cases.

Before joining Licks Attorneys in 2014, she worked at prominent law firms representing large national and international companies in disputes over governmental contracts and public bids, contesting or defending their regularity. Ms. Neves holds a Master of Laws degree (LL.M) with the University of Chicago Law School and has specialization in intellectual property law from PUC-Rio and in public bids and public agreements with FGV-RJ.

Year Joined Firm: 2014

• Lundbeck is the Defendant in three related nullity lawsuits (lawsuits #5084536-83.2020.4.02.5101, #5015034-23.2021.4.02.5101 and #5005543-89.2021.4.02.5101) pending before the 13th Federal Court of Rio de Janeiro, aiming the nullity of the patents PI 0212733-4 and BR 12 2012 023120-7, owned by Lundbeck, that covers a chemical compound known as vortioxetine and a composition of such compound and its use for manufacturing a drug for the treatment of disorders, such as affective disorders (e.g. depression), anxiety disorders (including general anxiety disorder and panic disorder) and obsessive-compulsive disorders, being one of the most important inventions involving the treatment of depression in the last decades. After 4 years of intense work to demonstrate the legality of the patents (notably the presence of novelty, inventive step and descriptive sufficiency), with meetings with the Judge and the Court Expert, the Court Expert, Karla Regina da Silva Gram, presented her report, in December 2024, fully supporting/confirming Lundbeck’s arguments for the validity of the patents. Matter’s Value (specify currency) and/or other key numbers: The amount in dispute is inestimable, but the benefit sought by the client is relevant since the cases involve two patents related to its blackbuster product in Brazil.

• Master of Laws (LL.M.), University of Chicago – UChicago, 2023
• Graduate Program, Intellectual Property, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro - PUC-Rio, 2016
• Specialization in Bids and Administrative Contracts, Getulio Vargas Foundation – FGV, 2012
• Bachelor of Laws (LL.B), Federal University of Rio de Janeiro – UFRJ, 2010

• LES (Licensing Executives Society)
• ASPI - Associação Paulista da Propriedade Intelectual
• AIPLA - American Intellectual Property Law Association
• IBRAC

• Brazilian Bar Association – Rio de Janeiro