Liliane Roriz

After over 20 years as a Federal District Court Judge and an Appellate Judge in the Federal Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (sitting in Rio de Janeiro), Liliane Roriz joined Licks Attorneys as a partner in 2013 after her retirement and is one of our leaders at the Rio de Janeiro office. Before becoming a Federal Judge, she was also a Federal Attorney for the Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office. During her time as an Appellate Judge, Liliane Roriz chaired the Federal Magistracy School (EMARF) and the IP Specialized Second Panel of Appellate Judges, presiding the hearing of historic leading cases in Brazilian IP law, such as second medical use and pipeline patents, the role of the ANVISA (Brazil’s FDA) during the prior approval proceeding for pharmaceutical patents, trade dress, trademark dilution, and the applicability of the TRIPS agreement, as well as several high complexity IP trials related to a number of technology areas.

Appellate Judge Liliane Roriz (ret.) has also taught in some of the most renowned educational institutes in Brazil, such as the Getulio Vargas Foundation and the Candido Mendes University. She is not only an accomplished speaker, lecturing in Brazil, the United States, Europe, and several other Latin American countries, but also a recognized, published author in numerous areas of expertise. Liliane Roriz is respected and viewed amongst her peers as one of the most knowledgeable Judges to have taken part in the IP Specialized Panels, and her experience makes her an invaluable asset in litigation and consulting.

Year Joined Firm: 2013

• Licks Attorneys acts on behalf of Adama Brasil in patent litigation directed to assure the commercialization of the product BLINDADO in the Brazilian market, an agrochemical used in the treatment of soybean crops - one of the most relevant crop produce for the Brazilian economy. It started with a non-infringement lawsuit against the patent owner, and the discussion was extended to an infringement case. Licks was able to avoid a preliminary injunction hindering the commercialization of BLINDADO at Trial level and in the first decision rendered by the Court of Appeals, allowing ADAMA to maintain its sales in the Brazilian market. These lawsuits are now undergoing the evidentiary phase with a Court-Appointed technical examination ordered by the São Paulo State Court. The benefit sought in this lawsuit would be equivalent to approximately USD 12 mi per year. Lead Partner Eduardo Hallak and Liliane Roriz.

• Extension Course in Intellectual Property, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro – PUC-Rio, 2002
• Intellectual Property, Rio de Janeiro Federal School of Magistrates for the 2nd Circuit  – EMARF, 2002
• Specialization in Regional Integration between the European Union and Mercosur, University of Coimbra, Portugal, 2000
• Master of Laws (LL.M), Constitutional Law and Theory of State, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro – PUC-Rio, 1999
• Specialization in Public Law and Private Law, Cândido Mendes University of Rio de Janeiro – UCM-RJ, 1992
• Specialization in Labor Law and Social Security Law, Getulio Vargas Foundation – FGV, 1985
• Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.), Candido Mendes University – UCM, 1975

• AJUFE - Associação dos Juízes Federais
• Associação dos Juízes Federais dos Estados do Espirito Santo
• Associação dos Juízes Federais dos Estados do Rio de Janeiro
• IAB - Instituto dos Advogados Brasileiros
• AIPPI (Association Internationale pour la Protection de la Proprieté Intellectuelle)
• ABPI (Assoc. Bras. da Propriedade Intelectual)

• Brazilian Bar Association – Rio de Janeiro