Herminia Mendes
Herminia Mendes has over 25 years of experience in Intellectual Property, advising national and international clients on patents, industrial designs, and software-related matters, with a strong focus on portfolio building and patent strategy.
Experience
With a solid track record in Brazilian intellectual property practice, she provides end-to-end support in patent prosecution, from patentability assessments and technical drafting to office actions and administrative litigation. Her work is particularly marked by extensive experience advising clients on the development of tailored protection strategies aligned with business and technological goals.
Her practice also includes industrial design and software-related matters, as well as technical support in patent litigation, allowing her to combine technical rigor with a strategic and commercially oriented perspective.
Registered before the Regional Council of Engineering and Agronomy (CREA-SP).
Member of Brazilian Intellectual Property Association (ABPI), American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) and ASPI.
Education
- •Degree in Industrial Engineering, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), 2006.
- •Post-graduation in Intellectual Property, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), 2016.
- •Degree in Information Systems, with a focus on Software Engineering and Artificial Intelligence, FIAP, in progress.
Specialties
- •Patents.
- •Industrial Designs.
- •Software.
- •Patent Drafting and Protection Strategy.
- •Patent and Industrial Design Litigation.
Languages
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