Trademarks, copyright, software, information technology, unfair competition, anti-piracy measures, IP transactions and IP litigation, both in the civil and criminal spheres.

Partner.

Consistently recognized as a leading IP lawyer by international publications such as Legal 500, Chambers and Partners, Who's Who Legal, Leaders League, WIPR Leaders, IAM 1000, WTR 1000 and Managing IP (IP Star).

Portuguese, English and German.

He is a member of a number of associations including the Brazilian Bar Association (Rio de Janeiro), also of ABPI – Brazilian Intellectual Property Association (elected member of the Board of Directors for the 2018-2019 and 2020-2021 terms); INTA – International Trademark Association; GRUR – Deutsche Vereinigung für gewerblichen Rechtsschutz und Urheberrecht e.V.; AIJA – Association Internationale des Jeunes Avocats, and MARQUES (Association of European Trademark Owners).

Philippe Bhering is a graduate of the Candido Mendes University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (LL.B., 2006) and holds a master’s degree (LL.M., 2010) from the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität in Munich, Germany. He has worked as Guest Researcher at the Max-Planck Institute for Intellectual Property and Competition Law (2009/2010), and as a Research Assistant at the International Max Planck Research School for Competition and Innovation (2010), both in Munich. He is a current PhD candidate at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität.