Mauricio de Souza Tavares,

Responding to demands from both Brazilian and multinational companies for specialist and dedicated Intellectual Property services based on excellence, agility and flexibility Kris Williamson and Mauricio Tavares, made a profound decision in 2013 and opened their own boutique law firm. As active professionals in the Intellectual Property area for more than 20 years they constructed a new firm initially specializing in services, such as searching and analysing Trademarks for Registrability, renewing Trademark Registrations and the Paying Patent Annuities to cover a complete selection of services in the Intellectual Property area that the firm offers today.

Kris Williamson is a Graduate in England in Sociology (University of Leicester) and Law (University of London) as well as being a Member of the Bar of England and Wales and Brazilian Bar Association; with a Post-Graduate in Intellectual Property from Fundação Getúlio Vargas in Rio de Janeiro.

Mauricio de Souza Tavares is a Graduate in Marketing (ESPM) and Law (Universidade Estácio de Sá), and Post-Graduate in Digital Law in Rio de Janeiro; an Industrial Property Agent and Member of the Brazilian Bar Association.

Their practices extend to all areas of Intellectual Property including trademarks, patents, software and copyright; franchising; contracts transferring technology and rendering technical services; domain names; unfair competition; protection of trade secrets and rights of image.

An agile and modern firm, Lext seeks to act on the demands of client’s quickly and efficiently, by providing a superior service along with the best guidance not only to file, but also protect intellectual property assets. The firm has advanced rapidly in the market, acquiring a broad and extensive range of clients from small start-up firms to large multinationals, both in Brazil and abroad. The firm’s current client portfolios include Volkswagen, Audi, Sony, Sega, Tencent Holdings, The Financial Times, DTS, Inc. and Chelsea Football Club.