Kris Williamson

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.