Caio César Franco de Lima
Attorney at Law
Experience
Caio is an attorney at Ricci Intellectual Property and has over 15 years of experience in strategic litigation focused on Intellectual Property. He advises clients on complex court disputes involving trademarks, patents, unfair competition and the protection of intangible assets, acting in preliminary injunctions and other urgent relief measures, strategic appeals and oral arguments before the State Courts, the Federal Courts and the Brazilian Superior Courts. He has a distinguished record in corporate investigations and criminal offenses against industrial property.
Education
Bachelor of Laws from Universidade Paulista (UNIP).
Specialist in Intellectual Property, Entertainment and Media Law from ESA OAB/SP (the Law School of the São Paulo Bar Association).
Postgraduate degree in Economic Criminal Law from the University of Coimbra/IBCCRIM (Brazilian Institute of Criminal Sciences).
Practice Area
Civil and criminal litigation.
Publications (published in Portuguese)
A questão da mercadoria proibida: contrabando x crime contra registro de marca (“The Prohibited Goods Issue: Smuggling versus Criminal Offenses Against Trademark Registration”), Migalhas (2021)
As questões legais que envolvem os atletas de e-sports no Brasil (“Legal Issues Involving e-Sports Athletes in Brazil”), LexLatin Brasil (2020)
O Direito de Arena no Mundo do e-Sports (“Broadcasting Rights in the World of e-Sports”), Migalhas (2019)
O Processo Penal nos Crimes contra a Propriedade Industrial (“Criminal Procedure in Offenses Against Industrial Property”), Boletim ASPI (2016)
UPPs e Prevenção Situacional: a ordem social como fonte de segurança (“Pacifying Police Units and Situational Crime Prevention: Social Order as a Source of Security”), Anais IBCCRIM (2014)
Languages
Portuguese and English


