Karlo Tianoco is partner at RNA Law. He has twenty years of experience advising clients and litigating cases in Brazil and France. He graduated from the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio Grande do Sul and holds a masters in intellectual property law from the Centre d'études internationales de la propriété intellectuelle (CEIPI) and a PhD in intellectual property and competition Law from Université de Strasburg. He was one of the founding members of the Association Francophone de la Propriété Intellectuelle and served as co-director of the Revue Francophone de la Propriété Intellectuelle. His practice comprises advising from start-ups to big companies to manage and enforce patents, trademarks, and trade secrets. He has also a large experience in assisting and negotiating IP related matters in mergers and acquisitions, technology transfer agreements, and licensing matters. He has published several papers in the field of intellectual property and is constantly invited as a speaker in seminars in Brazil and abroad. Karlo is recognized by IAM, WTR, WIPR, Lexology and Chambers as a top practitioner in Brazil.