Caroline Golfeto is a Food Engineer and Patent Specialist. Her expertise covers all aspects related to the prosecution of patent applications at the Brazilian PTO, with emphasis on patent applications in the fields of Chemistry, Food, Pharmacy, and Biotechnology.

Ms. Golfeto acts analyzing and reporting technical opinions issued by the Brazilian PTO, preparing petitions to comply/contest said technical opinions, preparing third-party observations, performing prior art searches, Freedom to Operate (FTO) searches, preparing Patent Landscape Reports (PLRs), as well as technical opinions to support lawsuits.

Ms. Golfeto knows the Brazilian IP Law, normative instructions and examination guidelines issued by the Brazilian PTO, and the main intellectual property treaties.

Before joining Tavares IP, Ms. Golfeto worked in other renowned and reliable Brazilian IP firms. Before working with Intellectual Property, she served as an entrepreneur, teacher, and intern at engineering companies and beverage industries.

AFFILIATIONS

• Member of the Regional Council of Chemistry (CRQ-III).
• Member of the Regional Council of Engineering and Agronomy (CREA-RJ).

EDUCATION

• Degree in Food Engineering from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), 2012.

PRACTICE AREAS

• Patents
• Prosecution
• Chemistry
• Food
• Pharmacy
• Biotechnology

LANGUAGES

• Portuguese
• English