Founding partner of Murta Goyanes Advogados, Antonio Murta has over 25 years of experience in Intellectual Property. Frequently recognized by international legal directories such as Chambers Global and WTR 1000, Murta also serves as State Attorney for Rio de Janeiro. He is a member of AIPPI, the Unfair Competition Committee of the International Trademark Association (INTA), the Unfair Competition Team of MARQUES, and the Board of Directors of the Brazilian Intellectual Property Association (ABPI).
Author of the book Regime and Legal Nature of Parasitic Competition, Almedina Coimbra, 2025.

Professional Experience

• Practice in renowned law firms specializing in Intellectual Property Law since 1992.
• State Attorney for the State of Rio de Janeiro, admitted through public examination in 1998
• Coordinator and Lecturer of the course on Trademarks and Trade Names within the specialization program in Industrial Property for federal judges and appellate judges (2003).
• Lecturer in the Lato Sensu Postgraduate Program in Intellectual Property at the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio), from 1999 to 2009.
• Assistant Professor of Commercial Law and Intellectual Property Law at the Faculty of Law, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio), from 1993 to 2009.

Affiliations

• Brazilian Bar Association (OAB)
• International Trademark Association (INTA) – Member of the Unfair Competition Committee
• International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI)
• MARQUES – European Association of Trademark Owners – Member of the Unfair Competition Team
• Brazilian Intellectual Property Association (ABPI) – Member of the Board of Directors.

Education

• Ph.D. candidate in Business Law (Ciências Jurídico-Empresariais) at the Faculty of Law, University of Lisbon (FDUL).
• Master’s degree in Intellectual Law from the Faculty of Law, University of Lisbon (FDUL).
• Postgraduate diploma in Intellectual Law from the Portuguese Association of Intellectual Law (APDI).
• Postgraduate diploma in Intellectual Property Law from Queen Mary and Westfield College – University of London, United Kingdom.
• Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) from the State University of Rio de Janeiro (UERJ).

Languages

Portuguese and English