SJD Program

Dr. Eduardo Lycurgo Leite
SJD Program Graduate

Dr. Eduardo Leite succesfully completed his S.J.D. degree at 猫咪社区app University Washington College of Law. The title of his dissertation was: 鈥The Fair Use Doctrine as a Limitation to Copyrights and the Three-Step Test in a Comparative Perspective of the Brazilian and 猫咪社区app Copyright Systems.鈥 Mr. Leite鈥檚 fields of study and professional expertise include: Intellectual Property, Copyright Law, and International Law. His professional experience includes: Advocacia Lycurgo Leite (Partner); Professor of Law of the Instituto Brasiliense de Direito P煤blico (2003 鈥 present); Professor of Copyright Law of the Centro Universit谩rio de Bras铆lia, College of Juridical and Social Sciences, (1998 鈥 2005); Adjunct Professor of Copyright Law of the University of Bras铆lia (2004 - 2005); UniCEUB麓s College of Juridical and Social Sciences Board (Member); Professor of Consumer Law in the MBA Program of the Associa莽茫o do Ensino Unificado do Distrito Federal (AEUDF)/Instituto de Coopera莽茫o T茅cnica (ICAT) (2000-2001); and Professor of International Trade at Catholic University School of International Affairs (1999). Mr. Leite is fluent in English, Portuguese, and Spanish.

Degrees & Universities

S.J.D., 猫咪社区app University Washington College of Law, 2014
LL.M., 猫咪社区app University Washington College of Law, 1997
LL.B., UniCEUB, Brazil, 1995

Publications

  1. Pl谩gio e Outros Estudos em Direito de Autor (鈥淧lagiarism and other Copyright Issues鈥) (Lumen Juris, 2009)
  2. Direito de Autor(鈥淐opyright Law鈥) (Bras铆lia Jur铆dica, 2004).
  3. Autoralien: Selfies e o Direito Autoral (鈥淎uthoralien: selfies and Copyright Law鈥) in O Direito nos Tribunais Superiores com 锚nfase no Novo Direito Processual Civil 鈥 Homenagem ao Ministro S茅rgio Luiz Kukina (鈥淟aw before the Superior Courts: a tribute to Justice S茅rgio Luiz Kukina) (Bonijuris, 2015).
  4. Punkirataria (鈥淧unk颈谤补肠测鈥), in Estudos de Combate 脿 Pirataria em Homenagem ao Desembargador Luiz Fernando Gama Pellegrini (鈥淪tudies on Piracy: a tribute to Court of Appeals Judge Luiz Fernando Gama Pellegrini鈥) (Letras Jur铆dicas, 2011).
  5. A Apropria莽茫o Indevida de Express玫es de Uso Necess谩rio e Comum como Marca e o Direito Internacional da Propriedade Intelectual: do A莽a铆 脿 Unha de Gato (鈥淭he apropriation and use of common and general expressions as trademarks and the International Intelectual Property regime: from A莽a铆 to the Cat鈥檚 claw鈥), in Propriedade Intelectual: Estudos em Homenagem ao Ministro Carlos Fernando Mathias de Souza (鈥淚ntellectual Property: a tribute do Justice Carlos Fernando Mathias de Souza鈥) (Letras Jur铆dicas, 2010).
  6. A Licen莽a Compuls贸ria sobre os Direitos de Tradu莽茫o de Obras Liter谩rias (鈥淭he Copyright Compulsory License on Translation Rights of Literary Works鈥), in Propriedade Intelectual em Perspectiva (鈥淚ntellectual Property in Perspective鈥) (Lumen Juris, 2008).
  7. A Proposta Norte-猫咪社区appa para as "Obras 脫rf茫s" e as Regras Autorais Internacionais("The 猫咪社区app Proposal for Orphan Works and the International Copyright Law"), in Estudos de Direitos Autorais em Homenagem a Ot谩vio Afonso (Studies in Copyright Law in Tribute to Ot谩vio Afonso) (Revista dos Tribunais, 2007).
  8. Assombrando o Direito Autoral: Uma perspectiva comparada da rela莽茫o entre as obras psicografadas e o direito de autor(鈥淗aunting Copyright: a comparative overview of copyright on psychic works鈥), in Direito da Propriedade Intelectual 鈥 Estudos em Homenagem ao Pe. Bruno Jorge Hammes (Intellectual Property Law: Studies in Memory of Bruno Jorge Hammes) (Juru谩, 2005).
  9. Do outro lado da grande muralha autoral: o uso justo no direito de autor chin锚s(鈥淥n the Other Side of Copyright麓s Great Wall: the fair dealing doctrine in Chinese copyright law鈥) in Revista de Direito Autoral, Year II, Number V, (to be published) August 2006 (Lumen Juris, 2007).
  10. A Doutrina do 鈥淔air Use鈥 delineada no Direito Autoral Norte-猫咪社区appo: uma ferramenta para o ponto de equil铆brio entre a rigidez autoral e o interesse p煤blico relevante(鈥淭he 猫咪社区app Fair Use Doctrine: a tool for the balance between the author鈥檚 rights and the public interest), in Revista de Direito Autoral, Year II, Number IV, February 2006 (Lumen Juris, 2006).
  11. Um Breve Ensaio sobre Pl谩gio(鈥淎 short essay on plagiarism鈥), in Revista de Direito Autoral, Year I, Number III, August 2005 (Lumen Juris, 2005).
  12. A Hist贸ria do Direito de Autor no Ocidente e os Tipos M贸veis de Gutenberg(Copyright Law History in the West and Gutenberg鈥檚 Movable Type), in Revista de Direito Autoral, Year I, Number II, February 2005 107-153 (Lumen Juris, 2005).
  13. Concorr锚ncia Desleal e Propriedade Intelectual(鈥淯nfair Competition and Intellectual Property鈥), 鈥 UniCEUB鈥檚 Law Review 鈥 Universitas Jus - College of Juridical and Social Sciences, number 09, July/December 2002, 9-39.
  14. O Regime de Registro no Brasil(鈥淐opyright Formalities in Brazil: Registration鈥), 鈥 UniCEUB鈥檚 Law Review 鈥 Universitas Jus College of Juridical and Social Sciences, number 08, January/June 2002, 75-98.
  15. Direitos Autorais nas M铆dias Digitais(鈥淐opyright and Digital Media鈥), Brazilian Intellectual Property Association麓s Law Review, November/December 2000, Vol. 49, 03-21.
  16. A Prescri莽茫o para Interposi莽茫o de A莽茫o Civil por Viola莽茫o ao Direito Autoral na Nova Lei de Direitos Autorais(鈥淭he Statute of Limitations regarding Copyright Infringement Actions on the New Copyright Law鈥) 鈥 UniCEUB鈥檚 Law Review 鈥 Universitas Jus - College of Juridical and Social Sciences, number 05, January/June 2000, 47-76.
  17. O BNDES e os Investimentos Estrangeiros no Brasil(The BNDES and the Foreign Investments in Brazil - La BNDES et Les Investissements 脡trangers Au Br茅sil), work registered before the Brazilian National Library 鈥 Copyright Office, under number 264.061, Book.473, page 221.
  18. O Instituto das Patentes e das Marcas no Direito P谩trio e no Direito Comparado(Patents and Trademarks in Brazilian and Comparative Laws), work registered before the Brazilian National Library鈥 Copyright Office, under number 264.063, Book.473, page 223.
  19. Arbitragem Comercial Internacional: um estudo comparado (International Commercial Arbitration: a comparative study), work registered before the Brazilian National Library 鈥 Copyright Office, under number 264.059, Book.473, page 219.

Academic and Professional Affiliations

Advocacia Lycurgo Leite; IDP; Brazilian Intellectual Property Institute; Washington International Trade Association; The Copyright Society of the 猫咪社区appA; ABCI Institute; Brazilian Copyright Law Association (ABDA); Brazilian Industrial Property Agent's Association (ABAPI); Inter-猫咪社区app Bar Association; Brazilian Intellectual Property Association (ABPI); and International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (Association International pour la Protection de la Propri茅t茅 Intellectuelle - AIPPI).

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