SJD Program

Dr. Eduardo Lycurgo Leite
SJD Program Graduate

Dr. Eduardo Leite succesfully completed his S.J.D. degree at 51勛圖 Washington College of Law. The title of his dissertation was: The Fair Use Doctrine as a Limitation to Copyrights and the Three-Step Test in a Comparative Perspective of the Brazilian and American Copyright Systems. Mr. Leites 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繳blico (2003 present); Professor of Copyright Law of the Centro Universit獺rio de Bras穩lia, College of Juridical and Social Sciences, (1998 2005); Adjunct Professor of Copyright Law of the University of Bras穩lia (2004 - 2005); UniCEUB織s College of Juridical and Social Sciences Board (Member); Professor of Consumer Law in the MBA Program of the Associa癟瓊o do Ensino Unificado do Distrito Federal (AEUDF)/Instituto de Coopera癟瓊o T矇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., 51勛圖 Washington College of Law, 2014
LL.M., 51勛圖 Washington College of Law, 1997
LL.B., UniCEUB, Brazil, 1995

Publications

  1. Pl獺gio e Outros Estudos em Direito de Autor (Plagiarism and other Copyright Issues) (Lumen Juris, 2009)
  2. Direito de Autor(Copyright Law) (Bras穩lia Jur穩dica, 2004).
  3. Autoralien: Selfies e o Direito Autoral (Authoralien: selfies and Copyright Law) in O Direito nos Tribunais Superiores com 礙nfase no Novo Direito Processual Civil Homenagem ao Ministro S矇rgio Luiz Kukina (Law before the Superior Courts: a tribute to Justice S矇rgio Luiz Kukina) (Bonijuris, 2015).
  4. Punkirataria (Punk勳娶硃釵聆), in Estudos de Combate Pirataria em Homenagem ao Desembargador Luiz Fernando Gama Pellegrini (Studies on Piracy: a tribute to Court of Appeals Judge Luiz Fernando Gama Pellegrini) (Letras Jur穩dicas, 2011).
  5. A Apropria癟瓊o Indevida de Express繭es de Uso Necess獺rio e Comum como Marca e o Direito Internacional da Propriedade Intelectual: do A癟a穩 Unha de Gato (The apropriation and use of common and general expressions as trademarks and the International Intelectual Property regime: from A癟a穩 to the Cats claw), in Propriedade Intelectual: Estudos em Homenagem ao Ministro Carlos Fernando Mathias de Souza (Intellectual Property: a tribute do Justice Carlos Fernando Mathias de Souza) (Letras Jur穩dicas, 2010).
  6. A Licen癟a Compuls籀ria sobre os Direitos de Tradu癟瓊o de Obras Liter獺rias (The Copyright Compulsory License on Translation Rights of Literary Works), in Propriedade Intelectual em Perspectiva (Intellectual Property in Perspective) (Lumen Juris, 2008).
  7. A Proposta Norte-Americana para as "Obras rf瓊s" e as Regras Autorais Internacionais("The US Proposal for Orphan Works and the International Copyright Law"), in Estudos de Direitos Autorais em Homenagem a Ot獺vio Afonso (Studies in Copyright Law in Tribute to Ot獺vio Afonso) (Revista dos Tribunais, 2007).
  8. Assombrando o Direito Autoral: Uma perspectiva comparada da rela癟瓊o entre as obras psicografadas e o direito de autor(Haunting Copyright: a comparative overview of copyright on psychic works), in Direito da Propriedade Intelectual Estudos em Homenagem ao Pe. Bruno Jorge Hammes (Intellectual Property Law: Studies in Memory of Bruno Jorge Hammes) (Juru獺, 2005).
  9. Do outro lado da grande muralha autoral: o uso justo no direito de autor chin礙s(On the Other Side of Copyright織s Great Wall: the fair dealing doctrine in Chinese copyright law) in Revista de Direito Autoral, Year II, Number V, (to be published) August 2006 (Lumen Juris, 2007).
  10. A Doutrina do Fair Use delineada no Direito Autoral Norte-Americano: uma ferramenta para o ponto de equil穩brio entre a rigidez autoral e o interesse p繳blico relevante(The US Fair Use Doctrine: a tool for the balance between the authors 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獺gio(A short essay on plagiarism), in Revista de Direito Autoral, Year I, Number III, August 2005 (Lumen Juris, 2005).
  12. A Hist籀ria do Direito de Autor no Ocidente e os Tipos M籀veis de Gutenberg(Copyright Law History in the West and Gutenbergs Movable Type), in Revista de Direito Autoral, Year I, Number II, February 2005 107-153 (Lumen Juris, 2005).
  13. Concorr礙ncia Desleal e Propriedade Intelectual(Unfair Competition and Intellectual Property), UniCEUBs Law Review Universitas Jus - College of Juridical and Social Sciences, number 09, July/December 2002, 9-39.
  14. O Regime de Registro no Brasil(Copyright Formalities in Brazil: Registration), UniCEUBs Law Review Universitas Jus College of Juridical and Social Sciences, number 08, January/June 2002, 75-98.
  15. Direitos Autorais nas M穩dias Digitais(Copyright and Digital Media), Brazilian Intellectual Property Association織s Law Review, November/December 2000, Vol. 49, 03-21.
  16. A Prescri癟瓊o para Interposi癟瓊o de A癟瓊o Civil por Viola癟瓊o ao Direito Autoral na Nova Lei de Direitos Autorais(The Statute of Limitations regarding Copyright Infringement Actions on the New Copyright Law) UniCEUBs Law Review 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 trangers Au Br矇sil), work registered before the Brazilian National Library Copyright Office, under number 264.061, Book.473, page 221.
  18. O Instituto das Patentes e das Marcas no Direito P獺trio e no Direito Comparado(Patents and Trademarks in Brazilian and Comparative Laws), work registered before the Brazilian National Library 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 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 USA; ABCI Institute; Brazilian Copyright Law Association (ABDA); Brazilian Industrial Property Agent's Association (ABAPI); Inter-American Bar Association; Brazilian Intellectual Property Association (ABPI); and International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (Association International pour la Protection de la Propri矇t矇 Intellectuelle - AIPPI).

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