Peter Dirk Siemsen

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Highly respected founding partner Peter Dirk Siemsen has an established track record working in the field. Clients describe his influence in their matters as "essential and decisive." (Chambers Latin America 2017, Intellectual Property)

Peter Dirk Siemsen is widely seen by commentators as as a "peerless reference point" in the IP market and is a specialist in industrial property and technology transfer issues. He has notable experience working with clients from Germany, Japan and the USA. (Chambers Global 2016)

Peter Dirk Siemsen is widely seen as a reference point in the IP Market. (Chambers Latin America 2016)

 Founding partner Peter Dirk Siemsen is considered a point of reference in the IP market, having had a sensational career. (Chambers Global 2014) 

Peter Dirk Siemsen was born in Rio de Janeiro, graduated at the University of The State of Rio de Janeiro and admitted to the Brazilian Bar in 1955. He is a partner of Dannemann Siemsen. Mr. Siemsen is a member of the IP Hall of Fame Academy, founder and President of Honour of ABPI and ASIPI. He is a Member of Honour of ABAPI, Member of Honour and Ex-president of AIPPI and Member of Honour of FICPI. Mr. Siemsen is a former Vice President of the Commission on Intellectual Property of the ICC and Regional Ambassador of ICC for Latin America, Arbitrator of the Arbitration and Mediation Center of WIPO and Arbitrator of the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). Peter Dirk Siemsen is also a member of INTA (Ex-director and Recipient of the INTA’s President’s Award), GRUR, AIPLA, ITMA, ECTA, MARQUES, LES, ATRIP, LIDC, Honorary Partner and Member of the Board of Directors of Amcham/RJ. He is the author of various articles published on industrial property and transfer of technology in Brazil, Germany, Switzerland, the UK, Japan, Spain, Hungary and the US and has lectured in Brazil, Latin America, the US, South Africa, Europe, Japan and Australia. Decorated with the Tamadaré Merit Medal in 1972, and the Order of Naval Merit Medal, in 2006, awarded by the Brazilian Navy.