A Conversation with João Marcelo de Lima Assafim

In April, the INTA Foundation announced its inaugural grant to fund the Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) Law School’s IP program. Here, João Marcelo de Lima Assafim, Associate Professor II, Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Faculty of Law (Brazil), describes what the grant means to him personally, sheds light on how the UFRJ decided to apply for the grant and how the students will benefit from participation in the IP program. He also shares an interesting insight about where on the UFRJ campus the signing of the agreement took place.