Abreu Advogados

Praised for its ‘excellent technical capacity’ and ability to always be ’at the forefront of legislative innovation’, the team at Abreu Advogados consistently provides high-quality service across a broad range of contentious and non-contentious IP matters. Acting for both domestic and international clients, the team is adept at handling trade mark and patent prosecution and litigation, unfair competition, copyright protection and licensing issues. At the helm of the practice is a trio of experts: Manuel Durães Rocha, who focuses primarily on matters related to the health and pharma sector; António Andrade, who is a reference for litigation and arbitration proceedings regarding patents, trade marks, designs, copyright and trade secrets; and Ricardo Henriques, who covers a wide array of IP matters, with a particular focus on technology. Elsewhere in the team, César Bessa Monteiro, jr is noted for his deep knowledge of innovation, trade secrets, design, and unfair competition, while Gonçalo Malheiro specialises in copyrights and tech litigation.