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Chairman of the Board of the General Assembly

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DIOGO TRIGUEIROS DE ARAGÃO

Chairman of the Board of the General Assembly

Associations / Orders

ACPI (Chairman of the Board of the General Assembly)
AIPPI
AFP
ACEGE

Languages

Portuguese, English, French, Castilian

Board of Directors

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ANTÓNIO TRIGUEIROS DE ARAGÃO

Chairman of the Board of Directors (CEO)

– Official Industrial Property Agent.

Academic Training
  • Master’s degree in Marketing (ISCTE-IUL), Postgraduate in IP Law (APDI), Postgraduate Specialization in Trademarks Management (ISCTE – IUL), MBA (ESAI)
  • Administrator of the Lusitana Factories (large consumption)
  • Official Intellectual Property Agent  (OIPA)
  • Vice-president of: CentroMarca (Portuguese Association of Branded Products Companies);
  • Areas of Responsibilities: Institutional Representation and Portuguese/EU Trademarks
Associations / Orders

ACPI (Chairman of the Fiscal Council)
FICPI
AIPPI ( Vice-President of the Portuguese Group)
APPM
ANAI
Economist Order

Languages

Portuguese, French, English

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JOÃO JORGE
Board Member(COO)
– Official Industrial Property Agent.
Academic Training
  • Degree in Chemistry, Scientific Branch of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry (Faculty of Science, UL)
  • Areas of specialization/post-graduation: Immunology, Transport Systems and Drugs Targeting, Clinical Pharmacokinetics
  • Official Intellectual Property Agent (OIPA)
  • Associations/Professional Associations: ACPI (Secretary-General), FICPI (Executive Committee, UNION (Life Science Commission), INTA, AIPPI, ECTA
  • Areas of Responsibility: Patents: Validations, Annuities and Advisory
Associations / Orders

ACPI (General Secretary)
FICPI (CET 2 – Designs; CET 5 – Biotechnology and Pharmaceuticals)
AIPPI
ECTA
UNION (Life Science Comission)
INTA (Designs Committee) – Emerging Issues Sub-Committee)

Languages

Portuguese, French, English

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GUSTAVO LOPES DA SILVA

Board Member (CFO)

Academic Training
  • Civil Engineer from Instituto Superior Técnico
  • MBA in Finance & Management from Universidade Nova de Lisboa
  • Specialization in corporate strategy, corporate Finace and Restructuring
  • Work experience at European level (Iberia, United Kingdom, Germany, Benelux), Africa, Latin America
  • Areas of Responsibility: International Trademarks and Corporate Accounts
Associations / Orders

MARQUES

Languages

Portuguese, English, Castilian

Business Development

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ANTÓNIO ARAGÃO

IP & Innovation Consultant

– Official Industrial Property Agent.
Academic Training
  • Bachelor in Economics (ISCTE)
  • Master in Financial Economics (Maastricht University – School of Business and Economics)
  • Post-Graduation in Intellectual Property Law (FDUL and APDI)
  • Currently attending Bachelor of Law (FDUL)
Associations / Orders

APDI
ACPI
Portuguese Economists’ Bar

Languages

Portuguese, English, French, Castilian

Trademark Department – International Accounts

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PATRICIA RODRIGUES

Department Head

Academic Training
  • Post Graduation in European Studies (Law School. UL)
  • Post Graduation in Intelectual Law (Law School UL)
  • Law Degree (Univ. Moderna, Lx)
Associations / Orders

ACPI,
AIPPI
ECTA (Law Committee)
UNION
Portuguese Bar Association

Languages

Portuguese, English, French, Castilian

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PEDRO ALVES MOREIRA

Senior Counsel

– Official Industrial Property Agent.
– European Patent Agent.
Academic Training
  • Law Degree (Law School, UL)
  • Official Intellectual Property Agent (OIPA)
  • European   Representative of Patents
Associations / Orders

ACPI
AIPPI
ECTA
EPI
GRUR
VPP
AMEP

Languages

Portuguese, German, English, French, Italian, Castilian

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CLAUDIA AMORIM

Department Deputy and Client manager

Academic Training
  • Degree in Judicial Magistrates, Public Prosecutors and Lawyers (Rechtsreferendariat)
  • Law Degree (Frankfurt University – JW Goethe Universität)
Associations / Orders

ACPI
AIPPI
GRUR
VPP
Bar Association of Frankfurt am Main

Languages

Portuguese, German, English, French

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MARIA JOÃO BOBONE

Trademark Department – International Accounts

Academic Training
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Secretariat from the Instituto Superior de Línguas e Administração
  • Technician in the area of Industrial Property since 1993.
Languages

Portuguese, English

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INÊS NUNES
Trademark Department – International Accounts
Academic Training
  • Law Degree from the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon.
Languages

Portuguese, English, French

Trademark Department – National Accounts

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ELSA CANHÃO

Department Head

– Official Industrial Property Agent.

– European Trademark Agent.

Academic Training
  • Specialization in Rights Management
  • Degree in Economy (UAL)
  •  Official Intellectual Property Agent (OIPA) and Representative of EU Trademarks and Designs
  • General Course of International Trademarks
Associations / Orders

ACPI
AIPPI
ECTA
UNION

Languages

Portuguese, English, French, Castilian

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MADALENA PACHECO

Department Deputy and Client Manager

-Official Industrial Property Agent.

Academic Training
  • Law Degree (Law School., UL)
  • General Course on Intellectual Property Law DL-101S – Intellectual Property Law from WIPO
  • Postgraduate in Intellectual Law by APDI
Languages

Portuguese, English, German, Castilian

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MÁRCIA GONÇALVES

Client Manager

Academic Training
  • Master’s degree in International Legal Sciences from the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon.
  • Post-graduation in International Commercial Law from the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon.
  • Law Degree from the Cândido Mendes University in Rio de Janeiro (equivalence by the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon).
Languages

Portuguese, English, German

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CARLA PINHÃO

Client Manager

Academic Training
  • Experience of more than 20 years in IP
  • Final Year of Secondary Education in the area of Humanities
Languages

Portuguese, English

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HUGO OLIVEIRA

Trademark Department – National Accounts

Academic Training
  • Attendance of university classes for the Degree in Information Systems, Web and Multimedia from the European University – Laureate International Universities.
  • Professional Course in Management Informatics at, Escola Profissional Bento Jesus Caraça.
Languages

Portuguese, English

Patents and Designs

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JORGE FAUSTINO

Department Head

– Official Industrial Property Agent.

Academic Training
  • Degree in Mechanical Engineering (ISEL)
  •  Official Intellectual Property Agent (OIPA)
Associations / Orders

ACPI

Languages

Portuguese, English, French, Castilian

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ANDREIA PEREIRA

Department Deputy

– Official Industrial Property Agent.
– European Patent Agent.

Academic Training
  • Degree in Technological Chemistry (Faculdade Ciências, UL)
  • Basic Training in European Patent Law. CEIPI – University of Strasbourg
  • Life Sciences Patents Network Europe
  • Patent Drafting Training Course – FICPI – Austria
Languages

Portuguese, English, French, Castilian

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ISAURA MONTEIRO

Patent and Design Department

– Official Industrial Property Agent.

Academic Training
  • Degree in Biotechnological Engineering (University of Algarve)
Languages

Portuguese, English

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NUNO PINTO

Patent and Design Department

Academic Training
  •  Attendance of university classes for the Degree in Management Informatics from the Universidade Autónoma de Lisboa
  • Technician in the area of Industrial Property since 2007.
Languages

Portuguese, English

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PEDRO SILVA

Patent and Design Department

Academic Training
  • Technician in the area of Industrial Property since 1991.
Languages

Portuguese, English

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TIAGO TEIXEIRA

Patent and Design Department

Academic Training
  • Degree in Computer Engineering from the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon.
Languages

Portuguese, English

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PAULO CANHÃO

Patent and Design Department

Academic Training
  • 12th Grade of Schooling [pre-university] in the Humanities Area.
  • Technician in the area of Industrial Property since 1981.
Languages

Portuguese, French

Corporate Accounts

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MIGUEL SOUTO

Department Head

Academic Training
  • Degree in Chemical Engineering from Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa
Languages

Portuguese, English, French, Castilian

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INÊS JESUS

Corporate Accounts – Patents and Trademarks

Academic Training
  • Law Degree  (Law School., UL)
  • Post-Graduation in Intellectual Property Law (FDUL and APDI)
Languages

Portuguese, English, Castilian

Legal Department

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JOÃO PAULO MIOLUDO

Head of Legal Department

– Official Industrial Property Agent.

Academic Training
  • Law Degree (Univ. Católica Portuguesa)
Associations / Orders

ACPI
ECTA
INTA
Portuguese Bar Association

Languages

Portuguese, English, French, Castilian

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BIANCA ANTÓNIO

Legal Department

Academic Training
  • Law Degree  (Law School., Univ. of Lisbon)
Associations / Orders

Portuguese Bar Association

Languages

Portuguese, English, Castilian

Finance

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ANA MACHADO

Finance Department

Academic Training
  • Degree in Marketing Management from the Instituto Português de Administração de Marketing
Languages

Portuguese, English, French

Secretariat of Administration

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VANDA MONTEIRO

Secretariat

Academic Training
  • Technician in the area of Industrial Property since 2014
Languages

Portuguese, English, French

Scientific Consultants

JOSÉ MATOS
Scientific Consultant
Academic Training
  • PhD in Molecular Biology from King’s College, University of London.
  • Degree in Biology from the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon.
Areas of Expertise

– Molecular Biology.

– Microbiology

– Enzymology.

– Biodiversity.

– Genetic Resources Management.

Languages

Portuguese, English, French

FRANCISCO MORAIS
Scientific Consultant
Academic Training
  • PhD in Biochemistry from Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, University of London.
  • Degree in Biochemistry from the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon.
Areas of Expertise

– Bioenergetics.

– Molecular Biology.

– Plant and Microbial Biochemistry.

Languages

Portuguese, English, French

PEDRO LOURENÇO
Scientific Consultant
Academic Training
  • PhD in Biochemistry from the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon.
  • Master’s Degree in Plant Biotechnology from the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon.
  • Degree in Biology from the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon.
Areas of Expertise

– Plant Biotechnology and Biochemistry

Languages

Portuguese, English, French

MARIA DO ROSÁRIO SOMMER
Scientific Consultant
Academic Training
  • Degree in Agronomic Engineering from Instituto Superior de Agronomia of University of Lisbon
Languages

Portuguese, English, German

ADRIANO TEIXEIRA
Scientific Consultant
Academic Training
  • PhD in Mathematics and Natural Sciences from Leiden University.
  • Degree in Applied Chemistry (Organic Chemistry) from the Faculty of Sciences and Technology of the Universidade Nova de Lisboa.
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Chemical Engineering from the Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa.
Languages

Portuguese, English, French

CARLOS VALE
Scientific Consultant
Academic Training
  • Degree in Biotechnological Engineering from the University of Algarve.
Languages

Portuguese, English

VITORINO NETO

Scientific Consultant

Academic Training
  • Degree in Modern Modern Languages and Literatures – English/German – Faculdade de Letras [Faculty of Arts] of the University of Lisbon.
Languages

Portuguese, English, French