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Lisbon
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André Piteira is a senior associate in the area of Industrial and Intellectual Property.
He provides recurrent legal advice to clients from a wide range of sectors on industrial and intellectual property matters, namely on the strategy for the protection and exploitation of these rights.
Experience
André Piteira joined the Intellectual and Industrial Property department of Garrigues' Lisbon office in October 2021, advising clients from a wide range of sectors on industrial and intellectual property matters.
Before joining Garrigues, he worked for 8 years at Vieira de Almeida & Associados, where he acquired a vast experience in litigation related to industrial property rights and, in particular, in litigation related to pharmaceutical patents.
He also did part of his traineeship (from 2011 to 2013) at CCA Law Firm, where he worked in several intellectual and industrial property matters.
Excellent command of English.
Academic background
Law Degree from Universidade Nova de Lisboa.
Master of Advanced Studies in European Law from the University of Ghent (Belgium).
Memberships
André Piteira is a member of the Portuguese Bar Association.
Distinctions
IP Stars from Managing IP: Rising Star 2022.
Publications
Co-author of the Portuguese chapter of the book "Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights in the EU Member States", Intersentia, 2019.