César Bessa Monteiro, jr > Abreu Advogados > Lisbon, Portugal > Lawyer Profile
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César Bessa Monteiro, jr
Work Department
Corporate and M&A, Intellectual Property and Information Technology
Position
Partner
Career
César Bessa Monteiro, jr is a Partner and has been at Abreu Advogados since 2017 working primarily on business structuring and restructuring operations, intellectual property rights and financial law.
He focuses primarily on advising national and multinational companies on all types of commercial transborder transactions, specifically on global corporate structuring and integration projects, in projects for acquisition, mergers and demergers, transfer of assets or exchange of shares as well as structuring venture capital operations.
He has vast experience in matters related to innovation, inventions, brands, trade secrets, unfair competition, copyrights and design or moulds, as well as in defining and implementing strategies (in wide ranging industries) for acquisition, maintenance and defence of the copyrights thereof. He has also advised credit institutions on financial issues, specifically on the regulatory aspects of depositors worldwide.
His practice includes a wide variety of national and international companies, including companies in the automotive, pharmaceutical, hospitality, healthcare, entertainment, fashion, construction and chemical industries and financial institutions, manufacturers of different consumer goods, software and hardware manufacturers and retail and online sales companies.
Languages
Portuguese, english, spanish
Memberships
Portuguese Bar Association
AIPPI
European Communities Trade Mark Association
International Trademark Association
ACPI
Arbitration Centre for Industrial Property, Domain Names, Trade Names and Corporate Names
Education
Law Degree from the University of Lisbon Faculty of Law (2000)
Postgraduate degree in Industrial Property from Universidade Moderna (2003)
Postgraduate degree in Management and Corporate Law from Nova University, Lisbon (2008)
Master degree in Management Law from Nova University, Lisbon (2011), currently completing his thesis
Lawyer Rankings
Portugal > Intellectual property
Abreu Advogados
fields a ‘very dynamic’ team, praised for its ‘consistent high quality service’ in the full spectrum of contentious and non-contentious IP matters. With a diverse roster of domestic and international clients on its books, the ‘top-notch’ practice covers trade mark and patent prosecution, litigation, unfair competition, copyright protection and licensing matters, among other matters. The practice is jointly steered by three IP specialists: Manuel Durães Rocha, who works primarily in the areas of intellectual and industrial property in the health and pharmaceuticals sector; António Andrade, noted for his focus on pharmaceutical patent litigation and issues related to the health sector; and Ricardo Henriques, who advises clients on the gamut of IP matters, focusing particularly on the technology sector. César Bessa Monteiro, jr is recommended for his vast experience in matters related to innovation, inventions, brands, trade secrets, unfair competition, copyrights and design.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
Firm Rankings
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