Marta Alves Vieira > VdA > Lisbon, Portugal > Lawyer Profile

VdA
Rua Dom Luis I, 28
1200-151 Lisboa
Portugal
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Work Department

IP Litigation

Position

Of Counsel, Head of IP Litigation

Career

Marta Alves Vieira joined VdA in 2012. She is Of Counsel and head of the IP Litigation practice where she has been actively involved in intellectual property litigation and arbitration, notably in disputes involving pharmaceutical patents, regularly providing legal and strategic advice to companies in all intellectual property matters.

Languages

English, Italian.

Memberships

Admitted to the Portuguese Bar Association.
Member of ECTA (European Communities Trade Mark Association).
Member of the Design Committee of ECTA (European Communities Trade Mark Association).
Member of MARQUES (European Trade Mark Owners).

Education

Law degree University of Lisbon Faculty of Law.
Erasmus, University of Pisa, Faculty of Law (1999-2000).
Post-Graduation in Arbitration, University Nova of Lisbon, Faculty of Law (2013).
Certified Course in Pedagogical Training for Trainers – Proficiency certificate as trainer (2015).
“Successful Interviewers” ​​course, certified by IQF – Portuguese Institute for Quality in Training (2017).

Lawyer Rankings

Portugal > Intellectual property

(Next Generation Partners)

Marta Alves VieiraVdA

Drawing considerable praise from clients for its ability to marry its ‘deep knowledge of legislation’ with a ‘client-oriented’ approach, the team at VdA handles the entire spectrum of IP matters, ranging from patent, trade mark, design, and copyright non-contentious issues, to complex litigation and arbitration. Spearheading the team is Marta Alves Vieira, who has notable strength in IP litigation, regularly handling high-profile matters for a range of pharma clients. With over four decades of experience, António de Magalhães Cardoso is a reference for dispute resolution in this space, including pharmaceutical patent enforcement. Managing associate Sara Nazaré is a key port of call for clients within the pharmaceutical sector, offering regular counsel on patents.