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

Fielding a team lauded for its ‘technical competence, availability and knowledge of the sector’, VdA reinforces its position as a leading Portuguese firm, handling a comprehensive range of IP matters. From patent, trade mark, design, and copyright issues to complex litigation and arbitration, the practice covers both contentious and non-contentious aspects of intellectual property law with depth and expertise. Steering the practice is Marta Alves Vieira, who is noted for her focus on matters involving pharmaceutical patents and supplementary protection certificates. António de Magalhães Cardoso concentrates his practice on pharmaceutical patent enforcement and dispute resolution.