Pedro Rebelo Tavares
ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND
Law degree, Lusíada University, Faculty of Law (2013); Master in Law (Legal Corporate Sciences) Lusíada University, Faculty of Law (2015); Doctorate in Law (Industrial Property) Lusíada University, Faculty of Law (2015 ao presente); Industrial Property Law Course, Post-Graduation Institute, Lusíada University, Faculty of Law (2015); Training in Industrial Property, Lusíada University, Faculty of Law (2014); Post-Graduation in Pharmaceutical and Medicament Law, University of Coimbra, Faculty of Law and Centre for Biomedical Law (2015); Post-graduation in Medicine Law, University of Coimbra, Faculty of Law and Centre for Biomedical Law (2015); Course on Patent Application Drafting by the National Institute of Industrial Property (2018); Advanced Training Course in Software: Legal Regime and Contracts by the Law Faculty of the Portuguese Catholic University – Regional Center of Porto (2020); Post-Graduation in Intellectual Property, University of Lisbon, Faculty of Law and Portuguese Intellectual Law Association (2021).
APDI Member (Portuguese Association of Intellectual Law).
Researcher at the Center for Legal, Economic and Environmental Studies (CEJEA) of the Lusíada Institute for Research and Development (ILID).
Official Industrial Property Agent.
European Trade Mark and Design Attorney.
Scientific Coordinator of the Post-Graduation in Personal Data Protection Law at the Law School of the Universidade Lusíada – Norte (Porto).
Founding Associate and Member of the Intellectual Property Committee of JALP – International Association of Portuguese Language Young Lawyers.
Arbitrator at ARBITRARE in matters of Industrial Property and Domain Names.
Author of several scientific and legal articles related to Intellectual Property, among which the following stand out:
- Trademarks, in Fashion Law – Direito da Moda, Coord. João Fraga de Castro, Thomson Reuters, 2019, co-authored with Prof. Dr. Maria Victória Rocha;
- Designs or Models, in Fashion Law – Fashion Law, Coord. João Fraga de Castro, Thomson Reuters, 2019, co-authored with Prof. Dr. Maria Victória Rocha;
- Bioinformatics Databases: The (im)possible protection by Copyright and the ‘Sui Generis’ Right of the manufacturer, in Revista de Direito Intelectual, Vol. 1, APDI, Almedina, 2017;
- The Computer Program Object of Patent: Jurisprudential Evolution, in Revista de Direito Intelectual, Vol. 2, APDI, Almedina, 2016.
NOMINATIONS
- Iberian Lawyer “Forty under 40 Awards 2022” finalist, for the category of IP & TMT and Startup;
- Referenced in Chambers Europe (2021) by Chambers and Partners (“Associate to Watch”);
- Lawyer referenced by the Legal 500 (2021);
- Finalist “Iberian Lawyer IP&TMT Awards (2022) – Portugal”, for the categories “Lawyer of the Year – Trademarks and Patents; Design; Life Sciences; Advertising; Fashion and Digital Tech”;
- Lawyer Recommended by the WTR 1000 (2022) on Trademark Registration (“Trademark Prosecution and Strategy”);
- Listed by Leaders League (2021) in Trademark Prosecution;
- Finalist “Iberian Lawyer 40 under Forty Awards (2021)” in the Intellectual Property and Technologies, Media & Telecommunications (“IP/TMT”) category;
- Finalist and Shortlisted “Iberian Lawyer 40 under Forty Awards (2021)” in the Financial Technology Law category (“Fintech Law”);
- Finalist and Shortlisted “Iberian Lawyer 40 under Forty Awards (2021)” in the Startup Law category (“Startup Law”);
- Finalist “Iberian Lawyer 40 under Forty Awards (2020)” in the Startup Law category.