Manuel Durães Rocha

Manuel Durães Rocha is a Partner whose practice focuses on intellectual and industrial property and in the pharmaceutical sector in Portugal and international markets. He is also an official Industrial Property Agent and European Patent Attorney before the European Patent Office, and European Trademark Attorney before the EUIPO.

He focuses mainly on disputes  (both judicial and arbitration) in connection with cases relating to the validity of patent and trademark rights, as well as the violation of patents, particularly in the medical and pharmaceutical fields, trademarks, design and unfair competition violations, CCP, protection and transfer of trade secrets, protection of software and copyrights and related rights. He has participated in cross-border proceedings under the scope of trademark protection and invention patents and advises a range of Portuguese companies on life sciences matters and, more recently, on matters related to personal data protection and databases.

Additionally, Manuel has extensive experience in establishing and defining strategies for the registration and protection of patents, trademarks, and design for Portuguese companies with international operations, as well as in advising many foreign companies on establishing trademarks in Portugal through distribution arrangements, franchise and licensing in different economic sectors, specifically retail, fashion, and advertising.

Manuel is a Partner and has been at Abreu Advogados since 2017. He coordinates Abreu Advogados’ Intellectual Property and Information Technology practices and has been distinguished by IP Stars.

The Intellectual Property and Information Technologies practice area of Abreu Advogados has received distinctions from Chambers, Legal 500 and IP Stars. The firm has also been awarded the “Gold Band” distinction by the World Trademark Review 1000 for Intellectual Property in Portugal.