LISBON LOCAL DIVISION Law and Practice Contributed by: Joana Piriquito Santos, Beatriz Lima and Sara Nazaré, NLP
NLP is a boutique law firm founded in Lisbon in May 2024 and focused on IP. Its three founding partners each bring more than 15 years of ex - perience in IP, including leading major and com - plex patent litigation cases in Portugal. The team is currently composed of six lawyers and one paralegal. NLP provides legal support across all stages of the IP life cycle ‒ from innovation and protection to negotiation and enforcement. The team advises on patents, supplementary pro -
tection certificates, utility models, trade marks, logos, designs, geographical indications and designations of origin, computer programs, da - tabases, copyright, trade secrets, unfair com - petition, domain names, and company names. This work covers a range of industries, includ - ing pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, materials, software, textiles, agrifood, culture, design, and architecture.
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Joana Piriquito Santos is a lawyer, pharmacist, and Portuguese patent and trade mark attorney, active in IP since 2010. Prior to co-founding NLP, her career included roles as an
Beatriz Lima has dedicated her career to IP since 2010, gaining extensive experience as managing associate of Vieira de Almeida & Associados’s IP department, before co-founding
innovation manager, IP consultant, and patent/ supplementary protection certificate examiner at the Portuguese Industrial Property Office. Joana is currently handling complex patent litigation matters for global pharmaceutical and telecommunications companies before Portuguese courts and the Unified Patent Court, as well as providing strategic IP advice for tech firms in the context of M&A transactions. She holds a law degree from the University of Lisbon and an integrated master’s degree in pharmaceutical sciences from the University of Coimbra.
NLP in 2024. A qualified lawyer with a master’s degree from Católica Lisbon School of Law, Beatriz has a robust background in handling significant and intricate patent litigation cases before Portuguese courts and the Unified Patent Court across diverse sectors, including pharmaceuticals and telecommunications. She also manages life sciences regulatory matters and co-ordinates comprehensive IP strategies and patent portfolios. Beatriz’s expertise spans various forums, including complex court and arbitration proceedings for industrial property rights infringement, damages claims, nullity actions and administrative matters.
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