The trademark working group specializes in trademarks, designs, domain names and unfair competition, including enforcement, anti-counterfeiting, pre-litigation and litigation issues.
In the field of patents and utility models we represent domestic and foreign clients and offer patent drafting and prosecuting services as well as European Patent validation, multiple language translation and monitoring services, including enforcement, anti-counterfeiting, pre-litigation and litigation issues.
The IT support was developed to perform the secure management of IP portfolios, availability searches and reliable watch services.
We focus on indicating solutions, risks and directions to move forward in the jungle of the IP laws and rules. Quality and efficient patent, design and trademark services at competitive and predictable rates.
Cristina is a Portuguese IP attorney and lawyer who has been practicing in IP law since 1992. She has an extensive experience and know-how in industrial property matters both prosecution and contentious, in particular opposition proceedings, invalidity and revocation actions.
She is a European Trademark and Design Attorney and has qualified as a Portuguese Industrial Property Agent in 2007.
Languages: Portuguese, French, English.
Contact: cac@sgcr.pt
João is a Portuguese lawyer handling trademark and unfair competition law. He has dealt with opposition proceedings, invalidity and infringement procedures.
João holds a law degree from the Portuguese Catholic University and a LLM in Intellectual Property & the Digital Economy from the University of Glasgow, School of Law. He was admitted to the Portuguese Bar Association in 2017.
Languages: Portuguese, English.
Contact: jcc@sgcr.pt
Languages: Portuguese, English, Spanish.
Contact: lco@sgcr.pt
Languages: Portuguese, English.
Contact: nin@sgcr.pt
Joana is a Portuguese lawyer handling trademark law, unfair competition and anti-counterfeiting procedures. She is based in the Porto office.
Joana holds a Master’s Degree in Legal-Economic Sciences from the University of Porto, Faculty of Law. She was admitted to the Portuguese Bar Association in 2011 and has qualified as a Portuguese Industrial Property Agent in 2019.
Languages: Portuguese, English, Spanish.
Contact: jac@sgcr.pt
António is a Portuguese lawyer who has been advising on all aspects of intellectual property law since 1991.
António is also a qualified Industrial Property Agent and a European Patent Attorney since 1992. He was admitted to the Portuguese Bar Association in 1990.
Languages: Portuguese, English, French.
Contact: acr@sgcr.pt
Alberto is a European Trade Mark and Design Attorney and an Industrial Property Consultant who deals with patent, trademark and design prosecution work.
Alberto has been working in IP matters since 1989 and he is a founding partner of SGCR.
Languages: Portuguese, English, Spanish.
Contact: atd@sgcr.pt
João is an experienced Portuguese lawyer in patent, trademark and designs litigation in the IP Office, the Lisbon Intellectual Property Court, Court of Appeals and Supreme Court.
João is also a qualified Industrial Property Agent, a European Patent Attorney and a European Trademark and Design Attorney. He was admitted to the Portuguese Bar Association in 1990.
Languages: Portuguese, English, French, Spanish.
Contact: jlg@sgcr.pt
Sandra oversees the finance and billing department. Sandra started working in IP matters in 1991.
Languages: Portuguese, English, Spanish.
Contact: sbm@sgcr.pt; accounts@sgcr.pt
Rita is a Patent Attorney, experienced in patent searches, drafting and prosecution. She has been working in IP since 2009 with clients as diverse as entrepreneurs, growing companies, multinational and global corporations, in a wide range of technologies.
Rita holds a degree in Biologic Engineering from the Instituto Superior Técnico and she is a qualified Portuguese Industrial Property Agent since 2015.
Languages: Portuguese, English.
Contact: rjm@sgcr.pt; patents@sgcr.pt
José Maria is a Portuguese Industrial Property Agent who handles all aspects of trademark and domain name work, including the filing and management of trademark portfolios in international context, as well as advising on availability and conflicts.
José Maria holds a Law degree from the University of Coimbra and a LLM in Law in a European and Global Context from the Portuguese Catholic University. He was a former EUIPO trainee and has qualified as Portuguese Industrial Property Agent in 2022.
Languages: Portuguese, Spanish, English.
Contact: jmq@sgcr.pt
Languages: Portuguese, English.
Contact: asa@sgcr.pt
Diogo is a Portuguese lawyer knowledgeable in all aspects of trademark, copyright and design work, including the filing and prosecution of national and international trademarks and registered design applications, as well as advising on availability and conflicts.
Furthermore Diogo deals with contentious matters such as trademark oppositions and cancellation actions, alongside anti-counterfeiting procedures. He was admitted to the Portuguese Bar Association in 2006 and has qualified as a Portuguese Industrial Property Agent in 2016.
Languages: Portuguese, English, Spanish.
Contact: dxs@sgcr.pt
Paula works in the finance and billing department.
Languages: Portuguese, English.
Contact: pav@sgcr.pt; accounts@sgcr.pt
Claudia is a lawyer who handles trademark searches and prosecution work. She oversees the watching services and renewal monitoring. Claudia holds a law degree and she was admitted to the Bar Association in Brazil as well as the Portuguese Bar Association.
Languages: Portuguese, English, Italian.
Contact: cap@sgcr.pt
