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Cuatrecasas

Life Sciences

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Cuatrecasas

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A highly specialized team with extensive experience in all services involving intellectual and industrial property matters.

We advise on all matters relating to intellectual and industrial property, image rights, advertising and the right to honor. Our clients include many leading companies in various sectors, including pharmaceutical, franchise and consumer goods, as well as multinational companies with global brands.

We provide clients with optimal solutions to protect different types of works and services that qualify for protection under intellectual property law, such as visual, literary, drama, musical and audiovisual works, software, video games and databases. We draft and negotiate copyright agreements and other ancillary contracts.

We have extensive expertise in industrial property contracts and litigation, including brands, inventions (patents, know-how, utility models), designs and domain names.

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Life Sciences - Portugal

Band 2

What the Team is Known For
Cuatrecasas is active in regulatory matters in the life sciences field, advising clients on the supply of medicines, marketing authorisations and clinical trial agreements. The law firm often assists clients with issues around medical cannabis. It additionally acts on reimbursement matters. Team members also have experience in intellectual property matters, advising on infringement proceedings and portfolio management cases.
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Strengths

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  • The members of the team have a very high level of expertise. They are also very agile and have a good understanding of how the market and authorities operate which is really helpful.

    Life Sciences respondentEurope

  • What differentiates Cuatrecasas is its close and personalised support, its willingness to provide assistance in all areas and the technical quality of its work.

    Life Sciences respondentEurope

Notable Practitioners

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  • Joana Silveira Botelho
    Joana Silveira Botelho

    Joana Silveira Botelho

    Joana Silveira Botelho is recognised for her notable activity in clinical trial agreements, regulatory issues, licensings and marketing authorisations. She also has experience in the regulations around medical-use cannabis and advising on transactional matters and patent strategies.

    • Joana Silveira Botelho is excellent; she understands all the topics presented to her and is very good at maintaining relationships.

      Life Sciences respondentEurope
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