Sónia Queiróz Vaz

Practice Areas

Intellectual and Industrial Property, Trade Secrets. Data Protection, Life Sciences and Healthcare.

Career

Partner. Specialist in advising on projects to map, assess and optimize intellectual property intangible assets, including IP transactions, and litigation and pre-litigation.

Sónia Queiroz Vaz specializes in drafting and negotiating intellectual property rights contracts (particularly, licensing and transfer rights) in a wide range of fields, e.g., broadcasting, publishing and merchandising, as well as in designing strategies to protect IP rights, including copyright, patents, trademarks and designs. She is an expert in advising on the commercial exploitation of software, technology and audiovisual products both in Portugal and abroad (production, distribution and broadcasting via television, radio, internet and mobile platforms).

Sónia also advises on projects to assess and verify compliance with data protection and privacy obligations, including mapping data processing transactions and defining strategies for implementing the requirements under the General Data Protection Regulation.

Professional Memberships

Member of the Portuguese Bar Association. She represents Cuatrecasas on the Intellectual Property Commission of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) in Portugal and has been appointed a member of the International Trademark Association’s Copyright Committee for the 2024-2025 period.