Hugo is a partner and head of the Intellectual Property practice who has more than 15 years' professional experience. He advises on patents, trademarks, designs, copyright, software licensing, information technologies, data protection and advertising. Hugo has also focused on litigation in the area of intellectual property, with an emphasis on dealing with arbitration and court cases involving industrial property rights relating to medicines and trademarks. He also drafts opinions and contracts in the area of intellectual property.

Hugo has been an Official Industrial Property Agent since 2012 and a European Trademark and Design Attorney since 2016.

With a master's degree in private legal sciences from the Faculty of Law of the University of Porto, he also completed a postgraduate course in arbitration at the Faculty of Law of Universidade Nova de Lisboa.

Hugo is a frequent speaker at universities and at Portuguese and international congresses and seminars.

Before joining PLMJ, he was a lawyer at BMA, ABBC and CMS Rui Pena & Arnaut.

Bar Admissions
Admitted to the Portuguese Bar Association, 2004

Education
Law Degree from the University of Porto, 2001
Admitted to the Portuguese Bar Association, 2004
Master's in private legal sciences from the Faculty of Law of the University of Porto, 2010
6th University Extension Course in Arbitration at the Faculty of Law of Universidade Nova de Lisboa, 2015
Guest assistant professor at the University of Porto, 2011