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Miguel Quintans

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Miguel Quintans

Counsel
Lawyer

Contact
CMS Portugal
Rua Castilho 50
1250-071 Lisbon
Portugal
Languages Portuguese, English, French, Spanish

Miguel Quintans is a Counsel in the Intellectual Property team.

With 20 years of experience, his main area of focus is intellectual property, being currently responsible for the management of the IP portfolios of several national and foreign clients.

Miguel is acknowledged as Rising Star for Intellectual Property, by Legal 500, 2024, and is acknowledged as a notable practitioner by IP Stars 2023. He has also been awarded Silver Individual – WTR1000 since 2020, as well as the ILO Client Choice Award for Intellectual Property – Trademarks category for Portugal (2014, 2015, 2019, 2021, and 2022). Moreover, he is ranked Excellent for IP Litigation, by Leaders League, 2023.

Joined CMS Portugal in 2008.

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We have been working mainly with Miguel Quintans and José Luis Arnaut. All of them are experts in their practice, with deep knowledge of the general legal framework, thus ensuring that all issues are dealt with professionally and efficiently.

Legal 500 (2021)

We have been working mainly with Miguel Quintans and José Luis Arnaut. All of them are experts in their practice, with deep knowledge of the general legal framework, thus ensuring that all issues are dealt with professionally and efficiently.

Legal 500 (2021)

Memberships & Roles

  • Member of the Associação Portuguesa dos Consultores em Propriedade Industrial (ACPI)
  • Member of the International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI)
  • Member of the International Trademark Association (INTA)
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Education

  • Law degree, Faculdade de Direito, Universidade Católica Portuguesa
  • Postgraduate degree in Industrial Property Law, Faculdade de Direito, Universidade de Lisboa and APDI
  • Industrial Property Official Agent at the National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI)
  • Professional Representative before the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)
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Expertise

Feed

06/09/2021
Transfer of IP rights in Portugal
Pat­ents: As­sign­ment 1. How may a patent be assigned (by law and/or transaction) and is it required to record the assignment in the national patent register to become effective?  A patent may be assigned...
Expert Guide Intellectual Property
Comparable
02/07/2020
CMS Rui Pena & Arnaut at the top the Leaders League’s ranking
Leaders League distinguishes CMS Rui Pena and Arnaut as one of the leading law firms in IP Litigation (Excellent), Data Protection and Cybersecurity (Highly Recommended), and also Technology (Excellent)...
News
16/04/2012
Report on the hobby of the consultant Miguel Quintans
Boxing is the hobby chosen by Miguel Quintans, a consultant at CMS Rui Pena & Arnaut (CMS RPA), to unload the stress of work. Please check the PDF for more detailed information (Portuguese version on...
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