Biography

Born in Coimbra District, Portugal.

Academic Degrees: J.D. Graduate (’94), LL.M Master (‘99) and S.J.D. Doctor of Laws (‘08), with distinction and honors, University of Coimbra, Portugal.

Director of Coimbra University Press (3/21 - 5/23)

Teaching Experience: Associate Professor at the Faculty of Law, University of Coimbra, since March 2020, where he also served as assistant professor from april 2008 top march 2020; and training assistant and assistant (lecturer) from June 1994 to March 2008.
Visiting Assistant Professor of Law, University of Macau, Macau SAR China, Academic year 03/04.
Invited Professor of Law at Portucalense University (Oporto) since September 2011.


Courses taught: graduate legal studies, Introduction to Law, Commercial Law, Public Economy, General Theory of Civil Law, Commercial Law, Business Law, Computer Law, Information Law; post-graduate legal studies (LL.M and PhD), Contracts, Competition, Copyright, European Economic Law, Intellectual Property, E-commerce.

Academic Supervisor and examiner of more than one hundred PhD and LL.M theses and panels, including more than 50 participations as main opponent (arguente), at the Universities of Coimbra, Lisbon (Portugal), Luanda (Angola) and São Paulo (Brasil).

Conferences, open lectures and other communications: more than 200 participations as invited professor or speaker at national and international seminars, conferences and post-graduate legal studies, held in places such as Lisbon, Barcelona, Bilbao, Brussels, Coimbra, Macau, São Paulo, Santa Catarina and Curitiba - PR ( Brazil), Hong Kong, Montreal, Oporto, Salamanca, Salzburg, Tokyo, Valência, Washington D.C.

Other education: Erasmus Law Student at Leuven Catholic University, Belgium (1992/1993); Visiting researcher at several scientific institutions abroad (MPI, WUSL, IVIR); Language courses in Germany (Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Goethe Institute) and Japan (Kansai, Japan Foundation).

Other professional habilitation and experiences: Lawyer (Portuguese Bar), Legal Consultant, and Legal Expert; appointment in 2010 as Member of the National Council of Culture, Copyright Section.

Publications and Research Projects: author of several books and more than one hundred book chapters and articles in national and international journals.

National reporter for several international online projects (e.g. E-Lex Portal, Kluwer IP Cases, EuropeanaConnect).