Background
Bessa Monteiro, César was born in 1944 in Vila Real, Portugal.
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César Bessa Monteiro
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Lisbon School of Law (Graduated in Law, 1966). Spoken languages: Portuguese, French and English.
Career
Worked at Veiga Gomes, Bessa Monteiro, Marques Bom (Lisbon) specializing in Intellectual Property: Copyright Law, Industrial Models, License Negotiation, Patent Litigation, Patent Prosecution, Pharmaceutical Patents, Trademark Litigation, Trademark Prosecution, Transfer of Technology, General Intellectual Property Practice. Admitted to the bar, 1969, Portugal. Reporter: Portuguese Group, International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property Congress of Paris, Committee dealing with the Influence of Laws on Restraint of Trade of Transfer of Technology of Know-how Agreements, 1983.
Portuguese Group, International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property Congress of London, Committee dealing with the Measures against Counterfeiting of Branded Goods, 1986.
Portuguese Group, International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property Congress of Amsterdam, Committee dealing with the Protection of the Software, 1989. Portuguese Group, International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property, Copenhagen, Committee dealing with Trademark Licensing and Franchising, 1994.
Vice-President, Board of General Meeting, Portuguese Delegation, International Chamber of Commerce. Author: "Doing Business in Portugal," Common Market Reports, Commerce Clearing House, Incorporated., Chicago, Illinois, 1986.
"Patents throughout the World," Trade Activities Incorporated., New New York
"Trademarks throughout the World," Trade Activities Incorporated., New New York "Legal Aspects of doing business in Western Europe," West Publishing Company, Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States of America. "European Franchising Law & Practice in the European Community," Mark Abell, Waterlow Publishers, 1991.
"Pre-Emptive Remedies in Europe," Nicholas Rose, Longman Law, Tax and Finance, Longman Group United Kingdom Limited., 1992. "International Franchising Law," General Editor, Dennis Campbell, Matthew Bender, 1983.
Official Agent for Intellectual Property.
Member of the Governmental Commission which supervised the application of the New Industrial Property Law (1995-1996). Member of Institute of Professional Representative before European Patent Office. Member of Counterfeiting Intelligence Bureau (C.C.I.).
Professional Representative before Office for HarmOnization in the Internal Market (trademark and design).
Member: Portuguese Bar Association (Secretary, 1981-1983, Lisbon Delegation. Vice-President, 1984-1986, 1993-1995, Lisbon Delegation).
Portuguese Delegation, International Chamber of Commerce (Member, Industrial Property Commission). Portuguese Group, International Association for the Protection of the International Intellectual Property (Member, Board of Directors).
Portuguese Association of the Industrial Property Association Consultants (Member, Ethics Committee).
International Federation of the Industrial Property Consultants. European Communities Trademark Association. LES; Epidemiology and International Trademark Association .
The firm mainly provides a full service to industrial and commercial companies, particularly those which are subsidiaries of international groups of companies, however, it is also prepared to deal with all sorts of legal matters, either civil or criminal.
Achievements
Membership
Member: Portuguese Bar Association (Secretary, 1981-1983, Lisbon Delegation. Vice-President, 1984-1986, 1993-1995, Lisbon Delegation). Portuguese Delegation, International Chamber of Commerce (Member, Industrial Property Commission).
Portuguese Group, International Association for the Protection of the International Intellectual Property (Member, Board of Directors).
Portuguese Association of the Industrial Property Association Consultants (Member, Ethics Committee). International Federation of the Industrial Property Consultants.
European Communities Trademark Association. LES; Epidemiology and International Trademark Association .
