Amanda Costa Novaes
Guest Professor
Amanda Costa Novaes is a PhD candidate at NOVA School of Law, where she also completed her Master’s degree in Business Law and Technology. She holds a specialisation in Information and Communication Technology Law from Instituto Europeo Campus Stellae. She holds a double Law degree from the University of Coimbra (Portugal) and the Federal University of Bahia (Brazil).
She is a researcher at NOVA Intellectual Property & Sustainable Innovation (NOVA IPSI) and NOVA Consumer Lab at the Centre for Research on Law and Society (CEDIS).
For the past two years, she has been a co-lecturer in InfoDoc, an introductory course on legal research methodologies, and currently co-teaches Industrial Property for Master’s students at NOVA School of Law.
- “The Use of Artificial Intelligence by Collective Societies and its Compliance with EU Copyright Law”, co-authored with Giulia Priora and Marisa Frade, in Enrico Bonadio and Peter Mezei (eds.), The Cambridge Handbook of Generative AI and IP in Europe (Cambridge University Press, 2026), forthcoming.
- “Copyright, Moral Limits, and Societal Welfare: Lessons from the UK to the EU”, in Lowri Davies and Ogulcan Ekiz (eds.), Intellectual Property Law, Human Rights and Welfare (Routledge, 2026, forthcoming).
- “A Conceptual Mapping on Intellectual Property Law and Sustainability”, co-authored with Giulia Priora, in Christophe Geiger (ed.), Intellectual Property, Ethical Innovation and Sustainability (Edward Elgar, 2026).
- “Researching the Hype: How to be Original in AI & Copyright Legal Research”, in Marco Scialdone (ed.), Navigating the AI Revolution: Data Protection and Innovation for a Sustainable Future (Giuffrè Francis Lefebvre, 2025).
- “IP Negative Spaces in Today’s Evolving Video Game Industry”, co-authored, 4IP Council Research (27 March 2024).
- “My Data to Develop AI: How Data Protection and Intellectual Property Laws Shape AI Research”, in Marco Scialdone (ed.), My Data Is Mine: AI, Data Protection and a Digital Society (Giuffrè Francis Lefebvre, 2024).
- “Hostile Design Protection: Could Design Law Help Promote Inclusivity in European Cities?”, co-authored with Aline Arenque and Dimitrius Costa, in Cristiana Sappa (ed.), Research Handbook on Intellectual Property Rights and Inclusivity (Edward Elgar, 2024).
- “The Moral Boundaries of Intellectual Property from a US Perspective”, book review, Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice 19(4), p. 385.
- “CJEU Grapples with the Intertwined Nature of Private Copies and Retransmission of Online Television Broadcasts (C-426/21 Ocilion)”, co-authored with Giulia Priora, Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice 18(10).
Her main research areas include industrial property, EU copyright law, consumer protection, and sustainable business practices.