1 to 11 September 2025
Summer Course on Intellectual Property & Sustainability
Academic Education
Strengthening knowledge and skills
Presentation
Innovating for a better world. This Summer Course dives into one of the legal perspectives that are most relevant to this current global challenge, setting the focus on the link between Intellectual Property (IP) and Sustainability.
We will dive into the realms of:
- Patent law and green technologies
- Trademark law and green branding
- Design law and the circular economy
- Copyright law and sustainable creativity
- Geographical indications and land valorization
As an addition to the Course, for the participants based in Lisbon, we offer the unique opportunity of an on-site visit to the Portuguese National IP Court and the Lisbon branch of the Unified Patent Court, discussing with national IP judges, as well as the possibility to enter our sponsor’s offices, exploring innovative ways of IP legal practice at Cuatrecasas law firm and meeting their Lisbon IP legal team.
A certificate of Course completion will be awarded to all participants having attended at least 5 sessions.
Coordination
Sponsor
Objective
The Course will consist of 6 sessions, each of which will feature lectures from internationally renowned IP legal scholars as well as exercises of legal application and legal interpretation.
A high-profile academic experience where we will:
- Learn, reflect, and discuss the application of IP legal rules in selected sustainability-relevant scenarios
- Keep up-to-date with the latest developments in global and comparative IP law
- Think along with experts and professionals from diverse sectors and backgrounds
Target audience
Law students and researchers, legal practitioners and trainees, business and advisory professionals from innovative and creative industries.
Modality
Online (synchronous classes, not recorded)
On-site (last day of the Course): registration required
Language
English
Date
From 1 to 10 September 2025
11 September: on-site closing event including in-person visits to
NOVA School of Law
The Portuguese IP Tribunal
Lisbon branch Unified Patent Court
Cuatrecasas law firm – Lisbon branch office
Schedule
From 17h00 to 19h00
Fee
Full tuition: 500 €
Discount options :
- Early-bird (until 15 July): 425 €
- Current students from NOVA University: 250 €
- NOVA School of Law alumni: 450 €
- Group discounts (registrations from the same public or private entity):
- 2 participants: 800 € total fee
- 3 participants: 1200 € total fee
- 4 participants: 1400 € total fee
- 5 or more participants: 30% discount on individual fees
Cannot be combined with the Early Bird Price.
Tuition waivers
Up to 5 tuition waivers available. To apply for a tuition waiver, please CV (in English) and Letter of Motivation (in English, max 3 pages) to: ipsi@novalaw.unl.pt by 30 June 2025.
The results will be notified to the applicants by 10 July 2025.
For more information
On this Summer Course: ipsi@novalaw.unl.pt
On other specialized courses at NOVA School of law: jurisnova@novalaw.unl.pt
Programme
Session 1- 1 September | Introduction
Why and how IP & Sustainability, together?
- Giulia Priora, NOVA School of Law Lisbon
IP and the human right to a healthy environment
- Elena Izyumenko, IViR University of Amsterdam
Session 2- 2 September | Patent Law and Sustainability
Patents and green technological innovations
- Barasha Borthakur, University of Southampton
Tech transfers and compulsory licensing
- Giulia Priora, NOVA School of Law Lisbon
Session 3- 3 September | Trademark Law and Sustainability
Trademarks, green branding and green washing
- Marta Cernadas-Lázare, University La Coruña
Latest trends in green trademarks litigation
- Raquel Castro Cunha, NOVA IPSI
Session 4- 8 September | Industrial Design Law and Sustainability
Design protection and the circular economy
- Giulia Priora, NOVA School of Law Lisbon
Repairing uses and production of spare-parts
- Francisco Alonso, NOVA IPSI
Session 5- 9 September | Copyright Law and Sustainability
Copyright and upcycling
- Amanda Costa Novaes, NOVA IPSI
Copyright and access to critical informational resources
- Eduardo Santos, NOVA IPSI
Session 6- 10 September | Geographical Indications Law and Sustainability
How do GIs valorize land and traditions?
- Bernardo Calabrese, University of Verona
Comparing and assessing GIs and certification trademarks
- Vicente Gimeno Beviá, University of Alicante
Cuatrecasas presentation & Closing remarks
- Sónia Queiroz Vaz, Cuatrecasas & Giulia Priora, NOVA School of Law
Closing session- 11 September
Visit to Cuatrecasas Lisbon office
Visit to Portuguese IP Tribunal and Unified Patent Court Lisbon branch
- in-person