About João Pereira Cabral

João Pereira Cabral has a Master’s degree in IP Law and more than nine years of experience. He is a certified Portuguese Patent and Trademark Attorney and a European Trademark and Design Attorney. He is also a legal manager at Inventa. João has a lot of expertise in advising clients in trade mark and design prosecution and litigation (including negotiations), especially before the Portuguese Industrial Property Office and the European Union Intellectual Property Office, having participated in more than 500 litigation proceedings and more than 1,000 trade mark and design applications and trade mark clearance searchers. For six consecutive years, João’s performance has earned recognition from Leaders League in the categories of “Trademark Prosecution” and “IP Litigation” (2020–2025), being recognised as a “Leading” individual for trade mark prosecution. João was individually distinguished in the WTR 1000 – Portugal ranking in the years 2023, 2024 and 2025 and as a WIPR Leaders 2025.


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