Margarida Matias

She holds a degree in Law and a postgraduate qualification in Industrial Property. She has been a member of the Governing Board of the National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI) since 2019 and has served on the Executive Committee of the Portuguese Council of the European Movement since 2015. With an extensive career at the INPI since 2001, she joined as a senior specialist in the trade marks division, having also held positions in the legal department and in external relations. She represents Portugal at the European Union Intellectual Property Office, the European Patent Office and the World Intellectual Property Organisation, participating in the Boards of Directors and Budget Committees of these bodies, as well as in their General Assemblies. She served as Deputy Secretary-General at the Ministry of Justice in 2018 and has held various positions involving legal advice, project coordination and legislative support, including the revision of the Industrial Property Code.