About
Ana Rita Paínho serves as Managing Partner at Bird & Bird LLP in Portugal. She is a Portuguese qualified lawyer with extensive experience in technology, data privacy, intellectual property, and life sciences. She advises global clients on cross-border matters, focusing on digital innovation and emerging technologies, including AI, data governance, healthcare, and IP protection. Her practice includes patent and SPC strategies for pharmaceutical and biotech clients, software licensing, copyright enforcement, trademark protection, IP due diligence in M&A, and managing IP disputes. She also advises on data protection and technology regulation, including database rights, data-sharing agreements, and the impact of AI regulation.
Practice areas
Intellectual PropertyTMTLife SciencesData Protection
Office
Expertise
Patent and SPC strategiesPaediatric extensionsLicensingRegulatory exclusivitiesSoftware licensingCopyright enforcementTrademark protectionIP due diligence in M&A and cross-border transactionsIP disputes managementData protection and technology regulationDatabase rightsData-sharing agreements
Admissions
- Portuguese Bar Association
Languages
PortugueseEnglishSpanish