Dr Luis Porangaba
- Lecturer (School of Law)
telephone:
01413300777
email:
Luis.Porangaba@glasgow.ac.uk
5-10 The Square, Stair Building, University of Glasgow, G12 8QQ
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4111-5077Biography
Luis joined the School of Law as a Lecturer in Intellectual Property Law in September 2019, having previously been a Departmental Lecturer in Intellectual Property Law at the University of Oxford (2018-2019). He convenes the LLM programme Intellectual Property and the Digital Economy, and is Co-Director of CREATe - the UK Copyright and Creative Economy Centre.
Luis was awarded his doctorate (DPhil) by the University of Oxford. He also holds MJur and MPhil (Distinction) degrees from Oxford, and an LLB (academic achievement scholar) from Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro. His current research is concerned with issues relating to the scope of protection across all major fields of IP law. He is particularly interested in the study of the doctrinal mechanisms that courts have devised in response to the expansion of protectable subject matter across intellectual property domains in the recent past. Amongst other projects, Luis is currently working on a monograph entitled 'Functions in Context: Reconceptualising the Scope of Trade Mark Infringement' which is under contract with Cambridge University Press.
Over the years, Luis has taught across all areas of IP law at Oxford (2015-2019) and at the London School of Economics (2017-2018), having also acted as a Lecturer in the Intellectual Property Postgraduate Programme at Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro (2008-2016). He practised law in Brazil as a legal advisor and litigator for more than a decade in the field of intellectual property, notably trade marks, patents, intermediary liability, and unfair competition.
Luis' recent scholarship has appeared in the Intellectual Property Quarterly (UK) and The Trademark Reporter (US).
Research interests
Luis’ research interests primarily lie in the field of intellectual property law, with emphasis on trade marks, patents, and unfair competition.
His current research is concerned with issues relating to the scope of protection across all major fields of IP law. He is particularly interested in the study of the doctrinal mechanisms that courts have devised in response to the expansion of protectable subject matter across intellectual property domains in the recent past.
Publications
Selected publications
Porangaba, L. H. (2019) Acquired distinctiveness in the European Union: when nontraditional marks meet a (fragmented) single market. Trademark Reporter, 109(3), pp. 619-670.
Porangaba, L. H. (2018) A contextual account of the trade mark functions theory. Intellectual Property Quarterly, 3, pp. 230-252.
All publications
Grants
Luis is a co-investigator in the CREATe infrastructure grant awarded by AHRC, acting as lead of the Law of Innovation research theme.
Supervision
Luis is willing to supervise research students whose proposed work falls within his areas of interest, in particular UK and European intellectual property law.
- Cifrodelli, Gabriele
Breaking the ‘vicious cycle’: an Open Knowledge approach to regulating AI contribution in drug discovery and development. - Li, Zihao
Data protection in the context of online algorithmic in the EU and China: A comparative analysis
Luis has successfuly supervised PhD students until completion, in particular –
- Zihao Li, 'Online Algorithmic Pricing in the EU and China: A Techno-Legal Analysis' (February 2024)
Teaching
Programme convenor for the LLM Intellectual Property and the Digital Economy
Course convenor for –
Professional activities & recognition
Editorial boards
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