Soraia Santos

Lawyer

Soraia is an associate in Kalliopé’s Intellectual Property team.

She advises and litigates for a diverse client base.

She assists her clients in all areas of intellectual property law, including literary and artistic property (copyright, neighbouring rights, image rights), industrial property (trademarks, patents, designs, domain names) and unfair competition law.

Soraia assists clients in drafting their commercial and IT contracts.

She also advises her clients on the protection of personal data.

Expertises

Intellectual Property

Contract drafting and negotiation

Litigation – Arbitration – Mediation

Legal experience

Literary and artistic property / industrial property

Copyright and related rights
Trademarks
Patents
Designs
Domain names
AOC – AOP – IGP
Anti-counterfeiting, Customs registration, Counterfeit seizure

Media, advertising, entertainment, communication

Audiovisual production
Musical contracts
Buying space
Agency-advertiser relationship
Validation of advertisements
Artist representation
Press
Events, sponsorship, sponsorship
Sports law

New technologies – R&D

Contracts related to information technology (licensees, SLAs, application maintenance, etc.)
Contracts linked to R&D activities (consortium, in/out licenses, research collaboration, etc.)
Public software licensing and maintenance contracts
Social networks, websites

Economic law

Distribution (CGV, CGA, single agreement of article L.441-7 of the Commercial Code, etc.
Commercial agents
Legal notices, CGU
Unfair and parasitic competition
Anticompetitive practices

Intellectual property litigation

Pre-litigation and legal litigation in counterfeiting as well as in matters of unfair and parasitic competition

Protection of personal data (GDPR)

Sector experience

Agri-food and distribution
Fashion and luxury
Consumer goods
Banking – insurance

Membership bar

Paris

Languages

French, English, Portuguese

Professional background

Since May 2024 / Lawyer, Kalliopé, Paris
December 2023 – April 2024 / Lawyer, DBK Avocats, Paris
July 2023 – December 2023 / Legal Expert, DBK Avocats, Paris
January 2023 – June 2023 / Trainee, Franklin Law Firm, Paris
July 2022 – December 2022 / Trainee, Bel Group, Suresnes
January 2021 – July 2021 / Trainee, H&P Avocats, Paris
July 2020 – December 2020 / Trainee, DS Avocats, Paris
May 2020 – June 2020 / Trainee, H&P Avocats, Paris

Academic background

2022 – 2023 / Haute École des Avocats Conseils, HEDAC, CAPA
2020 – 2021 / Paris Nanterre University, Paris X, CRFPA
2019 – 2020 / Paris-Est Créteil University, Paris XII, Master II in Intellectual Property
2018 – 2019 / Panthéon Assas Université, Paris II, Master I in Corporate Law
2015 – 2018 / Panthéon Assas University, Paris II, Bachelors degree in Private Law

Commitment

Every year, Soraia takes part in food and clothing drives to help the most deprived.

Academic/press publications

Revue Palimpseste n°82: “Validation of the Institut National de l’Audiovisuel’s derogation regime by the CJEU”, 2020
Revue Palimpseste n°84: “The European figurative trademark of footballer Lionel Messi validated by the CJEU”, 2020