Tito Rendas, Portugal

EU Copyright Law in the context of competitive markets (Module 5)

Tito Rendas is Executive Dean and Assistant Professor at Católica Global School of Law, where he also co-coordinates the LL.M. Law in a Digital Economy. He holds a law degree and a Ph.D. from Católica and an LL.M. from Harvard Law School.
His Ph.D. thesis, on the topic of exceptions in EU copyright law, has recently been published by Kluwer Law International and his research articles have featured in international journals, including the International Review of Intellectual Property and Competition Law, the Journal of Internet Law, the Journal of Intellectual Property Law & Practice, and the European Intellectual Property Review. He has been a speaker at conferences and seminars at several institutions worldwide, including the European Parliament, Yale Law School, Tel Aviv University, and the University of Cape Town. He also holds visiting appointments at Freie Universität Berlin and at Stockholm University.
Tito has been an agent for the Portuguese Republic before the Court of Justice of the European Union in several preliminary reference procedures in the areas of intellectual property and online intermediary liability.
Before taking up the deanship position, he was Head of Intellectual Property at CCA Law Firm. In that capacity, he advised major tech companies, startups, telecom operators, streaming providers and TV broadcasters, having been distinguished by Iberian Lawyer as ‘Professional of the Year’ in the field of Copyright in 2021.