Intelectual Property
Protecting Your Innovations and Creations.
At MadPintoLaw, we know intellectual property is vital to your business. Our specialized services help protect your innovations and brand in Portugal. Whether you’re a startup, established company, or individual creator, our team offers expert guidance to ensure your IP rights are recognized and enforced.
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With personalized attention, you receive advice tailored to your unique circumstances. Your attorney becomes your dedicated guide, ready to answer questions, clarify procedures, and adapt strategies to fit your goals, providing reassurance throughout the journey.
Error-Free Application, Every Time
A skilled attorney minimizes the risk of errors in your application by carefully reviewing and preparing each document. This precision reduces the likelihood of delays, rejections, or costly mistakes, ensuring that your application meets every requirement from the start.
Explore Intellectual Property Programs in Portugal
Portugal has established a robust legal framework to protect intellectual property rights, promoting innovation and creativity. Here are key aspects of intellectual property protection in the country:
Trademarks
Trademarks protect distinctive signs, logos, and brand names that distinguish goods and services. Registration grants exclusive rights and helps combat counterfeiting.
Patents
Patents protect inventions, providing exclusive rights to the patent holder for a specified period (usually 20 years). This encourages innovation by allowing inventors to profit from their creations.
Copyright
Copyright automatically protects original works of authorship, including literature, music, and art. Registration enhances legal protection and makes enforcement easier in case of infringement.
Design Registration
This program protects the visual design of products, granting rights to creators over the aesthetic aspects of their designs.
Trade Secrets
Businesses can protect confidential information that provides a competitive advantage, such as formulas, practices, and processes, through non-disclosure agreements and other legal means.
FAQs
These FAQs cover common concerns for expats planning to relocate to Portugal, providing useful insights into the immigration process.
A trademark is a sign that distinguishes your goods or services. Registering a trademark gives you exclusive rights and helps prevent others from using a similar mark.
The registration process can take several months, depending on the completeness of your application and any objections raised during the examination.
To register a patent, your invention must be novel, non-obvious, and industrially applicable. A detailed description and claims outlining the invention are also required.
Copyright protection is automatic upon creation, but registration provides additional legal advantages and makes enforcement easier.
While common law rights may provide some protection, registering your logo as a trademark offers stronger legal protection and exclusive rights.
A patent protects inventions and processes, while a trademark protects brand names, logos, and other identifiers used in commerce.
The process involves conducting a trademark search, preparing the application, submitting it to the Portuguese Institute of Industrial Property (INPI), and responding to any office actions.
You can enforce your rights by sending cease-and-desist letters, filing lawsuits for infringement, and seeking damages for unauthorized use.
Yes, you can register your trademark in Portugal and explore international options, such as the Madrid Protocol, for broader protection.
You can take legal action against the infringer, which may include seeking an injunction, monetary damages, and legal costs. Our team can guide you through this process.