Intelectual Property
Expand your intellectual protection
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.
Our Services
Why Hire an
Attorney?
Safeguard Your Commercial Interests
An attorney ensures your intellectual property rights are fully protected, securing your creations, innovations, and brand assets from unauthorized use or infringement.
Ensure Compliance with All Legal Norms
Stay ahead of complex Portuguese and EU regulations with expert guidance to meet all legal requirements and avoid costly disputes or penalties.
Personalized Legal Support
Benefit from tailored legal strategies and close assistance designed to meet your unique business goals and intellectual property challenges.Â
Explore Intellectual Property Programs in Portugal
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.
Intellectual property refers to creations such as inventions, designs, brands, and artistic works. It is crucial for businesses as it provides legal protection, enhances competitiveness, and fosters innovation.
The main types of intellectual property protection in Portugal include trademarks, patents, copyrights and designs.
Eligibility for protection depends on several factors, including originality, distinctiveness, and compliance with legal requirements. It is advisable to consult with an intellectual property attorney for a thorough assessment.
To protect your intellectual property, you should identify your assets, assess their eligibility for protection, and use the appropriate registration processes with the competent authorities.
While registration provides legal advantages and exclusive rights, it is not always mandatory, depending on the type of intellectual property. However, registration is highly recommended for stronger protection.
If you suspect infringement, you should gather evidence, consult an intellectual property attorney, and consider taking legal action, which may include sending cease-and-desist letters or filing a lawsuit.
Consequences can include legal action, monetary damages, injunctions to stop the infringing activity, and, in some cases, criminal penalties.
Enforcement can be achieved through legal action, monitoring the marketplace for infringements, and working with customs authorities to prevent counterfeit goods from entering the country.