INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY

Trademark Registration

PROTECT YOUR RIGHTS 
Before commercializing register your trademark

About Our Services

  • Registration of National Trademarks
  • Registration of Logotypes
  • Registration of European Union trademarks
  • Registration of web domains
  • Elaboration of viability reports for the registration and use of Trademarks | Logotypes
  • Trademark Defense - | Oppositions | Responses to Rejections | Appeals
  • Judicial and extrajudicial mechanisms against trademark misuse
  • Legal actions for infringement, forfeiture, invalidity and unfair competition
  • Advice regarding the creation of trademark portfolios
  • Advice related to the management and maintenance of trademark portfolios

DID YOU KNOW THAT REGISTERING YOUR TRADEMARK?

It guarantees the owner of the trademark its ownership and legal conformity, thus being able to resort to the legal mechanisms typified in the Industrial Property Code.

LEGALITY | PROTECTION

It prevents third parties from selling, exploring and producing, financially and commercially, the registered trademark, without the consent of the holder.

EXCLUSIVITY

It is a very important starting point for the attraction and loyalty of clients. For, it is through the recognition of the consumers of the registered trademark that it will be granted the desired notoriety within the market.

CUSTOMER LOYALTY

It can be a source of income. This, because through the registration of the trademark, its owner is entitled to license it to third parties, sell it or even franchise it, generating new economic income.

SOURCE OF INCOME

WE OFFER ALL THE NECESSARY LEGAL AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT
During All Phases of Your Registration Procedure

National Trademark

The registration of a National Trademark confers protection only in the Member State in which it was registered, in this case in the Portuguese territory.

European Union Trademark

Provides protection in all current and future Member States of the EU

International Trademark

This protection produces effects in countries that belong to the Madrid Union. By protecting a trademark in this way, it acquires, in the countries you choose, the same protection as a national trademark of those countries.

THE TRADEMARK REGISTRATION PROCESS

Check out all the necessary steps

  • ① 

    Registration Feasibility

    We conduct a technical research on the feasibility and risk analysis of the trademark registration, as well as the list of products, avoiding, unnecessary costs

  • ②

    Trademark Registration Application Phase

    After the preliminary feasibility study, we check the formal requirements and file the trademark application with the relevant Industrial Property Office.

  • ③

    Examination Phase

    At this stage, the competent Industrial Property Office will examine whether your trademark meets the substantive requirements for earlier trademarks, and decide whether to approve or reject your application.
    We are at your side during this process until the final grant

  • ④ 

    Opposition Phase

    After the publication of the trademark, a period is opened for third parties to file a claim to its grant.
    If any opposition is filed, we are at your side to challenge the decision in order to obtain the desired registration.

  • ⑤

    Decision Phase

    At the end of this period, a decision is made to grant or deny the trademark.

  • ⑥

    Certificate Issuance Phase

    After the examination and opposition phase, if the competent Industrial Property Office approves the application, the trademark is ready for registration

  • ⑦

    The trademark is valid for 10 years

    The trademark is valid for a period of 10 years and can be renewed. During this time we will monitor and protect your trademark against third parties

  • ⑧

    Renewal Phase

    When the end of the 10-year trademark registration period approaches, you can renew your trademark to keep it in effect for an equal period of time

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DID YOU HAVE ANY DOUBTS?

We clarify! See our FAQS

A trademark is a sign that identifies the products or services of a company, distinguishing them from those of other companies.

With the registration of the trademark, its owner holds an exclusive right that allows him to prevent third parties from using, without his consent, the same or similar sign to his, on identical or similar products or services.

Word trademarks
Composed only of verbal elements, such as words, letters or numbers

Figurative trademarks
Composed only of figures, images or drawings

Mixed trademarks
Composed of word elements (words) and figurative elements

Three-dimensional trademarks
Composed by the shape of the product or its packaging

Sound trademarks Consisting of sounds

Yes, the technical trademark search. This search provides you with a consultancy service which, in addition to confirming the effective viability of registering your trademark, verifies potential legal conflicts or other situations which may imply another type of intervention - namely the negotiation for the purchase of an already registered trademark.

There is no limitation.

Yes, it is a registration made in the EUIPO and confers protection in all current and future EU Member States.

No. It is important that you register your brand in the countries where you plan to expand your marketing.

Only until the application for registration is published may substantial amendments be made to the application for registration. After publication, the application may be amended, at the request of the applicant, only to restrict the list of goods or services or to correct the applicant's name or contact details.

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