Intellectual property in Portugal

Intellectual Property

National Organisations: For the protection of intellectual Property: the National Institute for Industrial Property, the organisation for the protection of intellectual property.
For copyright: the Portuguese Authors' Society. For other bodies involved in managing copyright, consult this list.
Regional Organisations: For the protection of patents: the European Patent Office (EPO). To control trademarks, designs and models: the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO).
International Membership: Signatory to the Paris Convention For the Protection of Intellectual Property
Membership to the TRIPS agreement - Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS)

Type of property and law	Validity	International Agreements Signed
Patent Industrial Property Code, Decree- Act n° 16/95 24 January 1995	20 years	Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT)
Trademark Industrial Property Code, Decree- Act n° 16/95 24 January 1995	10 years	Trademark Law Treaty Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks
Design Industrial Property Code, Decree- Act n° 16/95 24 January 1995	25 years
Copyright 'Código Direitos de autor' (Copyright Code)	70 years after the death of its author, or after the most recent death of its authors	Berne convention For the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works Convention for the Protection of Producers of Phonograms Against Unauthorized Duplication of Their Phonograms Rome ConventionFor the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organizations WIPO Copyright Treaty WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty

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