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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)
 

National Regulation and International Agreements

 
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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