New Portuguese Industrial Property Code - Practical Guide

The new Portuguese Industrial Property Code was published on December 10th last year. After six months have passed we reiterate some of the main changes.

Patents | Utility Models | Drawings or Models

• Ownership of inventions carried out in the context of employment on universities and within a public or private entity belongs to that entity. However, such ownership may be transferred to the inventor. The inventor has the right to participate in the economic benefits of the invention although these do not have a salary nature.
• Searches in proceedings of Provisional Patent Applications must be carried out by the Office within ten (10) months.
• New matter and amendments relating to technical matters which go beyond the request must be disregarded, and the applicant must be notified in order to proceed with its adjustment.