{"id":266,"date":"2016-11-14T16:35:39","date_gmt":"2016-11-14T16:35:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/marquesmarcas.com\/faq\/"},"modified":"2017-03-22T12:57:28","modified_gmt":"2017-03-22T12:57:28","slug":"faq","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/marquesmarcas.com\/en\/faq\/","title":{"rendered":"FAQ"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Patents<\/h3>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator type=”small” position=”left” color=”#3d3d3d”][vc_accordion style=”accordion”][vc_accordion_tab title=”How do I know if I invented or created something?” el_id=”sec1″][vc_column_text]You will find the concepts of invention, creation and work in the Industrial Property Code<\/u>; at the Code of Copyright and Related Rights<\/u>. Decree-Law No 252\/94<\/u> on computer programs is also relevant.
\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_accordion_tab][vc_accordion_tab title=”In particular, is an invention a new solution to a specific technical problem?” el_id=”sec2″][vc_column_text]They are not inventions:
\n\u2022 discoveries, scientific theories and mathematical methods;
\n\u2022 aesthetic creations;
\n\u2022 the projects, principles and methods of carrying out intellectual activities in the field of gambling or in the field of economic activities;
\n\u2022 computer programs, as such, without any technical application;
\n\u2022 the presentations of information.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_accordion_tab][vc_accordion_tab title=”How should I manage the publication of an article and the communication of an invention?” el_id=”sec3″][vc_column_text]According to the provisions of the Industrial Property Code, as soon as an invention is made public, it belongs to the state of the art and can no longer be protected in the form of a patent or utility model. All research institutions are faced with the challenge of managing scientific publications and the protection of intellectual property rights as a commercial potential.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_accordion_tab][vc_accordion_tab title=”What is the difference between intellectual property, copyright and industrial property?” el_id=”sec4″][vc_column_text]Intellectual property covers industrial property and copyright and related rights, branches which are regulated by different legislation.
\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_accordion_tab][vc_accordion_tab title=”What is the difference between holder and inventor, creator or author?” el_id=”sec5″][vc_column_text]The holder is the person (singular or collective) who holds the right of ownership over the invention, creation or work. This right may be associated with other persons as inventors, creators or authors.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_accordion_tab][vc_accordion_tab title=”What is the difference between selling or licensing a patent?” el_id=”sec6″][vc_column_text]Conceptually, the same difference between selling or leasing a property.
\nSpecifically, the sale (transfer) of the right over a patent presupposes the assignment of ownership. In licensing, the original holder maintains its position as such, allowing the licensee to use the patent right for a certain period of time and under certain conditions.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_accordion_tab][vc_accordion_tab title=”What is an interim patent application?”][vc_column_text]An interim patent application (PPP) is a way for an applicant to guarantee a priority date for an invention without having to comply with all the requirements of a definitive patent application. The applicant has one year to carry out the conversion of the PPP to the definitive application, which should not add technical matter.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_accordion_tab][vc_accordion_tab title=”Is it possible to protect a computer program as a patent?” el_id=”sec8″][vc_column_text]This is a very discussed issue with different answers in different countries.
\nSome countries, such as the US, have laws that allow patenting certain types of computer programs.
\nIn Europe it is not possible to protect computer programs as patents, and there is the concept of an invention implemented by computer.
\nOn the other hand, computer programs may be registered in Portugal with the PORTUGUESE SOFTWARE ASSOCIATION, as copyright and marketed through use licenses.
\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_accordion_tab][vc_accordion_tab title=”How do you file a patent application?” el_id=”sec9″][vc_column_text]The preparation of a patent application is a complex process and is very relevant for the protection and commercialization of technologies.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_accordion_tab][vc_accordion_tab title=”Where to ask for collaboration?” el_id=”sec10″][vc_column_text]As the Official Agents of Industrial Property, we are at your disposal.
\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_accordion_tab][\/vc_accordion][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=”” row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”grid” angled_section=”no” text_align=”left” background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern” padding_top=”20″ padding_bottom=”20″][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

Trademarks<\/h3>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator type=”small” position=”left” color=”#3d3d3d”][vc_accordion style=”accordion”][vc_accordion_tab title=”What procedures should be adopted to request an application for trademark registration?”][vc_column_text]Initially, a search must be carried out in the Official database to verify if the desired mark is already requested or registered. If it is viable, it is requested to register with the Official Body (INPI) directly or through an Official Agent of Industrial Property.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_accordion_tab][vc_accordion_tab title=”What is the nature of a brand?” el_id=”mac2″][vc_column_text]The trademark, as to its nature, may be intended to protect products or services, collective or certification.<\/p>\n

Brand of Products or Services<\/strong> is that used to distinguish products or services from others identical, similar or similar, of different origin.<\/p>\n

The Collective Trademark<\/strong> is the one designed to identify and distinguish in the market products or services from members of a legal entity representative of a collectivity, other similar products or services, similar or similar, of diverse origin.<\/p>\n

The Certification Mark<\/strong> is that used to attest to the conformity of a product or service with certain standards, standards or technical specifications, as to their quality, nature, material used and methodology employed.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_accordion_tab][vc_accordion_tab title=”What is the form of filing a Trademark Application?”][vc_column_text]The mark, as to its form of presentation, can be nominative, figurative, mixed or three-dimensional<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Nominative trademark<\/u> is the sign consisting of one or more words.<\/p>\n

Figurative trademark<\/u> is that constituted by drawing, figure or any stylized form of letter and number, in isolation.<\/p>\n

Mixed trademark<\/u> shall consist of a combination of word and figurative elements or word elements, the wording of which shall be in a stylized form.<\/p>\n

Three-dimensional trademark<\/u> is that formed by the plastic form of product or packaging, the shape of which has distinctive capacity in itself and is dissociated from any technical effect.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_accordion_tab][vc_accordion_tab title=”Can an individual apply for registration of a trademark?” el_id=”mac4″][vc_column_text]The individual may apply for registration of a trademark.
\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_accordion_tab][vc_accordion_tab title=”What is the validity of a trademark registration?” el_id=”mar5″][vc_column_text]The Trademark Registration is effective for a period of ten (10) years, counted from the date of the Concession of the Registry, extendable for equal and successive periods.
\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_accordion_tab][vc_accordion_tab title=”What is the territory of registration of a National Brand?” el_id=”mar6″][vc_column_text]The protection conferred by the INPI does not transcend the territorial limits of the Country and only in this physical space is recognized the right of ownership and exclusivity of use of a registered trademark.
\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_accordion_tab][vc_accordion_tab title=”How to register a Trademark Abroad?”][vc_column_text]For the protection of a trademark in other countries there are three possibilities:<\/p>\n

– Request for direct registration in each intended country;<\/p>\n

– Application for the registration of a Community trade mark (includes all the countries of the European Union); or<\/p>\n

– International Trademark Registration Application (includes all member countries of the Madrid Agreement \/ Protocol.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_accordion_tab][\/vc_accordion][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css_animation=”” row_type=”row” use_row_as_full_screen_section=”no” type=”grid” angled_section=”no” text_align=”left” background_image_as_pattern=”without_pattern” padding_top=”20″ padding_bottom=”20″][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

Questions about Industrial Designs<\/h3>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator type=”small” position=”left” color=”#3d3d3d”][vc_accordion style=”accordion”][vc_accordion_tab title=”O que \u00e9 um Desenho Industrial? What is an Industrial Design” el_id=”des1″][vc_column_text]Industrial Design is the plastic and ornamental form of an object or the ornamental set of lines and colors that can be applied to a product, providing a new and original visual result in its external configuration and that can serve as an industrial manufacturing type.
\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_accordion_tab][vc_accordion_tab title=”What is the duration of an Industrial Design” el_id=”des2″][vc_column_text]The Industrial Design Registry may be in force for a maximum period of 25 years from the date of filing, with a minimum duration of 10 years, renewable for a further 3 successive periods of 5 years each.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_accordion_tab][\/vc_accordion][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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