areas of practice
technimark
Industrial and Intellectual Property
Consultancy, Research, Monitoring and Administrative Treatment of:
- Registration of brands of products and/or services;
- Registration of community trademarks and Registration of logos;
- Registration of invention patents and utility models (according to national, international and community channels);
- Registration of industrial models and designs (according to national and community channels);
- CCP Supplementary Protection Certificates;
- Semiconductor Product Topography;
- Denomination of Origin and Social Denominations;
- Geographical Indication;
- Rewards and Arbitration;
- Protection of software and internet domains (EU – PT – COM);
- Matters of copyright and related rights;
- Technical and legal assistance, involving the mandate of qualified lawyers, when necessary).
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Tecnimarca intervenes in the following areas of action
- Brands of Products or Services
- Logo
- Utility Model
- Industrial Design or Model
- Geographical Indication
- Designation of Origin
- Invention Patents
- Supplementary Protection Certificate (CCP)
- Semiconductor Product Topography
- permits
Via Nacional
The trademark may consist of a sign or set of signs capable of being represented graphically, provided that they are suitable for distinguishing the products or services of one company from those of another company.
The registration of a brand confers the right of ownership and exclusive use of the brand for the products and services for which it is intended, also allowing its holder to prevent third parties from, without their consent, using any equal or similar sign on products or services. the same, identical or similar.
Valid for 10 years renewable.
Relevant Legislation
- Decree Law No. 36/2003 of March 5
International Route
It makes possible, through a single application, the subsequent protection of a national mark in 77 member countries of a certain Convention.
Valid for 10 years renewable.
Relevant Legislation
- Decree Law No. 36/2003 of March 5
- Madrid Agreement concerning the International Registration of Marks, signed on April 14, 1891
- Protocol to the Madrid Agreement concerning the International Registration of Marks, signed on 28 June 1989
Community Route
This registration takes effect throughout the European community and is granted by a Community body.
Valid for 10 years renewable.
Relevant legislation
- Regulation (EC) No. 40/94 of the Council of December 29, 1993 on the Community trade mark
- Commission Regulation (EC) No. 2868/95 of December 13, 1995 on the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No. 40/94 of December 29, 1993 on the Community trade mark
The logo is a distinctive trade sign whose function is to distinguish entities that provide services or sell products.
The Logo can be constructed by verbal, figural elements, as well as by combining them.
Valid for 10 years renewable.
Relevant Legislation
- Decree-Law No. 36/2003 of March 5
Utility model only protects inventions that consist of giving an object a configuration, structure, mechanism or arrangement that increases its usefulness or improves its usability.
Utility models are considered and models of tools, utensils, containers and other objects intended for practical use are protected as such.
Valid for 20 years.
Relevant Legislation
- Decree-Law No. 36/2003 of March 5
Via Nacional
A model or industrial design designates the appearance of the whole, or part, of a product resulting from the characteristics, namely: lines, contours, colors, shape, texture, materials.
Valid for 5 years, up to 25 years after successive renewals.
Relevant Legislation
- Decree-Law No. 36/2003 of March 5
Community Route
The community model or design, protects the design of a two-dimensional or three-dimensional article throughout the European Community, through a single application.
Valid for 5 years, up to 25 years after successive renewals.
Relevant Legislation
- Directive 98/71/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 1998 on the legal protection of designs and models
- Council Regulation (EC) No. 6/2002 of 12 December 2001 on Community designs
- Commission Regulation (EC) No. 2245/2002 of 21 October 2002 on the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No. 6/2002 on Community Designs
The geographical indication serves to designate or identify a product originating in that region or a certain place, which given quality or other characteristic can be attributed to that geographical origin and whose production, processing and elaboration take place in the defined geographical area.
valid indefinitely
Relevant Legislation
- Decree-Law No. 36/2003 of March 5
An appellation of origin is a geographical designation of a specific locality, region or territory that serves to designate a product or merchandise originating there whose quality or characteristics are due exclusively or essentially to the geographical environment, including natural and human factors.
Valid indefinitely as long as there is no action for annulment or forfeiture.
Relevant Legislation
- Decree-Law No. 36/2003 of March 5
Via Nacional
A patent for an invention is a title that grants its holder the exclusive right, of duration, to manufacture, use or dispose of the invention and, consequently, to prevent third parties from doing so without its consent.
The patent is intended for inventions that solve technical problems through a new mechanism or product, or new processes for obtaining a product, substance or composition already known.
Valid for 20 years.
European route
Having the same objective as the patent above, its granting process is in charge of the European Patent Office (IEP).
A European patent may have effect in 31 contracting countries, provided that the formalities imposed by each country for its validation are complied with.
Relevant Legislation
- Munich Convention on the European Patent, signed in 1973
- Decree-Law No. 36/2003 of March 5
International Route
The Patent Cooperation Treaty is an international treaty that aims to simplify and unify the procedural formalities for obtaining patents in about 128 countries.
This process makes the protection less expensive and with the possibility of continuous evaluation in relation to its success or failure.
Relevant legislation
- Patent Cooperation Treaty, signed in Washington in 1970
- Decree-Law No. 36/2003 of March 5
This certificate allows the holders of these patents to obtain an additional extension of the duration of the patent, with a maximum of 5 years.
The period of time that elapses between the application for a patent for a new medicine and its authorization to place it on the market, sometimes long years, reduces the period of effective protection conferred by the patent to a period that is not sufficient to amortize the costs involved in the investigation.
Relevant Legislation
- Regulation (EC) No. 1610/96 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 1996 on the creation of a supplementary protection certificate for plant protection products.
- Council Regulation (EEC) No. 1768/92 of 18 June 1992 on the creation of a supplementary protection certificate for medicinal products.
The topography of a semiconductor product is the set of related images, whether fixed or encoded, that represent the three-dimensional arrangement of the layers of which the product is composed.
Valid for 10 years from the date of application, or the date the topography was first explored anywhere, whichever is earlier.
Relevant Legislation
- Decree-Law No. 36/2003 of March 5
- Law No. 16/89 of June 30
This company has experience and suitability in obtaining, class elevation and revalidation of
- Public works
- Public Works Certificate
- Private Works
- Private Works Certificate
- Real Estate Mediation Licenses
Relevant Legislation
- Decree-Law No. 41/2015 of June 3
Via Nacional
The trademark may consist of a sign or set of signs capable of being represented graphically, provided that they are suitable for distinguishing the products or services of one company from those of another company.
The registration of a brand confers the right of ownership and exclusive use of the brand for the products and services for which it is intended, also allowing its holder to prevent third parties from, without their consent, using any equal or similar sign on products or services. the same, identical or similar.
Valid for 10 years renewable.
Relevant Legislation
- Decree Law No. 36/2003 of March 5
International Route
It makes possible, through a single application, the subsequent protection of a national mark in 77 member countries of a certain Convention.
Valid for 10 years renewable.
Relevant Legislation
- Decree Law No. 36/2003 of March 5
- Madrid Agreement concerning the International Registration of Marks, signed on April 14, 1891
- Protocol to the Madrid Agreement concerning the International Registration of Marks, signed on 28 June 1989
Community Route
This registration takes effect throughout the European community and is granted by a Community body.
Valid for 10 years renewable.
Relevant legislation
- Regulation (EC) No. 40/94 of the Council of December 29, 1993 on the Community trade mark
- Commission Regulation (EC) No. 2868/95 of December 13, 1995 on the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No. 40/94 of December 29, 1993 on the Community trade mark
Via Nacional
A patent for an invention is a title that grants its holder the exclusive right, of duration, to manufacture, use or dispose of the invention and, consequently, to prevent third parties from doing so without its consent.
The patent is intended for inventions that solve technical problems through a new mechanism or product, or new processes for obtaining a product, substance or composition already known.
Valid for 20 years.
European route
Having the same objective as the above patent, its granting process is in charge of the European Patent Office (IEP).
A European patent may have effect in 31 contracting countries, provided that the formalities imposed by each country for its validation are complied with.
Relevant Legislation
- Munich Convention on the European Patent, signed in 1973
- Decree-Law No. 36/2003 of March 5
International Route
The Patent Cooperation Treaty is an international treaty that aims to simplify and unify the procedural formalities for obtaining patents in about 128 countries.
This process makes the protection less expensive and with the possibility of continuous evaluation in relation to its success or failure.
Relevant legislation
- Patent Cooperation Treaty, signed in Washington in 1970
- Decree-Law No. 36/2003 of March 5
Via Nacional
A model or industrial design designates the appearance of the whole, or part, of a product resulting from the characteristics, namely: lines, contours, colors, shape, texture, materials.
Valid for 5 years, up to 25 years after successive renewals.
Relevant Legislation
- Decree-Law No. 36/2003 of March 5
Community Route
The community model or design, protects the design of a two-dimensional or three-dimensional article throughout the European Community, through a single application.
Valid for 5 years, up to 25 years after successive renewals.
Relevant Legislation
- Directive 98/71/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 October 1998 on the legal protection of designs and models
- Council Regulation (EC) No. 6/2002 of 12 December 2001 on Community designs
- Commission Regulation (EC) No. 2245/2002 of 21 October 2002 on the implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No. 6/2002 on Community Designs
The geographical indication serves to designate or identify a product originating in that region or a certain place, which given quality or other characteristic can be attributed to that geographical origin and whose production, processing and elaboration take place in the defined geographical area.
valid indefinitely
Relevant Legislation
- Decree-Law No. 36/2003 of March 5
An appellation of origin is a geographical designation of a specific locality, region or territory that serves to designate a product or merchandise originating there whose quality or characteristics are due exclusively or essentially to the geographical environment, including natural and human factors.
Valid indefinitely as long as there is no action for annulment or forfeiture.
Relevant Legislation
- Decree-Law No. 36/2003 of March 5
This company has experience and suitability in obtaining, class elevation and revalidation of
- Public works
- Public Works Certificate
- Private Works
- Private Works Certificate
- Real Estate Mediation Licenses
Relevant Legislation
- Decree-Law No. 41/2015 of June 3
The logo is a distinctive trade sign whose function is to distinguish entities that provide services or sell products.
The Logo can be constructed by verbal, figural elements, as well as by combining them.
Valid for 10 years renewable.
Relevant Legislation
- Decree-Law No. 36/2003 of March 5
Utility model only protects inventions that consist of giving an object a configuration, structure, mechanism or arrangement that increases its usefulness or improves its usability.
Utility models are considered and models of tools, utensils, containers and other objects intended for practical use are protected as such.
Valid for 20 years.
Relevant Legislation
- Decree-Law No. 36/2003 of March 5
The topography of a semiconductor product is the set of related images, whether fixed or encoded, that represent the three-dimensional arrangement of the layers of which the product is composed.
Valid for 10 years from the date of application, or the date the topography was first explored anywhere, whichever is earlier.
Relevant Legislation
- Decree-Law No. 36/2003 of March 5
- Law No. 16/89 of June 30
This certificate allows the holders of these patents to obtain an additional extension of the duration of the patent, with a maximum of 5 years.
The period of time that elapses between the application for a patent for a new medicine and its authorization to place it on the market, sometimes long years, reduces the period of effective protection conferred by the patent to a period that is not sufficient to amortize the costs involved in the investigation.
Relevant Legislation
- Regulation (EC) No. 1610/96 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 1996 on the creation of a supplementary protection certificate for plant protection products.
- Council Regulation (EEC) No. 1768/92 of 18 June 1992 on the creation of a supplementary protection certificate for medicinal products.