INPI only conducts formality examination of design patent applications.
- yes. A maximum of 100 designs may be included in one Portuguese design application, provided they belong to the same class in the International Design Classification.
Filing Language: Portuguese
via Paris Convention via Nationalization of PCT Necessary documents:
- Abstract
- Abstract Drawing
- Claim
- Specification
- Drawing
Necessary documents:
- Abstract
- Abstract Drawing
- Claim
- Specification
- Drawing
Attachments (if any)
- Sequence Listing (PDF format and TXT format)
- Certificate of Deposit of Microorganisms and its Portuguese translation
- Certificate of Microbiological Survival and its Portuguese translation
- Power of Attorney
- Certified Priority Document
- Declaration of Ownership/Certification of Employment/Assignment of priority
- Assignment for Patent Right Transfer
- Notification issued by CNIPA notify the applicant the application has passed through the security review
Attachments (if any)
- WIPO Publication
- ISR/IPRP
- Enter the Portuguese national phase 19/28/34/41 Amendments
- Sequence Listing (PDF format and TXT format)
- Certificate of Deposit of Microorganisms and its Portuguese translation
- Certificate of Microbiological Survival and its Portuguese translation
- Power of Attorney
- Declaration of Ownership/Certification of Employment/Assignment of priority
- Assignment for Patent Right Transfer
- via Paris Convention : 6 months from earliest priority date.
- Hague Agreement route: 6 months from earliest priority date.
- EU appearance route: 6 months from the earliest priority date.
yes. Before the applicant has received a final decision, an application to change the type of invention from a utility model to an invention may be proposed.
2-3 years
INPI conducts formality examination and substantive examination of invention patent applications. Substantive examination begins automatically, without the need to file a separate request.
Portuguese National Institute of Industrial Property
English: Portuguese Institute of Industrial Property, abbreviation: INPI
URL: https://inpi.justica.gov.pt/
Portuguese invention patent search: Pesquisa Online - Patentes (justica.gov.pt)
Filing Language: Portuguese
via Paris Convention via Nationalization of PCT Necessary documents:
- Abstract
- Abstract Drawing
- Claim
- Specification
- Drawing
Necessary documents:
- Abstract
- Abstract Drawing
- Claim
- Specification
- Drawing
Attachments (if any)
- Power of Attorney
- Certified Priority Document
- Declaration of Ownership/Certification of Employment/Assignment of priority
- Assignment for Patent Right Transfer
- Notification issued by CNIPA notify the applicant the application has passed through the security review
Attachments (if any)
- WIPO Publication
- ISR/IPRP
- Enter the Portuguese national phase 19/28/34/41 Amendments
- Power of Attorney
- Declaration of Ownership/Certification of Employment/Assignment of priority
- Assignment for Patent Right Transfer
INPI only conducts formality examination of design patent applications.
Reinstatement of priority is accepted on grounds of "due care."