Prosecution

Inventa joined the Innovation & IP Forum and Awards on May 31, 2022, in Paris. Organized by the Leaders League, this event is dedicated to discussing global challenges and opportunities related to in patent, trademark, IT,  IP litigation and other related IP rights.

Represented by Diogo Antunes and Diogo Maroco, Inventa was recognized with a special distinction in the category of Best IP Advisory in Portugal.

The presence of brands in the metaverse, depending on the adopted concept, is not a future fact. Brands are already in the metaverse. If the concept of metaverse is debatable, and so is its present existence, it is at least undeniable that approximate realities already exist. In digital spaces such as, among others, “Roblox”, “Fortnite”, “Second Life” and “Descentraland”, it is possible to sell goods and provide digital services.

We are delighted to see Vitor Palmela Fidalgo, Legal Director at Inventa, acknowledged as one of the WIPR Leaders 2022 in Portugal, for the categories Patent and Trademark Leader. Thank you to WIPR, our clients, colleagues and peers for the nomination.

The World Intellectual Property Review - WIPR Leaders ranking highlights the world’s leading IP practitioners and Inventa is proud to be distinguished once again in this ranking.

Within the scope of INTA’s 2022 Annual Meeting, Vera Albino was invited by WIPR - World IP Review to share some comments in the editorial article "Insulating Indigenous Innovation", in the last issue of the INTA Daily News.

How indigenous innovation is being supported, what are the main issues faced by these communities, and the role of Intellectual Property in supporting innovation in developing countries, especially among indigenous communities, are some of the topics that can be read.

In March 1977 the Bangui Agreement (hereinafter, also referred to as “Agreement”) created OAPI, the Organisation Africaine de la Propriété Intellectuelle (African Organization of Intellectual Property). OAPI is an organization mainly composed of francophone jurisdictions, namely: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Chad, the Comoro Islands, Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal, and Togo.

In Intellectual Property systems there are many deadlines that applicants and owners have to comply with. So, missing a deadline is a mistake that should always be taken into account. However, there are exceptional occasions that cannot be foreseen from experience and are therefore unpredictable and involuntary.

World Intellectual Property Day is celebrated on April 26 and, this year, with the theme chosen by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO): “IP and Youth: innovating for a better future”. The relationship between youth and IP has at least two directions. In one direction, youth innovate and get protection through IP. In another, youth are the main addressees of IP-protected innovations. It is mainly in this direction of the relationship that the sub-theme of trademarks in the metaverse is situated.

What is the metaverse?

Inventa contributed again with the Portugal chapter in the latest edition of International Comparative Legal Guides - Trade Marks 2022, published by Global Legal Group.

These guidelines summarize legislation and regulations regarding trademarks in Portugal focusing on many aspects as the main steps, timings, requirements and other related rights applied to this jurisdiction.

For the first time, on 4 February, 2021, the High Court of Tanzania (Commercial Division) has issued a decision concerning the protection of well-known trademarks, against infringing company names registered by third parties in the country in a case involving JC Decaux SA and JC Decaux Tanzania Limited (plaintiff) and a local company, JP Decaux Tanzania Limited (defendant).

Following the approved accession of Cape Verde to the Lusaka Agreement (ARIPO), the country now joins four key WIPO treaties: Madrid Protocol, Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT), Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement and Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property.