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.
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The subject matter excluded from patentability in Africa
Article 27 of the Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights Agreement (TRIPS) rules the patentable subject matter. However, its numbers 2 and 3 establish merely a permission, providing that some subject matter may be excluded by Treaty Members. This is one of the reasons why the rules that determine the patentable subject matter in national or regional laws differ.
Sao Tome and Principe updates official fees for IP procedures
SENAPI – Sao Tome and Principe Intellectual Property Office has announced an update of the official fees for the Intellectual Property (IP) procedures in the country.
The new fees came in to force on 1, July 2019, and reflect a slight increment of the values charged on all procedures concerning Trademarks, Patents, Industrial Designs and other generic fees applied by the services.
The Role of Patents in Sports
The evolution of sports can be told by means of the patent literature. While athletes, sportsmen and teams seek to break records, achieve victories or just have fun, patents, in parallel, showcase new technologies to overcome the challenges of sports or even make them more accessible and interesting for the public.
IX Acredita Portugal Final Gala
As seed partner of the entrepreneurship program Montepio Acredita Portugal, Inventa International has been supporting the participants along this initiative, advising them on how to protect their Intellectual Property assets.
Vítor Sérgio Moreira reinforces Inventa International Patents team
Inventa International has just reinforced its patents team by hiring Vítor Sérgio Moreira, a Chemical Engineer who’s specialized in patents.
Vítor has a solid background in the field of Chemical Engineering, from which stands out a period of more than ten years working with Patents, at the National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI) in Brazil. He’s also experienced in working with companies and other entities that operate at international level.
Seminar about the Budapest Treaty in Mozambique
Maputo received an important Seminar to discuss the deposit of microorganisms for the purposes of Patent Procedure under the Budapest Treaty, an initiative that Inventa International couldn’t miss.
This initiative, which took place in two separate sessions, was attended by Ewald Glantschnig, WIPO Representative for the Budapest Treaty, and José Joaquim Meque, Director General of IPI.
Economic Forum Portugal-Angola in Oporto
Inventa International attended the Economic Forum Portugal-Angola, that took place in Oporto in Portugal. The event highlighted the importance of economic relations between the two countries, where we are proud to work with several business areas, protecting all Intellectual Property interests.
The wish to foster a cooperative relationship between the two countries was reinforced on this initiative, attended by Portugal's Prime Minister António Costa and the Angolan President, João Lourenço.
Amendments to the Intellectual Property act in Kenya
The Authorities of Kenya have published, on April 10th 2018, The Statue Law (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill, 2018, a legislation for the amendments of several laws, in which the Industrial Property Act, 2001 (No. 3 of 2001), the Copyright Act, 2001 (No. 12 of 2001), the Anti-Counterfeit Act, 2008 (No. 13 of 2008) and the Protection of Traditional Knowledge and Cultural Expressions Act, 2016 (No. 33 of 2016) are included.