Patents

On September 2021, the African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO), with the support of the European Patent Office (EPO), launched the ARIPO Regional Patent Examination Training (ARPET) programme.

The programme is predicted to run for 18 months and aims to improve its participants’ capability when conducting high-quality searches, as well as examining local patent applications, incorporating the EPO’s best practices.

ARIPO’s examining activity

Our colleague Vitor Sérgio Moreira, Patent Manager at Inventa International, is one of the top recommended individuals in the IAM 1000 listings in Portugal for 2021.

Vitor's work is guided by efficiency and professionalism, a determining factor for the success of Inventa International and which accompanies the entire team. IAM Patent 1000 is the World’s Leading Patent Professionals, a unique guide that ranks global leaders in providing IP value creation expertise to rights owners.

The Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Industrial Property Law has been in force since 1982. Article 5 stipulates that there are three kinds of patent:

We are proud to see Inventa International distinguished in the World Intellectual Property Review - WIPR Leaders 2021 ranking, which highlights the world’s leading IP practitioners across patent, trademark, and copyright practices.

Congratulations to Vítor Palmela Fidalgo, Legal Director at Inventa International, who has been selected as outstanding IP practitioner in Portugal, categories Patent and Trademark Leaders, in the WIPR Leaders 2021 global ranking.

Today we launch Inventa IP Review, an annual compilation with the main Intellectual Property (IP) topics of the previous year, through opinion articles and relevant announcements.

A year has passed since the COVID-19 pandemic created an unprecedented disruption in global development. But in some way, it also allowed us to be more resilient and find new routes of communicating.

The path of Intellectual Property was no different.

Inventa International recently reinforced its team with the entry of Marisol Cardoso, as Patent Consultant, and Helga Mota, for the role of Paralegal.

With the hiring of Marisol Cardoso, Inventa International intends to reinforce the consultancy specialized in patent protection to its clients. Marisol has a solid career in Intellectual Property, worked for more than a decade as a Technical Patent Consultant. Currently, she is also attending the Master in Economics and Management of Science, Technology and Innovation at ISEG, in Lisbon.