IP Counselling and Strategy

Inventa will be attending the MARQUES Annual Conference that will be taking place in Berlin, from 19th to 22nd September.

The theme of this year's conference will focus on "The Next Frontier” and themes like Piloting Brands, risk and Rewards for brands in the Metaverse, how culture affects brand strategies, Steering Brands in a time of crisis or new rules for e-commerce and AI, Tik-Tok and influencers will be discussed.

The 58th edition of FACIM - Maputo International Trade Fair took place between August 28 and September 3. The event, whose theme was centered around "Industrialization: Innovation and diversification of the national economy", highlighted the country's production and exports, business opportunities and encouraged investments in various economic sectors,as well as promoting partnerships between national and international exhibitors.

We are proud to announce that Vitor Palmela Fidalgo was recognized as one of the WIPR Leaders 2023 in Portugal.

The World Intellectual Property Review - WIPR Leaders ranking is a one-stop guide to the leading IP practitioners in the world, and Inventa is proud to be distinguished once again in this ranking.

Thank you to our team and clients for making this achievement possible.  

Organized by the Leaders League, the 2023 edition of the Iberian Summit & Awards took place on the 12th of April in Madrid, which brought together numerous business leaders from Spain and Portugal.

Inês Monteiro Alves and Mariana Hazt Lencina represented Inventa at the event and had the chance to exchange insights on the Iberian legal industry, discuss emerging trends and follow the best practices.

Published in IP Stars, Diana Pereira and Inês Sequeira approach some changes that are taking place in Cape Verde’s IP landscape, explaining some of the policies and strategic plans recently adopted aiming at building a stronger IP system for the country.

Read the full article here.

Madrid hosted the Iberian Legal Summit & Awards on May 19, 2022. Organized by the Leaders League, the event brings together more than 200 professionals from Portugal and Spain in the legal sector, to debate the latest topics on the legal field.

Inventa joined the event being represented by Júlia Alves Coutinho, where she had the opportunity to attend the conferences and to connect with other professionals.

The African economy is losing billions of dollars for not protecting their intellectual property (IP), says Prof. Munashe Furusa, Vice-Chancellor of Africa University, in Zimbabwe. And young inventors are among the most concerned.

The number of inventors from all over the continent that struggle to develop, manufacture, protect and commercialize their inventions, is considerable. Inevitably, it results in an important loss of earnings to the inventors and to the economies.

The creation of the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA), which includes the implementation of an IP protocol, is expected to solve most of the issues present in many African countries’ IP framework. 

In her new article, published in IP Stars, Vera Albino provides an overview on what the continent’s IP regime could look like, what AfCFTA's contribution to IP rights issues could be and what place could be reserved in the agreement for traditional knowledge and traditional cultural expressions.

Despite the United Republic of Tanzania – which comprises Tanzania Mainland and Zanzibar – frequently stating that innovation is a key driver of economic development and exceeding expectations for its innovation development this year, trademark owners have expressed uncertainty as to the future of IP protection in the light of the presidential elections that took place on 28 October 2020.