PORTUGAL Law and Practice Contributed by: Vítor Palmela Fidalgo, João Pereira Cabral and Diogo Antunes, Inventa
Inventa is a leading intellectual property law firm spe - cialised in the protection and internationalisation of trade marks, patents, industrial designs, copyright and domain names. With over 50 years of experience across Portugal, the European Union and African ju - risdictions, the firm supports clients with large trade mark and patent portfolios, as well as innovation driven organisations. The experience spans multiple industries, including food and beverages, communi - cations, IT, pharmaceuticals, manufacturing, oil and
gas, financial services and business services. Head - quartered in Lisbon, Inventa has offices in Angola, Mozambique, Democratic Republic of Congo, Nige - ria, Cape Verde, São Tomé, East Timor and Macao, supported by a broad network of representatives across Africa, including before ARIPO and OAPI. In - venta combines global reach with local expertise, de - livering personalised and efficient support through a highly specialised team. especially before the Portuguese Industrial Property Office and the European Union Intellectual Property Office, having participated in more than 500 litigation proceedings and more than 1,000 trade mark and design applications and trade mark clearance searchers. For six consecutive years, João’s performance has earned recognition from Leaders League in the categories of “Trademark Prosecution” and “IP Litigation” (2020–2025), being recognised as a “Leading” individual for trade mark prosecution. João was individually distinguished in the WTR 1000 – Portugal ranking in the years 2023, 2024 and 2025 and as a WIPR Leaders 2025.
Authors
Vítor Palmela Fidalgo is a legal director at Inventa, where he has been practising since 2013. He is a lawyer, a certified Portuguese Patent and Trademark Attorney, and a European Union Trademark and
Design Attorney. Vítor is also an arbitrator at the Arbitration Centre (Arbitrare) and has been a member of the Committee of Experts of the Patent Mediation and Arbitration Centre (TUP), as the Portuguese representative, since 2024. Vítor has extensive expertise in intellectual property law and regularly advises national and international clients on complex IP matters. He is a lecturer at the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon and was a visiting researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition, in Munich. João Pereira Cabral has a Master’s degree in IP Law and more than nine years of experience. He is a certified Portuguese Patent and Trademark Attorney and a European Trademark and Design Attorney. He is also a legal manager at Inventa. João has a lot of expertise in advising clients in trade mark and design prosecution and litigation (including negotiations),
Diogo Antunes is a lawyer and a certified Portuguese patent and trade mark attorney at Inventa, where he has been practising since 2017. He is the legal co-ordinator of Inventa’s international department since 2023
and a European Union trade mark and design attorney. Diogo regularly advises national and international clients on intellectual property matters. He holds a Master’s degree in Intellectual Property Law from the Faculty of Law of the University of Lisbon, having written his dissertation on works and inventions generated by AI.
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