It is a way of distinguishing and especially protecting a product or service. Registering a trademark is not mandatory, however, it is important to prevent the company name or image from being misused by others.
2. How much does it cost to register a trademark?
The costs for registering a trademark in Portugal are as follows:
€124 - online registration request;
€249 - request for paper registration;
€31.55 - cost per additional brand online;
€63.09 - cost per additional paper mark.
The cost of registering an international trademark twitter phone number data be as high as €850. The cost of registering a European trademark varies between €850 (online) and €1,000 (on paper). The fee for a second trademark is €50. If you choose 3 or more trademarks, you will have to pay €150 for each.
3. How to Register a Trademark in Person?
Go to the INPI (National Institute of Industrial Property) or a Commercial Registry Office;
Fill in forms M1 and M2 (Application for Registration of Distinctive Trade Signs and Continuation Sheet);
Pay the fees.
It is also possible to apply for registration of your trademark by sending the forms by post.
4. How to Register a Trademark Online?
Go to the registration page and search for the brand you want to register;
If the trademark does not yet exist, click on Click here to access the online trademark registry ;
Select Registration Request;
Select National Brand or Logo according to the type of registration you wish to carry out;
Choose the type of record you want to make: Verbal, Mixed or Figurative ;
Enter the CAE and a description of the products and services in which you intend to use the brand;
Enter your personal data;
Use the payment details to pay for your registration;
You now have a registered trademark.
5. What Types of Trademarks are there?
Nominative: words, including people's names, letters or numbers;
Figurative: drawings, images or figures;
Mixed: words and drawings, images or figures;
Sound: graphically representable sounds;
Three-dimensional: shape of the product or its packaging;
Slogan: advertising phrase.