Registration Of The Logo (logótipo) In Portugal
The National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI) deals with the issue of registration of logo (logótipo), control and protection of legal rights in Portugal. A logo is a sign suitable to distinguish an entity that provides services or sells products, and can be used, namely, in establishments, advertisements, printed or correspondence.
* the order is submitted as soon as possible depending on the design perspectives submitted by the customer.
The First Legal Portugal company will comprehensively accompany the registration of the logo, its verification for identity or similarity to other logos, will prepare a set of documents and information and accompany the registration of the logo.
Logo and trademark perform different functions:
- a trademark, as a sign, performs the functions of identification in the market of services or goods;
- the logo performs the functions of identification in the market of the entity itself.
The logo may consist of: elements, sounds, words, 3D elements, holograms, etc.
Before applying for a logo, you need to make sure that:
- this logo can clearly be suitable to distinguish an entity that provides services or sells products;
- the logo does not contain prohibited words or elements;
- the logo is not identical or similar to another sign already registered
In Portugal, the Logo is registered in 2 ways:
- Online;
- In paper form
If an application for the logo registration is submitted in paper form, the logo must be presented in kind and may include words, images, drawings, colors (if they are declared). The graphic image of the logo should not exceed 8x8 cm (but not less than 3 cm).
If the application is submitted online: document format pdf, jpeg, tiff, size: not more than 2 MB.
The specialists of the First Legal Portugal company will advise on issues of logo, TM, brand, design registration, prepare a set of documents for submitting an application for logo registration, check documents for their legitimacy.
