DOMAINS

Did you know that it is very important to have a web address? The development of digital communication is the way to have the personalized presence of your COMPANY, BRAND or ORGANIZATION on the Web.

A domain is a unique address, such as www.empresa.pt or .com etc, which directs Internet visitors to your personal page or WebSite. You can also use it to customize your companys E-mail addresses, defining addresses of type: gerencia@empresa.pt.

Registering a Domain is the first step in establishing your personalized Web presence. It also serves to customize your Email addresses.

We also register generic domains such as .eu, .com, .net, .org, .info, .biz, .name and multilingual generics .com and .net, as well as other territorial domains related to other countries .

You can count on the support of our specialists to register your domain with national (co.uk) or international extension on the Web, namely:     
1. Support in registering, and renewing your domain name;     
2. To give you all the information about Elaboration of the application for registration;     
3. Technical advice.

 

COUNTERFEIT

You know that producing and marketing copies or imitations of Trademarks is a crime?

Do not allow others to misuse your Brand to sell products or services that are counterfeit to yours.

Counterfeiting is the reproduction and imitation of trademarks, models or designs, constituting a criminal offense. It is a practice that increasingly assumes statistical expression and has a strong impact on the national economy.

Their combat must be understood by businessmen as a priority, as often the dubious quality of products can cause irreparable damage to a company.

A. G. da Cunha Ferreira, has the technical means to provide integrated services to defend the rights of its clients in this specific area, having a team with special training and experienced in the management of the entire file that the cases of counterfeiting involve.

You can count on the support of our specialists to assist you in the defense of your industrial property rights, namely:     
1. Reception and follow-up of notifications received from official entities;     
2. Elaboration of expertise for counterfeit products;     
3. Alert and support for the content.      

 

VEGETABLE OBTENTIONS

Do you know that it is possible to register new plant varieties?

The acquisition of new plant varieties, and consequent product, are subject to special legal protection.

The register of plant varieties is constitutive of the breeders right, which according to the type of plants to which they relate (herbaceous or woody), has a duration limited to 15 or 20 years respectively.

A. G. da Cunha Ferreira, was a pioneer in Portugal in the promotion of applications for registration of plant varieties, accompanying the development of this matter. Alongside national protection it is also possible to protect plant varieties at Community level.

The formulation of applications for registration, follow-up and maintenance of rights are also part of the specialized services that the A.G. da Cunha Ferreira office provides.

You can count on the support of our specialists to carry out your records, namely:     
1. Preparation and formulation of applications for registration;     
2. Follow-up and maintenance of rights;     
3. Technical advice.

 

DENOMINATION OF ORIGIN

Do you produce your products in a region with unique characteristics?

It may then adopt a designation of origin, which is the name of a region, a specific place or country, which serves to designate or identify a product originating from that country, the characteristics and qualities of which depend essentially and exclusively on the geographical environment, Including natural and human factors.

Designations of origin and geographical indications, when registered, constitute common property of residents or established in the locality, region or territory, in an effective and serious manner, and may be used interchangeably by those who exploit any branch of production in the respective area When authorized by the holder of the registration.

The registers of the designation of origin and geographical indication shall have unlimited duration.

You can count on the support of our experts to register a name or geographical indication, namely:     
1. Support and advice on the chances of success of the registration of a designation of origin or geographical indication;     
2. Elaboration of the description of the process, in order to highlight the characteristics that allow the registration of the right, as well as evaluation of the probability of success;     
3. Preparation of the application for registration and all its accompaniment with the INPI;     
4. Support to the National Institute of Industrial Property;     
5. Technical advice.

 

DRAWING OR MODEL

If you bet on creating products or articles with unique characteristics, due to their shape, appearance and / or materials, please remember that they can be protected by Design or Model!

The Design is an exclusive right granted to the creator, or his successor, with respect to the ornamental or aesthetic aspect of a product and not to its technical functions.

It can be an industrial product or a craft item. The main requirements for granting this right are novelty and singularity.

The duration of a Design is 5 years, from the date of submission of the application and renewable for periods of 5 years, in a maximum of 25 years. Its designs may also be protected in the European Community or in any Country of the World.

When submitting applications abroad, we have the support of similar offices specialized in this area.

You can count with the support of our specialists to carry out the analysis and support in the elaboration of requests, namely:
1. Evaluation and analysis of the product, and preparation of an opinion on its novelty and singular character;
2. Advice on the drawing up of the application for a design;
3. Support from the National Institute of Industrial Property;
4. Technical advice.  

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