Industrial Property Rights - January to May 2023

Patents and Utility Models

In the first five months of the year, 299 applications were submitted (less than the 380 applications submitted in the same period of 2022).

Regarding the national invention grants, 84 national inventions were granted, compared to 97 granted in the same period of 2022, which represents a decrease of 13,4%. This data includes applications for Patents, Utility Models, Supplementary Protection Certificates and International patents at national phase.

The total number of International (PCT) and European Patent Applications, filed at INPI as a Receiving Office, was 21 applications between January and May 2023 and 30 applications between January and May 2022. The number of European Patent validations, submitted in Portugal in the first five months of the year, decreased when compared to the same period in the previous year, decreasing from 1.704 validations filled to 1.204 in 2023.

Trademarks and Other Distinctive Signs

National Trademarks and Other Distinctive Trade Signs (ODS) registered 9.561 applications from January to May 2023 (higher than the 9.096 applications submitted in the same period of 2022), representing an increase of 5,1%.

 In the same period, 6.995 National Trademarks and ODS were granted (6.809 in 2022).

Applications for International Trademarks with origin in Portugal accounted for 88 applications between January and May, a higher number when compared to the 60 applications registered between January and May 2022. The numbers relating to applications for European Union Trademarks with origin in Portugal for May, are not yet available.

Regarding the International Trademark Designations for national registration and examination, in accordance with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) data, there was a decrease when compared to the same period in the previous year. There were submitted 462 International Trademark Designations in the first five months of the year and 507 in the same period of 2022.

Design

The number of objects included in national Design applications decreased, going from 453 objects in January-May 2022 to 361 in the same period of 2023, representing a decrease of 20,3%.

There were granted 352 objects from January to May 2023 and 355 objects in the same period of 2022, which represents a slight decrease of 0,8%.

The data from the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) regarding Community Design applications with origin in Portugal, for the month of May, is not yet available.

All statistical reports (annual and semi-annual) and monthly data related to applications and granting of Industrial Property Rights are available at the IP Observatory.