Portugal becomes the seventh country to join the European project created by the European Union Intellectual Property Office, aimed at integrating
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Key aspects
- The introduction of blockchain technology into the industrial property system ensures enhanced reliability during the lifecycle of trademarks and designs/models, enabling stronger connectivity within the European network of members, along with a faster and more secure information flow.
- Now that the Portuguese Institute of Industrial Property has joined, the participating platforms collectively have over six million registered trademarks and designs/models.