We are a reference office in Portugal in Industrial Property. We are a one stop firm for IP matters in Portugal, with more of 90 years of experience. We have a multidisciplinary team of specialists that meet all the needs of our clients, including several Official Industrial Property Agents (A.O.P.I.), qualified to act before the National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI), the European Patent Office (EPO) and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO).
From patents to trademarks, from designs to SPCs. We have practioners specialized both in prossecution and litigation.
Over the years, we have always been following the developments in the IP sector, being essential a presence and active participation with the associations and institutions that represent the main sectors of our activity.
In this sense, we are members of several prestigious associations and national and international institutions fundamental to our activity.
ClarkeModet, established in 1879, is the biggest international Intellectual Property group in Latin America and an entry point to Europe. With an operational presence in 17 countries, it manages one in every ten patent applications in Spanish- and Portuguese-speaking markets.
Their trajectory spans a century and a half of life-supporting history’s great inventors. With over 140 years of supporting innovators worldwide, and more than 58 years of presence in Brazil. ClarkeModet offers full-service IP legal, technical and consultancy experience across all industry sectors. And are pioneers in creating and implementing new IP services, mostly supported by technology and IP business consultancy experts. They maintain this innovative vision to keep up with global trends.
ClarkeModet manages the most important Intellectual Property portfolios among the main innovation-generating industries worldwide, being a valued partner to maximize their innovation.
Global network
ClarkeModet operates in over 195 countries thanks to its networks of agents.
They are pioneer in international expansion and has a presence in 17 countries, operating with a global team with a local soul.
ClarkeModet solutions
ClarkeModet provides specialized IP services, based on its experience, technical experts, technology, and business consultancy. Their solutions are based in:
PATENTREE was founded in 2013 in order to provide specialized Intellectual Property (IP) services, in particular in relation to patents. Its partners and associates have extensive professional experience in IP prosecution, spanning over 20 years in all fields of IP.
PATENTREE is a highly qualified firm with extensive experience in drafting, prosecuting and enforcing patents in Europe, the United States as well as other jurisdictions. Our firm is characterized by our relentless commitment to excellence and strong IP strategies. Whether the work entrusted to us is patent drafting, patent searches, prosecution, oppositions, freedom-to-operate reports or patent validation, all our work is quality checked to ensure that they meet the highest standards.
We are a ground-breaking firm in Portugal, and currently the only patent firm employing several qualified European patent attorneys. We specialise in both electromechanical and chemical technology fields.
We are known for our team of responsive advisers, our ability to communicate effectively with scientists and investors, as well as for our success rate in prosecution, opposition, intervention and appeal cases. Our team strive to do our best to help our client protect their IP rights. We work closely with clients in order to fully understand their technology and to provide solutions specially tailored to their needs.
We are a dynamic team of molecular biologists, bioengineers, mechanical and electrotechnical engineers. Amongst our team of professionals, some are former scientists, patent and trademark examiners, as well as IP consultants. They are dedicated to raising IP awareness in Portugal and to continuously be involved in providing patent law training courses in Portugal and abroad. We have been involved in providing tutoring for the University of Strasbourg Centre for International Intellectual Property Studies as well as the Institute of Professional Representatives (European Patent Office).
PATENTREE’s professionals have extensive experience before the patent and arbitration courts – in particular, as experts and technical assistants who have achieved the European patent litigation certification. Our firm also has extensive experience and in-depth skills in patent searching. We utilise using multiple world-class databases and tools when preparing reports in relation to patentability, freedom-to-operate and infringement.
RCF – Protecting Innovation, S.A. is a leading IP Consulting & Services firm in Portugal. With more than 90 years of activity and over 40 employees, RCF PI is one of the largest, oldest and most prestigious IP firms operating in Portugal, with a strong international component and presenting itself as a reference partner for IP matters in Portugal, the European Union and Portuguese speaking in Africa and Asia.
Network Memberships: INTA, ECTA, AIPPI, GRUR, ACPI, EPI, FICPI, PTMG, UNION, MARQUES, VPP