Inventa is a leading Intellectual Property Law Firm, specialized in the protection and internationalization of trademarks, patents, industrial designs, copyright and domain names. With over 50 years of experience in Portugal, the European Union and all the African jurisdictions, Inventa has served thousands of clients holding large trademark and patent portfolios, and other entities dealing with R&D daily.
Our headquarters are based in Lisbon, Portugal, and we also have offices in Angola, Mozambique, Democratic Republic of Congo, Nigeria, Cape Verde, Sao Tome, East Timor and Macao. Inventa also holds a large network of representatives all across the African region, including representation before the ARIPO and OAPI regional organizations, committed to delivering global coverage with local experience.
At a ceremony held in the Embassy of Cape Verde in Geneva, the Minister of Energy, Trade and Industry of Cape Verde, Alexandre Monteiro, deposited the instruments of Accession to the Lusaka Agreement, Banjul Protocol...
At a ceremony held in the Embassy of Cape Verde in Geneva, the
Minister of Energy, Trade and Industry of Cape Verde, Alexandre
Monteiro, deposited the instruments of Accession to the Lusaka
Agreement, Banjul Protocol, Harare Protocol, Swakopmund Protocol,
and Arusha Protocol with the ARIPO Director General on 14 July
2022.
As Cape Verde becomes the 22nd ARIPO Member State, from now on
users of the ARIPO system will be able to designate Cape Verde as
one of the designated countries for the application of the
following Intellectual Property Rights: trademarks, patents,
industrial designs, protection of traditional knowledge and
expressions of folklore, and protection on new varieties of
plants.
ARIPO's Protocols
Banjul Protocol: on marks;
Harare Protocol: on patents and industrial
designs;
Swakopmund Protocol: on protection of
Traditional Knowledge and Expressions of Folklore;
Arusha Protocol: on Protection of New
Varieties of Plants.
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guide to the subject matter. Specialist advice should be sought
about your specific circumstances.
