Intellectual Property Law in Cape Verde

CMA – Carla Monteiro e Associados is a multifaceted law firm, as it offers a range of services and professionals specialised in the most varied legal aspects, thus aiming to provide effective responses to the challenges entrusted to it by clients. One of the legal areas in which our law office operates is Intellectual Property and Events, which consists of a set of rights that cover the creations of human knowledge. That is, intellectual property is related to legal protection and recognition of authorship of work of intellectual production such as inventions, patents, trademarks, etc. In this sense, our company offers full support regarding:

• Trademark and patent registration;
• Transfer of copyright;
• Assistance in organizing Events;

Trademark and Patent Registration in Cape Verde

A trademark is a sign that is registered to distinguish a company’s product or service from those of the competition and although registration is not mandatory, it is always prudent to do so, as it entails some advantages such as:

• It confers an exclusive right that prevents third parties, without the consent of the owner, from producing, manufacturing, selling or economically exploiting the registered trademark.
• Prevents others from registering the same or similar sign for identical or similar products or services.

A patent allows to protect a new invention (which has not yet been made public) that is, it is a title of ownership over an invention granted by the State to inventors or authors or other natural or legal persons holding rights over the creation. For an invention to be patented, it is essential that it has the following requirements: novelty, inventive step and industrial application. Our Law Office to outlines relevant strategies in order to offer its clients comprehensive advice both in terms of trademarks and patents.