The Technological Research and Development Incentives System (TR&D IS) and the Scientific and Technological Research Support System (STRSS) aim to support projects that aim to protect the following types of Industrial Property:

TR&D IS – Protection of intellectual and industrial property – For companies;
STRSS – Protection of intellectual property rights – For non-corporate entities of the R&I system.

Submission of Applications - Please use Balcão 2020

The following applications for intellectual/industrial property(Request for IP) are eligible:

• Utility model and design or model national patent application submitted to the National Industrial Property Institute;
• Utility model and design or model patent application overseas, directly through the respective national administrations, claiming or not claiming a Portuguese priority;
• European patent application submitted to the National Industrial Property Institute (regardless of whether or not it claims priority of a Portuguese application) or, alternatively, to the European Patents Organisation, provided that it claims priority of a Portuguese patent application or utility model;
• International patent application submitted to the National Industrial Property Institute (regardless of whether or not it claims priority of a Portuguese application) or, alternatively, to the European Patents Organisation or to the World Intellectual Property Organization, provided that it claims priority of a Portuguese patent application or utility model;
• Community design or model application submitted to the Domestic Market Harmonisation Institute.