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.
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.
PROTECTION OF INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY RIGHTS - INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS
COMPANIES
The contest for the Submission of Applications to the Technological Research and Development Incentives System is open:
Start date: 15-11-2017
Closure date: open continuously until 31-12-2018 (7 pm)
NON-CORPORATE ENTITIES
The contest for the submission of applications to the Scientific and Technological Research Incentives System is open:
Start date: 15-11-2017
Closure date: open continuously until 31-12-2018 (7 pm)
SUBMISSION OF APPLICATIONS
Via the 2020 Platform