Unregistered trademarks

In Portugal, in order to obtain exclusive
rights in respect of a distinctive sign used in
trade, a decision of grant must be issued by
the competent administrative body, the
Trademark and Patent Office. The sign may
consist of a trademark or a logotype – a
Portuguese category of rights which, since
the revision of the Industrial Property Code
(Decree-Law 143/2008), includes names and
emblems of establishment.