Registering a Trademark in Portugal
Trademark searches, Nice classes, the online application to the patent office (INPI), the opposition window, and the 10 year renewable registration.
Business
Business news, startups, investments, and corporate developments in Portugal.
Exponor, the Northwest's Largest Fairground, Passes to a Quadrantis–MCaetano Venture for €40 Million as AEP Signs a 25-Year Lease
Exponor, the largest exhibition complex in northern Portugal, has been sold to a Quadrantis Capital and MCaetano venture for €40 million. AEP keeps running the Matosinhos fairground under a 25-year lease, with a €15 million modernisation promised and an option to buy it back after 20 years.
Anacom Proposes Renewing Meo, NOS and Vodafone Spectrum Only to 2033–2042, Drawing a Sharp Industry Rebuke
Telecoms regulator Anacom has published a draft decision renewing the spectrum of Meo, NOS and Vodafone for terms running only to 2033–2042 — six to 14 years, well short of what operators wanted. Industry body Apritel calls it a wrong decision, profoundly damaging for Portugal.
Portugal Ventures Backs Three Leiria Startups With €2.75 Million as National Startup Funding Passes Last Year's Total
Portugal Ventures, the VC arm of the state development bank, invested over 2.75 million euros in Leiria's Sound Particles (1M), Brainr (1.5M) and Nutrivalley (250k) via PRR-financed calls. It lands in a record year: Portuguese start-ups had raised around 577 million euros by mid-2026, beating all of
Hiring Your First Employee in Portugal
Registering as an employer with social security, reporting the hire, contribution rates, compulsory work accident insurance, and the new contribution cycle.
Supreme Court Rules Caixa Geral de Depósitos Must Index the Meal Allowance It Pays on Workers' Holidays
The Supremo Tribunal de Justiça has ruled that Caixa Geral de Depósitos must raise each year the meal allowance it pays to staff on holiday, overturning a lower court. It reinforces a wider principle: a benefit paid consistently for long enough becomes a right that cannot be frozen.
Portugal Automates Employer Social-Security Contributions and Sets a 2027 End Date for the Monthly DMR
Under a reform called the Simplificação do Ciclo Contributivo, Portugal's Social Security will calculate employers' monthly contributions itself and retire the employer-built DMR return. It is voluntary in 2026 and compulsory from January 2027 — here is what employers must do now.