Diogo Frada Almeida, senior associate at Morais Leitão, signs the article entitled ‘Industrial Property - Monopoly or Exhaustion of Rights in the Commercialisation of Products and Services?’, published in the magazine Distribuição Hoje.
The lawyer, who specialises in this area, discusses Industrial Property, the granting of exclusive rights and its role in the economy, especially in Portugal and the European Union.
Throughout the article, Diogo Frada Almeida explores the importance of protecting inventions, trademarks and designs for the competitiveness of companies.
The principle of the Exhaustion of Rights is also analysed, which allows the free commercialisation of products after they have been placed on the market by the rights holder, and the exceptions to this principle, such as the protection of product quality and safety. The article also mentions the case law of the Court of Justice of the European Union in relation to these issues.
Read the full article in the attachment below.
(This article is only available in English)
