Directory of patent information centres (PATLIB)

PATLIB Centre Porto

Host organisation:	University of Porto
Name of centre:	UPIN - University of Porto Innovation
PO box:
PO box address:
Street:	Praça Gomes Teixeira||PT
Postcode / Town:	4099-002 Porto
Country:	Portugal
Website:	http://upin.up.pt
Telephone number:	00351 220408211
Fax:	00351 220408378
e-mail:	upin@reit.up.pt
Opening hours:	Monday: 09.30 - 13.00 and 14.00 - 17.30 Tuesday: 09.30 - 13.00 and 14.00 - 17.30 Wednesday: 09.30 - 13.00 and 14.00 - 17.30 Thursday: 09.30 - 13.00 and 14.00 - 17.30 Friday: 09.30 - 13.00 and 14.00 - 17.30

IP rights covered
Patents
Trade marks

Services
Helpdesk services	The PATLIB centre provides information on IP procedures, different kinds of IP rights, the requirements for filing an IP application, fees, search possibilities, etc. Legal advice is not included in this service.
User training	The PATLIB centre organises training sessions (seminars, workshops) concerning IP rights, databases, search techniques and other IP related issues.
Lecturer services	The experts from the PATLIB centre give lectures during IP training events or in the framework of IP related university curricula.
Commercialisation of IP rights	The PATLIB centre assists in the commercialisation of IP rights. Activities in this respect may be establishing contacts with potential licensees, licensers and co-operation partners, preparing "invention briefs" and publicising innovations in respective databases.
IP strategy development	With this service PATLIB centres assist their clients in developing and implementing their IP strategies, e.g. what to protect, where and how, with whom to co-operate, etc.