Call Code:
MPr-2024-1
Beneficiary Entities:
Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises, Small Mid Caps
Type of Support and Geographic Coverage
This notice supports operations aimed at the registration of industrial property rights in the form of patents, utility models, designs, or models at the national, European, and international levels.
Operations eligible for support must fall under the individual application mode within the typology of Industrial and Intellectual Property Protection operations, targeting the following protection requests:
a) Definitive national requests for patents, utility models, and designs or models submitted to the National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI);
b) Requests for patents, utility models, and designs or models submitted abroad via the direct route with respective national administrations, whether or not claiming Portuguese priority;
c) European patent requests submitted to the INPI (whether or not claiming priority of a Portuguese request) or the European Patent Organization, provided they claim the priority of a Portuguese patent or utility model request;
d) Entry into the national phases of an International Patent Application (PCT) submitted to the INPI (whether or not claiming priority of a Portuguese request) or the European Patent Organization and/or the World Intellectual Property Organization, provided they claim the priority of a Portuguese patent or utility model request;
e) Community design or model requests submitted to the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO).
This notice applies to all NUTS II regions of mainland Portugal (North, Center, Lisbon, Alentejo, and Algarve). The location of the operation corresponds to the region where the investment will be made.
Form of Support
The support provided is in the form of a non-repayable grant.
Funding Allocation and Maximum Co-financing Rate
| Indicative funding allocation available in this notice | Fund | Maximum Co-financing Rate |
| COMPETE2030 – €1,000,000 | FEDER | 50% |
| PR North – €125,000 | FEDER | 50% |
| PR Center – €500,000 | FEDER | 50% |
| PR Lisbon – €500,000 | FEDER | 40% |
| PR Alentejo – €200,000 | FEDER | 50% |
| PR Algarve – €500,000 | FEDER | 50% |
| Global Allocation of the Notice €2,825,000 |
Application Period
The application period starts on 28/03/2024 and ends on 30/12/2024, with analysis and decision-making conducted according to the following phases:
- Phase 1: 27/06/2024 (18:00) – for all applications, with or without prior aid request registration through Notice No. 01/RPA/2022.
- Phase 2: 30/09/2024 (18:00) – for all applications.
- Phase 3: 30/12/2024 (18:00) – for all applications.
