Track record: RCF is one of the market leaders in Portugal in the field of intellectual property – in addition to protecting innovation, the firm also advises clients on their internationalization efforts, making sure they have the required level of protection and that the appropriate adaptations of the product to the new market are guaranteed.

Team & differentiation: With a strong, experienced team that includes João Jorge, Patricia Rodrigues, Pedro Alves Moreira, Jorge Faustino and Andrea Pereira, RCF offers a wide range of IP-related services such as portfolio management and a technological surveillance service which aims to identify third party requests that are potentially conflicting with intellectual property rights and/or with the commercial/industrial activity of clients.

Track record: The firm is widely praised by clients for its services in the areas of applications, as well as the management and protection of industrial property rights, including trademarks, patents and designs, as well as copyright and related rights.

Team & differentiation: The team, which is led by Vítor Palmela Fidalgo and João Pereira Cabral, advises a wide range of clients from small entrepreneurs and startups, to multinationals holding large trademark and patent portfolios, and other entities dealing with R&D on a daily basis. The firm advises clients in a range of sectors, including food and beverages companies, communications, IT, pharmaceutical, manufacturers, oil & gas companies, financial institutions, and business services companies.