National contacts

Law Enforcement Agencies

The IP crimes’ investigation fall under the competence of Portuguese Criminal Police (Polícia Judiciária).

IP crimes committed in cyberspace fall under the competence of National Unit to Combat Cybercrime and Technological Crime (UNC3T) of Polícia Judiciária.

Prosecution

The prosecution of the IP from fall under the competencies of the Public Prosecution Offices. There is no specialised unit responsible for the prosecution of IP crimes.

Judiciary

The IP related civil cases are heard by a specialised court – the Court of Intellectual Property.

Criminal jurisdiction fall under general court system. The general courts are organised in a three-tier system:

• District Courts;
• Courts of Appeals;
• The Superior Court of Justice.

Judicial libraries

BASES JURÍDICO-DOCUMENTAIS – IGFEJ - LEGAL AND DOCUMENTARY DATABASES

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IGFEJ - Bases Jurídico-Documentais 

Selected judgments from:

• Courts of Appeal (2nd instance)
• Central Administrative Courts (2nd instance)
• Trade and Industry Appeals Tribunal (2nd instance)
• Supreme Administrative Court (3rd instance)
• Supreme Court of Justice (3rd instance)
• Constitutional Court
• Justice of the Peace Courts
• Conflicts Tribunal.

Other available resources:

• opinions of the Prosecutor General’s Office

DIÁRIO DA REPÚBLICA ELETRÓNICO (DRE) - ELECTRONIC OFFICIAL GAZETTE

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Diário da República - Jurisprudência

Selected judgments from:

• Central Administrative Courts (2nd instance)
• Courts of Appeal (2nd instance)
• Supreme Court of Justice (3rd instance)
• Supreme Administrative Court (3rd instance)
• Constitutional Court
• Court of Audit
• Conflicts Tribunal
• Public Prosecutor’s Office.