How much does it cost to register a design

In order to register a design, two types of fees must be considered: the fee of the application and the fee associated with the maintenance of the right.

The fee will vary depending on the type of register you wish to make. You can request the registration of a:

design in Portugal
design directly in countries where you want to protect design
design at EU level
international design.

Register a design in Portugal

Order Cost

Please refer to the current fee schedule.

Register a Community Design ( protected in European Union)

Ensures the protection of a design valid in all countries of the European Union.

	Application fee	Online	On paper
To be paid to EUIPO (See, in detail, fees to be paid to EUIPO)	Application for registration (already includes publication)	125€
	Apply for a Community design	350€
	Apply for 2 to 10 Community designs	175€
	Apply for more than 11 Community designs	80€

If you wish to register an EU design, please note that:

the registration fee and the publication fee of the application in the EUIPO Bulletin must be paid at the same time as the application for registration is made
if you wish to postpone the publication of the application for registration in the EUIPO Bulletin, the respective fee will be paid later, separately from the registration fee
the application for EU registration must be made directly to EUIPO.

Register an international design

It ensures the international protection of a design in the member countries of The Hague Agreement and the application must be submitted directly to the World Intellectual Property Organisation.

Application fee

To be paid to WIPO (see, in detail, WIPO fees)	Application for registration
	of 1 product	397 Swiss francs (+/- 370€)
	of each additional product (included in the same international registration)	19 Swiss francs (+/- 17€)

Information updated on 06 August 2026 18:18