<img src="https://publish-01.obsidian.md/access/744ac39d33cabbc297b91373bfcac24d/bin/images/Portugal_map.png" alt="Portugal" class="page-header-sidebar-image"> Portugal has provisions in its legislation relating to the granting of compulsory licences. These can be found in the Industrial Property Code in Arts. 107 to 112. The grounds for granting a compulsory licence are established in the law, and are: - lack or insufficiency of exploitation of the patented invention; - dependency between patents; and - public interest. More information can be found [here](https://e-courses.epo.org/wbts_int/CompulsoryLicensing/CL_PT.pdf). ## Generic manufacturers Portugal has its own generic manufacturer: [APOGEN](https://www.apogen.pt/).