Portugal has ratified the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Performances and Phonograms Treaty.

Despite having a structured enforcement framework, several stakeholders reported that piracy continues to be high. It is reported that the rate of unlicensed software installation in the country was 38% in 2017 (above the 26% rate of the West European countries), for an estimated commercial value of USD 137 million.

Portugal has ratified the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Copyright Treaty.

Portugal is a party to the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT).

There is no general principle for the use of copyright protected material comparable to the fair use/fair dealing principles. Directive 2001/29/EC defines an optional, but exhaustive set of limitations from the author´s exclusive rights under the control of the “three-step test” in line with the Berne Convention that establishes three cumulative conditions to the limitations and exceptions of a copyright holder’s rights. The Directive has been transposed by Member States with significant freedom.
The amendment of Law No 62/98 (Decree-Law 63/1986) applies Directive 2001/29/EC. The exceptions mentioned in the law include:
- Temporary reproduction - Reproduction of work, exclusively for private purposes;
- Reproduction and making available to the public by the media for the purpose of information, speeches, addresses and conferences given in public;
- Reproduction by a public library, a public archive, a public museum, a non-commercial documentation center or a scientific institution or educational institution under conditions listed in the law;
- Reproduction, distribution and public availability for teaching and education purposes;
- Quotation.

The official language of proceedings before the Portuguese Industrial Property Office (INPI) is Portuguese. However, the application may initially be filed in English. A Portuguese translation thereof must be submitted within one month of the corresponding notification from the Office, provided that an additional fee is paid. Moreover, it is reported that there are different activities within the application procedure that have to be assisted by an intellectual property agent, such as the submission of certain translations (see Art. 83 Decree-Law No. 110/2018).

Art. 85 of the Utilities Directive (2014/25/EU) contains provisions allowing contracting public entities to reject foreign goods not covered by any EU international commitments from its tender procedures. In these cases, a tender submitted for the award of a supply contract may be rejected where the proportion of the products originating in third countries exceeds 50% of the total value of the products constituting the tender (Art. 85.2). Additionally, in cases of equivalent offers, the provisions provide for a preference for European tenders and tenders covered by EU's international obligations. In practice, this possibility has rarely been used.
In Portugal, the Directive has been transposed with the Decree-Law No. 111-B/2017 amending the Public Procurement Code for the ninth time, approved by Decree-Law No. 18/2008 of 29 January, transposing Directives 2014/23/EU, 2014/24/EU and 2014/25/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 and Directive 2014/55/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014.

Foreign companies are not required to set up branches or subsidiaries or otherwise enter into any commercial agreements with local partners in order to participate in public procurement processes. However, Art. 106 of Decree Law 18/2008 stipulates that, after the awarding takes place, the execution of certain contracts requires that the contractor establishes some type of representation in Portugal.

Poland has not adopted national legislation based on or influenced by the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Model Law on Electronic Commerce.

Poland has not adopted national legislation based on or influenced by the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Model Law on Electronic Signatures.

The Consumer Rights Directive 2011/83/EU provides an updated framework aimed at encouraging online sales. The Directive has been implemented by the Act of 30th May 2014 on Consumer's Rights.

Poland has not signed the United Nations (UN) Convention on the Use of Electronic Communications in International Contracts.

The EU Directive on Audiovisual Media Services (AVMS) covers traditional broadcasting services as well as audiovisual media services provided on-demand, including via the Internet. Article 13(1) provides for Member States to secure a minimum 30% share of European works in the catalogues as well as "ensuring prominence" of those works. "Prominence" involves promoting European works through facilitating access to such works using any appropriate means to ensure prominence of European works. The Directive has been implemented by Member States in different ways, ranging from very extensive and detailed measures to a mere reference to the general obligation to promote European works.
In Poland, Art. 13 has been implemented via two obligations: Video-on-demand (VOD) providers have to reserve a share of European works in their catalogue and VOD providers have to use promotion tools which give prominence to European works such as indicating the country of origin in the catalogue, providing possibilities for searching for European programs or placing information and materials promoting European programs.
In addition, under Art. 15 of the Broadcasting Act, television and radio broadcasters have to reserve at least 33% of their quarterly transmission time for programmes originally produced in Polish and 50% of transmission time in television has to be reserved for European programmes (10% percent for European works by independent producers).

Businesses may only participate in standard-setting committees and in the Polish Committee for Standardisation if they are registered and operate in Poland.

It is reported that Poland imposes an identity requirement for SIM registration. Anyone wanting to purchase a SIM card has to provide their national ID card, or a passport in case of foreigners, to activate a new prepaid SIM card.