Do you know how to speed up the examination of foreign companies/individuals’ patents in Brazil?

CNV was represented by its Senior Partner Rafael Garutti, a member of the INTA Committee of Harmonization of Trademark Laws and Practices.

In Brazil, we celebrate the National Day of Indigenous People on April 19th and the United Nations celebrate the International Day of World’s Indigenous People on August 9th!

Most patents filed in Brazil have PCT as a way of entry. In 2019, for example, 7123 invention patents were filed directly and 18274 via PCT. The country has important particularities and requirements, we highlight the main ones, in order for a foreign company to avoid problems when performing the national phase of its request in Brazil.

Brazilian PTO has already granted trademarks of products and services that bring NFTs, avatars and other digital products in their specifications. Let’s understand how the Institute has decided the processes.