Brazil (BR)

Brazil is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At 8.5 million square kilometres (3.2 million square miles) and with over 211 million people, Brazil is the world’s fifth-largest country by area and the sixth most populous. Its capital is Brasília, and its most populous city is São Paulo. The federation is composed of the union of the 26 states and the Federal District. It is the largest country to have Portuguese as an official language and the only one in the Americas; it is also one of the most multicultural and ethnically diverse nations, due to over a century of mass immigration from around the world; as well as the most populous Roman Catholic-majority country.

Intellectual property protection in Brazil

Intellectual property office National Institute of Industrial PropertyMinistry of Economy (INPI)
Website http://www.inpi.gov.br
Contact details Rua Mayrink Veiga, 9, Centro, 22° andar
CEP 20090-910
Rio de Janeiro, RJ
Brazil
(55 21) 3037 30 32

Patent

Time limit applicable for entry into the PCT national phase 30 months from the priority date
Time limit applicable for filing Conventional application 12 months from the priority date
Language Brazilian Portuguese
Representation Foreign applicants must be represented by a Brazilian Patent Attorney
Power of Attorney A scanned copy of signed Power of Attorney is to be submitted

Trademark

Filing requirements
  • Applicant(s) details
  • Representation of the mark
  • List of good(s) and/or service(s)
Multiple-class applications No
Power of Attorney A scanned copy of signed Power of Attorney must be submitted
Opposition period Within two months from publication of the trademark application
Representation Foreign applicants must be represented by a Brazilian Trademark Attorney

Industrial Design

Filing requirements
  • Applicant's name and address
  • Representation of the design
Multiple design applications No
Power of Attorney A scanned copy of signed Power of Attorney is required to be filed
Examination Formal examination
Representation Foreign applicants must be represented by a Brazilian Design Attorney

Source: WIPO and Wikipedia