Redefine what you expect from an international business

1. application path

1. Apply directly to the Brazilian Industrial Property Office;

2. through the PCT international patent application;

3. apply through the Paris Convention route;

2. Review Form

INPI (National Institute of Industrial Property of Brazil) conducts a formal examination of design patents only.

3. protection period

design patent is 10 years from the date of application and may be renewed 3 times for 5 years each time.

4. Application Language

Portuguese

5. to submit documents

1. Application documents: description, claims, drawings (if any), abstract, gene sequence table;

2. A request for the filing of a patent application;

3. Voucher for payment of application fee.