Patents

Patent protection is essential to prevent the misuse of your invention or utility model by third parties. For its inventors, a granted patent represents security and commitment to innovation and development.

The Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office (BRPTO) is the official institution responsible for analyzing and granting patent applications. Our professionals have years of experience with all the legal, technical and administrative procedures of the BRPTO, and the International Patent Offices, are qualified to provide advice at all stages of the patenting prosecution process, outlining strategies and acting in defense of your invention or model of utility.

Services:

• Filing of applications
• Patent prosecution and defense – Convention and National Phase of PCT applications (in order to guarantee quality, all cases are reviewed by a patent attorney before filing)
• Recommendation of the best strategy to protect the invention
• Patent Translation (prepared and certified by our patent engineers)
• Patent Drafting
• Patent Investigation and Analysis
• Prior Art Analysis
• Patentability Analysis
• Validity Investigation
• Publication Watches
• Infringement Analysis
• Status Analysis
• Payment of Annuities and issuance fees
• Post-Issuance Remedial Action
• Administrative Nullity Procedures
• Audit of Patent Portfolios
• Preparation of assignments and all tasks of transaction recordal work
• Licensing Agreements
• Due diligence
• Litigation