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15/07/2025
INPI releases top intellectual property applications of 2024
The Brazilian National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI) has released a ranking of the top applicants for patents, trademarks, industrial...
News
15/07/2025
INPI publishes Ordinance No. 15/2025 with new rules for trademark recognition
In order to register a trademark with the INPI, it must be distinctive. By this it is meant that it...
News
15/07/2025
Announcement of the Fast-Track Trademark Examination
As a component of the INPI Action Plan 2025, the Institute is scheduled to initiate a novel service, designated as...
News
07/07/2025
Brazil joins the Budapest Treaty
Author Patrícia Rizel On last June 24th, Legislative Decree 174/25 was approved, formalizing Brazil’s adhesion to the Budapest Treaty. The...
Client Alert, News
01/07/2025
INPI has announced that it will not accept new PPH requests with a main IPC classification of H04 during the third quarter of 2025.
This decision complements INPI Ordinance No. 03 of March 24, 2025. For more information, please contact us international@simoes-ip.com #PPH #BRPTO #patents
News
05/06/2025
June 5 – World Environment Day
Sustainability requires more than good intentions: it demands innovation, protection, and effective policies. Do you know what green patents are...
Articles
15/04/2025
INPI Releases Study on Fast-Track Process for Green Patents in Brazil
In its latest publication on the Technological Radar, INPI released the study of the first Green Technologies Observatory, developed in...
Articles
15/04/2025
INPI and MDIC strengthen efforts to speed up patent and trademark processes in Brazil
On March 24, 2025, the Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office (INPI) and the Ministry of Development, Industry, Trade and Services...
News
15/04/2025
Industrial Property and economy in Brazil
Recently, the INPI (National Institute of Industrial Property) shared an analysis of the economic landscape of industrial property in Brazil...
News
15/04/2025
Renewed INPI–EPO partnership reinforces international cooperation in patents
On April 3, 2025, the Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office (INPI) and the European Patent Office (EPO) signed a new...
Articles
13/03/2025
The Pharmaceutical Race for Ozempic and the Impact of Patents
Ozempic is a drug developed by Novo Nordisk, used to treat diabetes, which has recently become well-known after celebrities reported...
News
14/02/2025
Cooperation Between Europe and Latin America
From February 4 to 6, the Brazilian PTO and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) held a series of...
News
14/02/2025
The Brazilin PTO Publishes 2024 Statistics
The INPI (National Institute of Industrial Property) released the preliminary statistics for 2024. The highlight was the significant growth in...
News
14/02/2025
The Brazilian PTO has announced the extension of the PPH program with China.
The Brazilian Patent Office has informed, through a letter sent to the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA), the continuation...
News
26/12/2024
A new phase of the PPH program
Author: Tainara Barbosa On December 10, 2024, the Brazilian PTO published Ordinance No. 48/2024, which revokes Ordinance No. 78/2022, previously...