Patents Applications

PATENT and PCT Applications in Brazil

Our Patent Professionals; attorneys, lawyers, technicians, biotechnologists and engineers are highly skilled and experienced in this area, which enables us to render the following services;

Preparing, filing and prosecuting patent applications in Brazil for foreign clients, including entering the Brazil National Phase of PCT international patent applications.

Conducting patent searches regarding novelty and/or infringement, including research at the Documentation Center of the National Institute of Industrial Property.

Search and vigilance of patent violations and registrations by in Brazil. By adding your patents or areas of interest to our database, each week our examiners will check for patents applied for, granted or changed status during that week. We maintain searchable records for patents previously filed in Brazil.

Preparing, or replying, to oppositions, appeals and requests for administrative cancellation.

Legal opinions regarding patentability, validity and infringement of patents. General client counseling regarding agreements involving licensing and/or acquiring patent rights and the assignment, transfer and licensing of patents rights.

Requesting compulsory licenses for exploiting patents. 

To file a patent in Brazil, we wil require that you complete a Power of Attorney and Inventor Declarations. These documents do not require legalization and can be faxed to us or scanned and returned by email.

We provide general client counseling regarding the protection of patents in Brazil.

Searches are carried out by experienced professionals only.

Trademarks

To file a trademark in Brazil requires a Power of Attorney and Declaration of Business Activity. These documents do not require legalization.

We provide general client counseling regarding the protection of trademarks in Brazil. Conducting searches for word, combined and logo trademarks.

Searches are carried out by experienced professionals only.

We have on-line and in-house access to the Database of the Brazilian Trademark Office, which enables us to conduct and immediately report trademark searches, duly accompanied by our comments and all relevant information regarding any similar or identical previously filed trademarks which may bar the registration of a trademark in Brazil.

• General client counseling regarding the protection of trademarks in Brazil.
• Conducting searches for word, combined and logo trademarks.
• Trial basic search Preparing, filing and prosecuting trademarks applications.
• Process of application.
• Watching service of trade marks filed by third parties in Brazil and overseas. By adding your list of trade marks to our database, the trademarks will be checked against all new trademarks applications and changes of status of existing trademarks.
• Complying with or replying to official actions and interviewing with the Examiners of the Brazil Trademark Office, when necessary.
• Preparing, or replying, to oppositions, appeals and requests of administrative annulment.
• General client counseling regarding the use of trademarks to avoid forfeiture of the registration due to lack of use.
• General client counseling regarding agreements involving licensing and/or acquiring trademarks, advertising slogans and publicity signs, including preparing the required assignment documents.
• Trademark applications in all Latin American countries can be accomplished.