While the pandemic and economic crisis have stunted investment in the Brazilian market, the lack of filing activity has given the National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI), Brazil's patent and trademark office, the space it has needed to address the backlog of patent applications, as well as to introduce new...

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While the pandemic and economic crisis have stunted investment in the Brazilian market, the lack of filing activity has given the National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI), Brazil's patent and trademark office, the space it has needed to address the backlog of patent applications, as well as to introduce new technological methods to create a swifter filing process. Further changes to the national IP system, such as Brazil's recent entry into the Hague Agreement which standardsises the protection of international industrial designs, reflect Brazil's wishes to increase the international reputation of its IP system. As for legal improvements, the INPI wishes to reform IP laws that cause issues for practitioners in the registration of design applications, divisional applications and patent extensions.

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