The Brazilian Trademark and Patent Office ( INPI ) has released its 2025 rankings of intellectual property filings, covering patents and trademarks, and segmented by resident and non-resident applicants. Beyond the numbers, the data reveals where innovation is being produced, who is investing in brand protection in Brazil, and how filing strategies are evolving. For companies operating in the country, understanding these trends is essential to benchmarking their own IP positioning and identifying competitive risks.
On May 19, 2026, the Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office (BPTO) published Normative Ordinance No. 069, establishing a transition rule for the examination of industrial design applications under the second edition of the Industrial Design Manual.
During the Brazilian Intellectual Property Association (ABPI) Scientific Meeting on April 14, 2026, the Brazilian PTO, represented by Mr. Diego Musskopf, provided a detailed analysis of the current landscape of the Brazilian patent system. As one of the Coordinators of ABPI’s Patent Committee, I highlight that the BPTO is not merely aiming for administrative improvements, but for a structural revolution.
Although well received by the market, a Brazilian court’s decision ordering the Federal Government to transfer additional funds to the country’s patent office (INPI) did not receive the expected response from the agency itself. “The INPI does not have the capacity to execute (spend) more than US$ 24 million per year,” said its president, Julio Cesar Moreira, referring to the institution’s current budget.
Ao examinar a responsabilidade civil no mercado de links patrocinados, o Superior Tribunal de Justiça (STJ) consolidou um entendimento fundamental: a análise da concorrência desleal no ambiente digital vai além do conteúdo dos sites. Ela deve considerar, principalmente, como os provedores de busca comercializam seus serviços publicitários.
As indicações geográficas (IGs) ocupam posição singular no sistema de propriedade intelectual, pois associam signos distintivos a fatores naturais, humanos e reputacionais vinculados a um território específico. Diferentemente das marcas, cuja função primordial é distinguir produtos ou serviços segundo a origem empresarial, as IGs exercem papel coletivo, cultural e econômico, garantindo ao consumidor a autenticidade da origem e da qualidade de determinados bens.
After nearly three decades of negotiations, the Free Trade Agreement between Mercosur and the European Union entered a decisive phase with its promulgation by Brazil, officially completed on April 28, 2026. This step concludes the domestic legislative process and brings the implementation of one of the world’s largest economic integration areas closer to reality, encompassing approximately 718 million people and a combined GDP exceeding USD 22 trillion.
Article 19 of the Brazilian Civil Rights Framework for the Internet, particularly its paragraph 1, establishes that application providers may only be held civilly liable if, after receiving a specific court order, they fail to remove content identified with sufficient precision to allow its unequivocal location.
Ao longo dos anos, o comércio global de mercadorias falsificadas evoluiu de uma atividade artesanal para um ecossistema digital altamente sofisticado.
Decisão foi proferida pelos ministros da 4a Turma.