We provide all services related to the patent process, from preparation and search of prior art, to registration and licensing. With extensive knowledge of national and international laws, we are able to provide national and foreign patents with the necessary strategic advice to enable our clients to achieve their goals in the best possible way.
Our engineers have extensive technical knowledge in the areas of pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, medical devices, food, consumer products, energy, mechanics, semiconductors, electronics and telecommunications, being able to follow and understand your inventions quickly and efficiently.
Our team is composed of agents and lawyers with extensive experience and expertise in the administrative and judicial patent process, acting to protect and defend your invention in Brazil and abroad. Our tradition of excellence enables us to advise clients on the most effective ways to protect their intellectual property rights in Brazil and abroad.
Our process encompasses the careful and technical analysis of prior art, in national and international databases, in order to assist and guide the development and protection of the invention. Thus, we can anticipate and prevent the main granting obstacles that may occur during the technical analysis process by the INPI.
Services
- Prior art searches;
- Patentability and patent filing strategies;
- License, technology transfer, know-how agreements and other commercial transactions;
- Due Diligence on IP portfolios;
- Patent enforcement, litigation and dispute resolution;
- Annuity payments and monitoring;
What is a patent?
A patent grants, to the assignee, property over an invention or utility model, provided that the legal requirements are met. Among these requirements is the analysis of novelty, inventive step and industrial application.
The invention, besides accruing from an inventive step, must satisfy the requirements of novelty and industrial application. The utility model patent protects and object of practical use, or part thereof, susceptible of industrial application, which presents a new form or disposition, involving an inventive step, that results in a functional improvement in its use or manufacture.
It is important to note that the analysis of novelty includes everything that is made available to the public before the date of filing the request, by written and oral description, in Brazil or abroad. Therefore, to ensure compliance with this requirement, the patent must be filed within 12 months from disclosure of the invention by the inventor, or the priority date of an international application.
Patent Cooperation Treaty - PCT
Brazil is a signatory to the Patent Cooperation Treaty – PCT since April 9, 1978, with more than 190 countries. Through this protocol, it is possible to register in Brazil, a patent application with the date of priority equal to the filing date in the member country.
Thus, a patent application filed within 12 months after the filing date abroad is considered new, and will be accordingly reviewed by the INPI.
INPI, WIPO, WDTLM?
What Do These Letters Mean?
INPI – Instituto Nacional de Propriedade Industrial, is administratively responsible for the analysis and registration of patents in Brazil. Its headquarters is located in the city of Rio de Janeiro, and is comprised of technical examiners from many areas.
WIPO – World Intelectual Property Organization, is an agency of the United Nations and is responsible for leading the development of an international patent system. Its headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, and is comprised of 191 member states.