INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

 

Guides and databases of trademarks, patents and industrial designs, and directories of patent and trademark agents in Brazil.

Intellectual Property Rights in Brazil
http://www.pinheironeto.com.br/upload/
tb_pinheironeto_livreto/pdf/070507111200propriedade.pdf
Pinheiro Neto Avogados. 35 pages PDF. Covers trademarks, company name, patents and utility models, industrial designs, unfair competition, technology transfer and patent, trademark and franchise license agreements, copyrights, software, the right to image and other personality rights, Internet, advertising and cultivar protection. [Portuguese, English]
Brazilian source

Diretoria de Marcas (DIRMA)
http://www.inpi.gov.br/menu-esquerdo/marca
Instituto Nacional da Propriedade Industrial. Outlines the benefits of registering a trademark, and the steps and documents necessary to complete the registration process. From this page, access e-MARCAS, to search for a trademark, download the user manual of the user, etc. The searchable database of trademarks is at http://pesquisa.inpi.gov.br/MarcaPatente/jsp/servimg/
servimg.jsp?BasePesquisa=Marcas. [Portuguese]
Brazilian source

 

 

Desenho Industrial
http://www.inpi.gov.br/menu-esquerdo/desenho
Instituto Nacional da Propriedade Industrial. Contact information for key individuals in the department, and links to regulations and appropriate forms. [Portuguese]
Brazilian source

Diretoria de Patentes (DIRPA)
http://www.inpi.gov.br/menu-esquerdo/patente
Instituto Nacional da Propriedade Industrial. Links to regulations and appropriate forms. A searchable database of patents is at http://www.inpi.gov.br/menu-esquerdo/patente/
pasta_pesquisa. [Portuguese]
Brazilian source

Free Trade Area of the Americas – Intellectual Property Rights
http://www.alca-ftaa.org/IntProp/ipnatleg_e.asp#BRA
This section of FTAA website links to laws on copyright and related rights and industrial property (patents, trademarks, industrial designs). It also includes legislation on plant varieties protection, layout-designs (topographies) of integrated circuits, and transfer of technology. [Portuguese]