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Sunday, 12 April 2015

Brazil announces the beginning of electronic filing for industrial designs

Patricia Covarrubia April 12, 2015 No comments:

The weeks have been busy at the Brazilian Intellectual Property Office (INPI). After some news about patent guidelines, INPI published on the April 7^th Official Gazette (RPI 2309) the Resolution # 146/2015 (Resolução nº 146/2015), instituting the electronic system for industrial designs. According to the resolution, the electronic filing for industrial design applications will become available on April 22, 2015.

INPI has progressively been improving their electronic systems. In 2006, INPI started with the “e-Trademarks” (e-Marcas) for trademark applications, with an update to its 2.0 version in 2011. As reported here, from July 2011 INPI started testing its “e-Patent “(e-Patentes) system by allowing users to access “Cartas Patentes” (patent letters). Although scheduled for 2012, it was in 2013 that INPI put up in the air the e-Patent system officially. In October 2014, INPI started facilitating access to online search system of trade marks, patents, industrial designs, and computer programs. The industrial design system is the latest step taken by the INPI towards a total digital environment.

INPI electronic systems are part of INPI’s efforts to expedite patent and trademark prosecution in order to reduce its backlog. These systems allow users to file applications electronically and have some online access to prior art documents and technical opinions issued by examiners, among other services provided by the Office.

INPI’s website provides quite some interesting data about the current use of the “e-Trademarks” and “e-Patent”. As per the tables, you can see that there is a growing interest in the use of the systems, culminating in 74% of the trademark and patent applications being currently filed electronically.

It is important to remember, however, that in Brazilian Law industrial design applications are not subjected to substantive examination. Therefore, it is really possible to expect an immediate impact of the new system. Currently, INPI takes an average one and a half year for granting industrial designs, but with the new system we can hope the INPI will be able to significantly decrease the existing industrial design backlog.

Post written by Roberto Carapeto

Around the e-patent in 40days

Patricia Covarrubia May 06, 2013 No comments:

The Brazilian Instituto Nacional da Propriedad Industrial (INPI) informs that in the last 40 days there have been more than 100 e-patent applications. This, according to INPI, contributes to ‘make life easier’ for the users of the system and moreover, it has avoided printing 3,237 sheets of paper.

The e-Patent aims to modernize the patent process within INPI. It involves an e-Administração (e-Governance) that ambitions is to improve and to have better communication with other government agencies; and an e-Service that wishes to increase communication with the (outside) public.

Brazil 2012: economic uncertainty and registration of IP

Patricia Covarrubia January 18, 2013 No comments:

Economic crisis has affected many markets worldwide, and there is of course global uncertainty. This scenario can be reflected in the numbers of application of IP in their respective offices.

In Brazil we learned that patent applications remain high – for both: foreign and domestic patent applications. The Brazilian Instituto Nacional da Propiedade Industrial (INPI) reports that the increase is of 6% compared to previous year (i.e. 2011). Moreover, it states that the “number of applications has been rising since 2010, after the fall observed between 2008 and 2009 due to the first impact of the international economic crisis. Since 2009, the cumulative increase in patent applications is nearly 30%.” INPI clarifies that several factors such as a growth in domestic innovation through research centres (attracting foreigners to the country), and companies, universities and research centres working on innovation. INPI, trying to encourage further application, especially from small and medium enterprises, is preparing to launch the e-patent system this year.

However, the case of applications has not been the same for trade marks. In 2012 INPI saw a decline in the number of applications (negative growth of 2% comparing to previous year). Yet, micro and small businesses, as well as individual entrepreneurs, increased their applications by 30%. INPI explains that the economic crisis has led many businesses “to postpone investment and thereby not launching new products and brands.”

Brazil: e-patents is not enough

Patricia Covarrubia September 22, 2011 No comments:

Last week INPI, taking another step toward computerization of patent offices, has inserted into the system over 2,500 patent applications for examination. This is at the moment, for internal use only but it is expected that for 2012 there will be the launch of the external one. From this point onwards, it will be easier “to make deposits and submit petitions as requests are made via the Internet, and processing will be faster, helping to reduce the period of examination”, INPI noted.

However, INPI observed that to accelerate the test, it will not stop in e-patents only. INPI is looking to hire new staff to meet the growing demand for patents in this country. It also informs that in the case of internal procedures, actions are being prepared to renumber the claims, making follow-up; prioritize requests in strategic areas such as the so-called green patents and nanotechnology, and discuss the guidelines for examination.

As if this were not enough, regarding the issue of international cooperation, the goal is to expand the activities of information exchange among patent examiners, a project that is underway in PROSUR, involving nine South American countries.

2012: welcome to e-patents Brazil

Patricia Covarrubia September 02, 2011 No comments:

Rio de Janeiro, August 28, the President of INPI, Jorge Avila, addressed during the XXXI World Intellectual Property Congress the Institute's Strategic Plan to reduce the backlog of patents. The changes include, for example, the establishment of e-Patents, which will allow the deposit via Internet from 2012 [hopefully the number does not refer to the global cataclysm].

Mr Avila mentioned that INPI has undergone some restructure to fit the reality of IP in the world where the trend is the increase in the volume of requests. The challenge is not only increasing the ability of a speedy process and examination but also to maintain the quality of service.

Testing, testing, 1,2,3

Patricia Covarrubia July 06, 2011 No comments:

From July 2011, the Brazilian Instituto Nacional da Propriedade Industrial (INPI) is testing a method which will help users of the patent system. The system called ‘e-Patentes/carta patente’ allows users to access ‘Cartas Patentes’ (patent letters) or ‘Certificados de Adição de Invenção’ (Certificates of Addition of Invention) granted in accordance with Article 38 of Law 9279/96. They are available as PDF files and digital certification.

This is, according to the report brought by INPI, a further step towards full implementation of e-Patents to external users in 2012.

The system is being tested and initially the data entered into the system is ‘Cartas Patentes’ or ‘Certificados de Adição de Invenção’ granted and published in the Journal of Industrial Property No.2080, ie from 16 November 2010. By the end of July, the system will include the decisions published in the Journal of Industrial Property No 1972, ie from 21 October 2008.

The existing procedure of requesting hard copy will still exist as an alternative to the electronic system.

Click here to access this new system.

Some IPTango moves

* Listed as one of the "Best blogs on Intellectual and Industrial Property Law". The University of Alicante Intellectual Property & Information Technology Project (UAIPIT).

* One of the only two Latin American blog listed in the "Top 100 Intellectual Property Blogs". Feedspot, as of May 2021.

* Listed as one of the "Top 15 Blogs For An Intellectual Property (IP) Enthusiasts". Buzzfeed.com, January 2017.

* Listed as one of the "World's Best IP Blogs". BananaIP.com, December 2015.

* IPTango founder Professor Jeremy Phillips was listed as one of the Managing Intellectual Property magazine's "Fifty Most Influential People" of 2005, 2011, 2013, and 2014.

* Listed as one of the "Influential intellectual property blawgs". A Dictionary of Intellectual Property Law, Peter Groves, 2011.

* Listed as one of the "Communities of Blawgers". Los blogs jurídicos y la web 2.0. para la difusión y la enseñanza del derecho, Gonzalo Ramírez Cleves, 2010.