TRACE e-Gov Portal

Title	Description
Obtain the administrative nullity of trademark registration	It is intended for the individual or legal entity with legitimate interest that the decision to grant or reject a trademark application should be considered totally or partially null and void for violation of Law No. 9,279 of May 14, 1996. The service consists , basically in the initiation of the administrative nullity process, in its technical instruction, in the issuing of an opinion on the matter raised and in the INPI Presidency's decision.
Add extra subsidies to the patent exam	It is intended for the individual or legal entity with legitimate interest who wishes to present documents and information to subsidize the examination of patent application.
File opposition to a trademark application	It is intended for the individual or legal entity with legitimate interest that wishes to manifest itself against the publication of a trademark application.
File an appeal against a decision on a patent application or an invention addition certificate	It is intended for the natural or legal person with a legitimate interest who understands that the decision to grant or reject an application for a patent or to issue a certificate of addition of invention must be totally or partially revoked or invalidated. The service basically consists of the receipt of the appeal, its examination and technical instruction, the issuance of an opinion on the matter raised and the INPI Presidency's decision.
Unblock patent application	It is intended for the individual or legal entity filing a patent application that intends to unseat it.
Obtain the record of encumbrance, limitation or liens on patent application, patent or certificate of addition of invention	It is intended for the individual or legal entity with a legitimate interest that wishes to make a lien, limitation or liens on a patent or patent application.
Obtain the record of lien, limitation or liens on order or trademark registration	It is intended for the individual or legal entity with legitimate interest that wishes to make a tax, limitation or liens on a trademark application or registration.
Obtain patent expiration or certificate of addition of invention	It is intended for the natural or legal person with legitimate interest who understands the need to prevent or remedy the abuse or disuse of the exploitation of a patent or certificate of addition of invention. The service basically consists of the installation of the administrative expiration process, its instruction and the decision of the Patent Office, Computer Programs and Topography of Integrated Circuits of INPI.
Obtain administrative invalidity of industrial design registration	It is intended for the individual or legal entity with a legitimate interest to understand that the decision to grant or reject an application for registration of an industrial design should be considered totally or partially null and void for violation of Law No. 9,279 of May 14, 1996. The service consists essentially of the initiation of the administrative nullity process, its technical instruction, the issuing of an opinion on the matter raised and the INPI Presidency's decision.
Obtain the administrative nullity relating to a patent application or an invention addition certificate	It is intended for the natural or legal person with a legitimate interest who understands that the decision to grant or reject a patent application or to issue a certificate of addition of invention should be considered totally or partially null and void for violation of Law No. 9,279 of December 14, May 1996. The service basically consists of the initiation of the administrative nullification process, its technical instruction, the issuance of an opinion on the matter raised and the decision of the INPI's Presidency.
Obtain extension of industrial design registration	It is intended for the individual or legal holder of industrial design registration who wishes to extend the validity of the protection, requesting during the last year of the five-year term.
Obtain the restoration of a patent application, a patent or an invention addition certificate	It is intended for the individual or legal person filing an application or a patent holder or an invention addition certificate that wishes to restore it.
Obtain trademark expiration.	It is intended for the individual or legal entity with legitimate interest that it understands by not using or disusing the brand. The service basically consists of the installation of the administrative expiration process, in its instruction and in the decision of the Board of Trademarks, Industrial Designs and Geographical Indications of INPI.
Obtain certificate of invention addition	It is intended for the individual or legal entity filing an application or patent holder to protect the improvement or development introduced in the object of the invention, even if devoid of inventive step, provided that the material is included in the same inventive concept.
Obtain copy of patent documents	It is intended for the individual or legal entity that wishes to obtain a simple or authenticated copy of the patent documents deposited and already published by INPI, to guide what has already been developed in a certain technology, the technological routes used and other important data for investment in innovation.
Obtain preliminary international examination on patentability	It is intended for the individual or legal entity wishing to submit a patent application for a preliminary assessment of patentability in accordance with the rules of the Patent Cooperation Treaty.
Get change of certificate of contract registration in INPI	It is intended for the individual or legal entity that, due to the granting of a patent or the granting of other industrial property rights, or by virtue of a contractual addendum or an automatic extension of the contractual term, intends to obtain a change of registration certificate of a contract for the provision of know-how, technical and scientific assistance services, invoice, franchise, compulsory license for the exploitation of a patent, license to exploit industrial property rights or transfer of industrial property rights .
Get preliminary opinion on patentability	It is intended for the individual or legal entity wishing to submit a patent application for the preliminary assessment of patentability in accordance with the rules of Law No. 9,279 of May 14, 1996 and obtain a report with the result of the search for priorities.
Obtain utility model patent	It is intended for the natural or legal person who is the author of an object of practical use, or part of it, susceptible of industrial application, which presents a new form or arrangement involving an inventive act that results in a functional improvement in its use or in its manufacture, such as utensils and tools. The service consists basically of receiving the deposit of the patent, kept confidential for eighteen months from the date of filing or of the oldest priority, if any, followed by its publication and examination, being allowed the presentation by the interested parties of documents and information to support the exam.
Obtain international patent search	It is intended for the individual or legal entity wishing to obtain a report with the survey of the state of the art before the national and international patent and non-patent bases, and a written opinion regarding the relevance of the documents found.
Get high reputation recognition from brand registration	It is intended for the legal person holding a trademark registration that wishes to obtain the recognition of high reputation.
Offering patent for exploitation purposes	It is intended for the individual or legal entity holding a patent that intends to offer it for exploitation purposes, through a publication promoted by INPI.
Extend trademark registration and issuance of registration certificate	It is intended for the individual or corporate owner of trademark registration who wishes to extend the validity of the protection, requesting during the last year of the ten-year term.
Appeal against decision of application for an agreement in INPI	It is intended for the individual or legal entity with legitimate interest who understands that the decision to grant or reject a request for a contract for the provision of know-how, technical and scientific assistance services must be totally or partially revoked or invalidated, of invoice, franchise, compulsory licensing for the exploitation of a patent, license to exploit industrial property rights or transfer of industrial property rights. The service basically consists of the receipt of the appeal, its examination and technical instruction, the issuance of an opinion on the matter raised and the INPI Presidency's decision.
Appeal against a trademark registration decision based on a high reputation	It is intended for the individual or legal entity with legitimate interest that it understands that the decision granting a trademark application must be reformed or invalidated in whole or in part for violation of the trademark of high reputation. The service basically consists of the receipt of the appeal, its examination and technical instruction, the issuance of an opinion on the matter raised and the INPI Presidency's decision.
Appeal against decision on trademark registration	It is intended for the individual or legal entity with legitimate interest that it understands that the decision to grant or reject a trademark application must be totally or partially revoked or invalidated. The service basically consists of the receipt of the appeal, its examination and technical instruction, the issuance of an opinion on the matter raised and the INPI Presidency's decision.
Register industrial design	The registration of industrial design protects ornamental aspects of an object, guaranteeing the proprietor exclusivity of commercial exploitation.
Register brand	The registration of the trademark in INPI guarantees exclusivity on the name of a service or product, or a logo that identifies it.
Register collective mark	It is intended for the individual or legal entity wishing to identify products or services from members of a particular entity. The service basically consists of the receipt of the trademark application and its examination.
Register computer program	The computer program registry ensures the authorship of the software before third parties. Thus, it guarantees greater legal certainty to its owner, in case there is a judicial demand to prove the authorship or ownership of the program.
Register integrated circuit topography	It is intended for the individual or legal entity wishing to obtain the protection of a series of related images, constructed or encoded in any medium or shape, representing the three-dimensional configuration of the layers that make up an integrated circuit, and in which each image represents, in the all or part of the geometric arrangement or arrangements of the surface of the integrated circuit - the design of a chip - at any stage of its design or manufacture.
Apply for certification mark registration	It is intended for the individual or legal entity wishing to attest to the conformity of a product or service with certain standards or technical specifications, notably as to the quality, nature, material used and methodology used. The service basically consists of the receipt of the trademark application and its examination.
Apply for a patent	The patent protects a new technology, either for product or process, granting its holder the right to exclusive use in the market. It may be an Invention Patent (PI) or Utility Model Patent (MU) - this is the case of a new shape or object-of-use practicality that results in functional improvement.
Transfer holder of patent application, patent or certificate of addition of invention	It is intended for the individual or legal entity filing an application or holder of a patent or certificate of addition of invention that intends to transfer it by assignment, spin-off, incorporation or merger, legitimate succession or testamentary, or bankruptcy, stating the complete qualification of the transferee.
Transfer trademark holder.	It is intended for the individual or legal entity requesting or registering the trademark that intends to transfer it by assignment, spin-off, incorporation or merger, legitimate succession or testamentary, or bankruptcy, stating the complete qualification of the transferee.
Download computer program registry holder	It is intended for the individual or legal entity requesting or registering a computer program that intends to transfer it by assignment, spin-off, incorporation or merger, legitimate succession or testamentary, or bankruptcy, stating the complete qualification of the transferee.
Download integrated circuit topography registry holder	It is intended for the individual or legal entity requesting or registering the trademark that intends to transfer it by assignment, spin-off, incorporation or merger, legitimate succession or testamentary, or bankruptcy, stating the complete qualification of the transferee.

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