From identity to
defensible asset.
Your trademark is not just design. It is the title that separates fair competition from counterfeiting. We register, defend and keep alive the sign that identifies your product, service or business.
What we deliver.
Legal basis: Brazilian Industrial Property Act (Law 9,279/96), Paris Convention, and Madrid Protocol.
- Prior-art search and feasibility analysis
- Filing with the INPI (Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office)
- International registration through the Madrid Protocol
- Opposition to third-party filings
- Response to oppositions
- Defense in examination and administrative appeals
- Forfeiture, nullity and judicial actions
- Monitoring and 10-year renewal
Step by step, with method.
Each step documented, with clear deadlines and responsibilities defined from the briefing.
Search
Prior-art search across INPI databases and international registers to avoid conflict.
Filing
Petition before the INPI with Nice classification, specification of goods/services, and power of attorney.
Formal examination
Documentary review. We address office actions and adjust the filing if needed.
Publication
Opens a 60-day opposition window. We monitor for third parties that may contest.
Substantive examination
Merit review by the INPI. We answer technical actions and defend the application.
Grant and maintenance
Once the certificate is issued, we manage renewal every 10 years and active monitoring.
A trademark is the first sign the market reads. We make sure it stays yours.
Trademark types we file
The visual and phonetic presentation of the mark defines its filing category at the INPI. We work with all categories foreseen in Law 9,279/96.
Word mark
Composed only of words, letters or numbers, with no figurative element. Protects the name in any typeface.
Figurative
Composed of a drawing, symbol or logo without text. Protects the graphic element on its own.
Composite
Combines word and figurative elements as a single set. The filed presentation is what binds the protection.
Three-dimensional
Protects the distinctive three-dimensional shape of a product or its packaging, when the shape itself indicates origin.
Position mark
Protects the use of a distinctive element in a specific place on a product, such as stitching or trim always in the same position.
Collective & certification
A collective mark identifies products or services of association members. A certification mark attests to compliance with technical standards.
Common questions in this practice.
12 to 24 months on average, with no oppositions. With oppositions or office actions, the timeline extends. We can obtain accelerated procedure in cases of proven priority.
Often appear together.
Patents & Utility Models
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Unfair Competition
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