Brazil:
Priority Patent Examination For Brazilian Micro And Small Enterprises
13 December 2016
Moeller IP Advisors
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As an initiative of the government to encourage and support
innovation for Brazilian micro and small enterprises (microempresas
(ME) andempresas de pequenoporte (EPP) in Portuguese), the National
Institute of Industrial Property (INPI) recently launched the
"Patents MPE" pilot project.
The pilot project, which started on February 23, 2016, will
allow patent applicants which are micro and small enterprises
– as defined in article 3 of Complementary Law No. 123 of
December 14, 2006 – to request the priority examination of
their patent applications.
The project "Patents MPE" will last one year or will
accept 300 patent applications, whichever comes first.
For more information about other possibilities for fast-track
examination of patent applications offered by INPI, click
here.
Originally published 03 March 2016
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