Intellectual property protection in Brazil
Brazil general info
Brazil is the largest country in both South America and the Latin American region. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population. It is the largest Lusophone country in the world and the only one in the Americas. Brazil is bounded by the Atlantic Ocean on the East with a coastline of 7,491 km (4,655 mi). It is bordered on the North by Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname and the French overseas region of French Guiana; on the Northwest by Colombia; on the west by Bolivia and Peru; on the Southwest by Argentina and Paraguay and on the South by Uruguay.
IP Legal Base in Brazil
International organizations/agreements
Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks
Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired or Otherwise Print Disabled
Nairobi Treaty on the Protection of the Olympic Symbol
Patent Cooperation Treaty
Convention for the Protection of Producers of Phonograms Against Unauthorized Duplication of Their Phonograms
Strasbourg Agreement Concerning the International Patent Classification
Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization
Rome Convention for the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organizations
Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works
Madrid Agreement for the Repression of False or Deceptive Indications of Source on Goods
Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property
Patent Office Contact Details
National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI)
Rua Mayrink Veiga, 9 - Centro
Postal Code: 20090-910
Rio de Janeiro, RJ
Phone: (21) 3037-3000
www.gov.br
IP registration costs
Fees associated with registration of IP rights in Brazil are available in the fee calculator.
✓ Last verified: 21 April 2026 by Ariboni, Fabbri, Schmidt & Advogados Associados.
Please contact us if the above information is not in conformity with Brazilian IP Laws