2023 years 8 month 1 day, National Industrial Property Office of Brazil (INPI) With the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Co-organized a main event "Hague Agreement on the International Registration of Industrial Designs" webinar, Issues related to the industrial design process in Brazil are also discussed.

At the opening of the seminar, INPI Director Julio．Cesar．Moreira (Júlio César Moreira) expression, in "Hague Agreement on the International Registration of Industrial Designs" in 8 month 1 After the official effect, Brazilian technology and industrial design will enter the international market in a more efficient way. meanwhile, Brazil also welcomes foreign friends to the country, Because it is essential for the Brazilian economy to flourish.

In addition, This is also consistent with INPI Future 4 The strategy of the year, Short term, Improve efficiency and become one of the world's most valuable intellectual property offices. Moreira also revealed, The Agency is currently discussing internally the possibility of joining the Lisbon System of geographical Indications.

Registration from The Hague, Pevey, Senior consultant in the trademark and Industrial design department．Lechesmaki (Päivi Lähdesmäki) preach, As the largest economy in Latin America, Brazil's accession further strengthens the Hague System, which can be used to ensure the protection of industrial designs, More options for applicants from around the world. The new procedures become simpler and more cost-effective, It also creates new business opportunities for different enterprises, including small and medium-sized enterprises and individual enterprises.

Implementation of agreement

INPI trademark, General Coordinator of Geographical Indications and Industrial Design business Marcelo．Louis．Suarez．Pereira (Marcelo Luiz Soares Pereira) Part of the declaration in the agreement signed by the Bureau to adjust domestic law was explained.

The Brazilian operation will help improve the process. Soon after, INPI A new application system will be provided externally, right BuscaWeb The system is updated and adjusted "Journal of industrial property" In the industrial design section XML document.

Another new initiative in Brazil is renewal "Industrial design manual" . The manual will be graphical user interface (Including dynamic interface) Registration is facilitated, And add some dotted and colored lines, Elements without mechanical connection, Industrial design with text (The text itself is not analyzed here, Instead, it analyzes its decorative parts) And industrial designs with their own trademarks. The new manual is expected to be available 9 Monthly publication, And will be since this year 10 Effective from October.

Brazilian National Association for Research and Development of Innovative Enterprises (ANPEI) Artur, head of the Intellectual Property Committee．Shire (Artur Schaal) Most of the difficulties faced by industrial design applicants were revealed during the presentation, Some of the improvements mentioned by Pereira are a response to these difficulties.

On the first day of the webinar, WIPO The Director of the Development and Promotion Branch in The Hague also gave a detailed description of how the system works, It said the system does not require the appointment of local representatives, as some national intellectual property offices do. (Be compiled from www. gov. br)

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