INPI Brazil APIInstituto Nacional da Propriedade Industrial
The Instituto Nacional da Propriedade Industrial (INPI) is Brazil's national intellectual property office, responsible for registering trademarks, patents, industrial designs, and geographical indications. Headquartered in Rio de Janeiro, INPI administers the largest trademark database in Latin America with over 3 million records.
The Instituto Nacional da Propriedade Industrial (INPI) is Brazil's national intellectual property office, responsible for registering trademarks, patents, industrial designs, and geographical indications. Headquartered in Rio de Janeiro, INPI administers the largest trademark database in Latin America with over 3 million records.
Brazil's trademark filing volume has surged dramatically in recent years, with a historic record of 504,000+ applications in 2025 alone. INPI has undertaken significant modernization efforts to reduce examination backlogs that historically stretched to 2-4 years, bringing the average timeline down to 18-24 months. The office uses a single-class filing system (unlike the multi-class systems of the US and EU), meaning each Nice class requires a separate application.
Signa indexes all 3M+ INPI records in real-time, with automatic English translation of Portuguese goods/services descriptions. The single-class filing system means Signa normalizes Brazilian data to match the multi-class format used by other offices, ensuring consistent API responses. INPI's massive domestic filing volume (94% of applications) makes it an essential data source for brands entering or monitoring the Brazilian market.
Unique Features
- Largest IP office in Latin America — over 3 million trademark records
- 504,000+ applications in 2025 — historic filing record
- Single-class filing system — each Nice class requires a separate application
- Portuguese language mandatory — all filings and descriptions must be in Portuguese
- Local agent required for foreign applicants (procurador)
- 50% fee discount for SMEs, micro-enterprises, cooperatives, and individual applicants
- 94% domestic filings — predominantly used by Brazilian businesses
- "Notorious marks" (marca notoriamente conhecida) system for well-known mark protection
INPI BrazilData in Signa's API
85% field completeness| Field | Availability | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Word mark / Mark text | Full | — |
| Mark type (word / figurative / combined / 3D) | Full | — |
| Application number (processo) | Full | — |
| Registration number | Partial | Registered marks only |
| Status (18-value canonical model) | Full | Mapped from INPI status codes |
| Filing date | Full | — |
| Registration date | Partial | Registered marks only |
| Expiry date | Partial | Registered marks only |
| Owner name and address (titular) | Full | With CNPJ/CPF identifier for Brazilian entities |
| Attorney / procurador | Partial | ~75% of records |
| Nice classification (1-45) | Full | Single-class per application |
| Goods and services descriptions | Full | Portuguese original with Signa English translation |
| Trademark images | Full | Mark images with perceptual hashing |
| Paris Convention priority claims | Full | — |
| Computed renewal deadlines | Full | Auto-computed 10-year renewal cycles |
What you get from INPI Brazil
A real Signa API response for a INPI Brazil trademark. This is exactly what your code receives.
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Search INPI Brazil trademarks
INPI's public search tool (busca web) is Portuguese-only and lacks programmatic access. The search interface has no API, no bulk download, and limited filtering capabilities. Goods/services descriptions are entirely in Portuguese, creating a language barrier for international teams.
Signa provides full-text search with fuzzy, phonetic, and image similarity matching across all 3M+ INPI records — with automatic English translation of goods/services descriptions. Search Brazilian trademarks alongside 200+ other offices in a single API call, with normalized data that reconciles the single-class filing system into a consistent multi-class format.
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Transparency & Freshness
Data Quality & Freshness
Known Limitations
- Portuguese-language goods/services descriptions (Signa translates to English)
- Single-class filing system means each class is a separate record
- Legacy pre-1990 records may have limited metadata
INPI Brazil Trademark Filing Guide
Last verified: 2026-03-01
Always verify with the official office before filing.
INPI Brazil Trademark Filing Fees (2026)
| Filing Type | Cost | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Application (Nice terms) | BRL 880 per class | New 2025 unified fee using pre-approved Nice classification terms |
| Application (free-text descriptions) | BRL 1,720 per class | Custom goods/services descriptions |
| Opposition filing | BRL 520 | — |
| Renewal (every 10 years) | BRL 1,065 per class | — |
| SME discount | 50% off all fees | Available to micro-enterprises, small businesses, cooperatives, and individual applicants |
| Late renewal surcharge | Additional fee applies | 6-month grace period |
INPI Brazil Trademark Examination Timeline
| Stage | Duration |
|---|---|
| Filing to formalities examination | 1-2 months |
| Publication in RPI (Revista da Propriedade Industrial) | 2-4 months from filing |
| Opposition period | 60 days from publication |
| Substantive examination | 12-18 months (improving from historic 2-4 years) |
| Registration decision | 1-2 months after examination |
| Total: filing to registration (standard) | 18-24 months |
| Total: filing to registration (range) | 12-36 months |
INPI Brazil Data & API
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