In May 2023, the Brazilian Trademark and Patent Office – BPTO and the United States Patent and Trademark Office – USPTO met to discuss technical cooperation between the institutes, among the actions planned for the agreement are the Hague Agreement, Madrid Protocol, PPH, North American experience with IP Marketplace tool, relationship with users and initiatives in the areas of diversity, inclusion, equity, accessibility and gender. 

This partnership has a practical basis and is justified, mainly, in the fact that the United States is the country with the largest number of Brazilians trademark applications through the Madrid Protocol. The discussion is based on a memorandum valid until 2025 and aims to meet mutual interest of both countries, market movement between them and ongoing measures.

Some collaborative practices have been observed over the years, such as, for example, the course taught in collaboration between BPTO and USPTO on how to accelerate the examination of patent applications and patent eligibility in the areas of software and biotechnology in the USA, for example.

This kind of work sharing arrangements with foreign intellectual property (IP) offices helps to improve intellectual property examination efficiency and facilitate cooperation within the global IP system. 

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Author: Ana Luiza Pires, and Cesar Peduti Filho, Peduti Advogados.

Source: INPI and the USPTO discuss collaboration initiatives for 2023 

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