Instituted in Brazil in 2019, the “Inova Simples” program establishes a special and simplified regime for business initiatives with a disruptive or incremental nature, in order to encourage, through a differentiated treatment, the creation, formalization, development and consolidation of innovation companies as inducers of technological advances and contributors to the local economy.
Due to its broad nature, the program allows innovation companies of various kinds to benefit from the framework, including some startups.
Among the numerous advantages, there are facilitations such as: less bureaucratization in the processes of opening and closing companies, the possibility of commercializing products and services on an experimental basis (as long as the annual turnover limit of R$ 81,000.00 is observed) and even exemption from tax registration with the Brazilian Treasury Department.
In addition to these initiatives, the “Inova Simples” program also provides relevant tools in the field of industrial property, as it allows participating companies to have their trademark and patent applications examined by the Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office – BPTO on a priority basis, resulting in a significant reduction in the expected time to obtain these registrations.
To exemplify the improvement: a trademark application, whose decision is expected to be published 12 to 18 months after filing, can have its examination time reduced by up to a third, depending on the case.
In order to do so, the company must only register itself in BPTO´s Electronic Portal as a “Simple Innovation Company”, with a attached copy of the certificate issued by the “Redesim” Portal with the name of the company registered in Inova Simples at the moment of the filing.
Despite this simplification, it is important to emphasize: the assistance of a professional specialized in industrial property is essential to guarantee all the reliability needed to protect your assets.
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Autores/Authors: Gabriel Ditticio, Lígia Ferreira Marcondes Rocha e Cesar Peduti Filho, Peduti Advogados.
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BRASIL. [Lei Complementar n. 167/2019 (2019)]. Lei Complementar nº 167, de 24 de abril de 2019. Brasília, DF: Presidência da República, [2019]. Disponível em: https://www.planalto.gov.br/ccivil_03/leis/lcp/lcp167.htm. Acesso em: 19 jan. 2025.
Inova Simples facilita a formalização de empresas de inovação. SEBRAE, Rio de Janeiro, 23 fev. 2022. Disponível em: https://sebrae.com.br/sites/PortalSebrae/ufs/ac/artigos/inova-simples-facilita-a-formalizacao-de-empresas-de-inovacao,7d1e07d28b62f710VgnVCM100000d701210aRCRD. Acesso em: 19 jan. 2025.
MACIEL, Cibele. Startups têm prioridade na análise de pedido de registro de marcas e patentes. ASN Nacional, Rio de Janeiro, 08 jan. 2025. Disponível em: https://agenciasebrae.com.br/economia-e-politica/startups-tem-prioridade-na-analise-de-pedido-de-registro-de-marcas-e-patentes/#:~:text=Ag%C3%AAncia%20Sebrae%20de%20Not%C3%ADcias,-Voc%C3%AA%20est%C3%A1%20na&text=As%20startups%20e%20empresas%20inovadoras,da%20Propriedade%20Industrial%20(INPI). Acesso em: 19 jan. 2025.
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If you want to learn more about this topic, contact the author or the managing partner, Dr. Cesar Peduti Filho.
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