The growth in the number of patent applications in the world and the current position of Brazil

The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) released last year’s statistics for the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT), the Madrid Agreement and the Hague System. 

According to the WIPOs publication, there has been a record increase in demand for protection of patentable products and processes in the last year, with a total of 278,100 new patent applications. The increase was 0.3% compared to the previous number.

Among all the countries that used the Patent Cooperation Treaty system, there was a 25% increase in applications filed in India, followed by South Korea, with the number of 6.2% more applications than in the previous year. 

According to WIPO, the number of designs included in international applications in the Hague System for the International Registration of Industrial Designs increased by 11.2% in 2022, with a total of 25,028 registrations. In this system, Germany ranks first (with 4,909 drawings registered), followed by China (2,558), Italy (2,414), United States (2,412) and Switzerland (2,178 drawings). 

 

 

Today, Brazil occupies the 61st position, having presented only one project in 2022. It should be noted that much of this increase is due to the fact that on February 2023, Brazil officially joined the Hague Convention for the International Registration of Industrial Designs. With its accession, Brazil will become the second Latin American country (after Mexico) and the 79th member to adhere to the Convention.

 

After all, what is the logical conclusion that we can reach with these numbers?

These numbers clearly demonstrates that even with the world economy facing a delicate moment, in which much is said about a globalized economic recession, what we saw in the last year is that more and more companies are concerned with protecting the products and processes resulting from their research and development.

If you are interested in protecting an invention as a patent, or extending the protection of your patent/industrial design application to other countries of interest, count with Peduti!

 

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Author: Bruno Arminio and Cesar Peduti Filho, Peduti Advogados.

Source: BRASIL OCUPA AS 30 PRIMEIRAS POSIÇÕES EM PEDIDOS DE PATENTES INTERNACIONAIS

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Brazil joins Geneva Act of the Hague Agreement for the international protection of Industrial Designs

On February 13, 2023, Brazil filed before WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization) the Instrument of Adherence to the Geneva Act of the Hague Agreement for the international protection of Industrial Designs.

 

The adherance to this Act will allow the onwer of Industrial Designs to seek their protection in 96 countries, through one filing. This will reduce costs and bureaucracy related to such protection.

 

This system can be compared to the Madrid Protocol system for trademarks, since the procedure to protect the Industrial Design in other countries throguh Hauge system is very similar to the one to protect trademarks internationally, through Madrid Protocol: the owner of an application or registration can designate it to other countries, at once, through WIPO.

 

 

The Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office will start receiving international applications for Industrial Designs, through Hauge system, on August 1st, 2023. 

 

The expetation is that the adherence to this system will increase considerably the filings of Industrial Designs in Brazil.

 

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Author: Carollina Marfara, and Cesar Peduti Filho at Peduti Advogados.

Source: Brasil adere ao Sistema de Haia para a proteção internacional de Desenhos Industriais

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“If you want to learn more about this topic, contact the author or the managing partner, Dr. Cesar Peduti Filho.”

“Se quiser saber mais sobre este tema, contate o autor ou o Dr. Cesar Peduti Filho.”