Intellectual property in Brazil

Intellectual Property

National Organisations: The organisation in charge of the patent protection and trademarks in Brazil is the INPI (Instituto Nacional de la Propiedad Industrial).
Regional Organisations: MERCOSUR (Mercado Común del Sur); UPOV (International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants)
International Membership: Member of the WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization)
Signatory to the Paris Convention For the Protection of Intellectual Property

Type of property and law	Validity	International Agreements Signed
Patent Lei de Propriedade Industrial	20 years for inventions	Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT)
Trademark Lei de Propriedade Industrial	10 years, renewable
Design Lei de Propriedade Industrial	10 years, renewable three times for five years
Copyright Lei de Direitos Autorais	70 years after the death of the author or from the publication (for audio-visual and photographic works)	Berne convention For the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works Convention for the Protection of Producers of Phonograms Against Unauthorized Duplication of Their Phonograms Rome ConventionFor the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organizations
Industrial Models Lei de Propriedade Industrial	15 years

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