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Brazil
Brazil has been a member of WIPO since 1975 and is a signatory to over 17 WIPO treaties.
WIPO has an external office located in Rio de Janeiro.
The national IP offices of Brazil are the Copyright Office at the Ministry of Culture and National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI). The offices are located in Rio de Janeiro.
Contact information
Intellectual property landscape: Brazil
WIPO memberships
IP legal information
- WIPO lex database for IP laws, regulations, judgements and treaties
- IP policies, manuals and model agreements from universities and research institutions
IP statistics
- Statistical IP profile including data on patent, utility models, trademark and industrial design applications
Global Innovation Index ranking
Brazil ranks 52nd among the 140 economies featured in the GII 2025.
The Global Innovation Index (GII) ranks world economies according to their innovation capabilities. Consisting of roughly 80 indicators, grouped into innovation inputs and outputs, the GII aims to capture the multi-dimensional facets of innovation.
Learn moreWIPO news and events: Brazil
News
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Join the WIPO IP Finance Dialogue online on the 24th of November
October 28, 2026 -
Sao Paulo among the world's top 100 innovation clusters
September 14, 2026 -
WIPO Connects Latin American Startups to IP Tools at Rio Innovation Week
August 27, 2026 -
WIPO hosts training for collective mark instructors in Rio de Janeiro
June 26, 2026 -
WIPO's One-Day IP Workshop for Startups Comes to Rio Innovation Week 2026
June 23, 2026
