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Information on the following topics is desired:

Since 2020, the Brazilian National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI) advanced several initiatives to improve the availability, structure, and accessibility of patent information. Key developments include:

  • Implementation of WIPO Standard ST.37 for published patent documents from 1996 onwards, expanding the range of searchable and interoperable metadata.
  • Modernization of the national patent information database, with ongoing efforts to structure and enrich the full-text content extracted from national patent applications.
  • Development of procedures for batch extraction and dissemination of full-text data in ST.36 format for patent applications published as of January 1, 2026, in compliance with the new PCT Rules 34 and 36.
  • Adoption of WIPO Standard ST.26 for sequence listings submitted with new patent applications, ensuring compliance with international requirements.
  • Digitization of approximately 4,000 historical patent documents dated between 1880 and 1950, contributing to preservation and enhanced public access to historical technological information.
  • Ongoing digitalization of microfilmed patent documents from the 20th century, further expanding the digital archive of Brazil's IP history.
  • Update to version 1.2 of WIPO Standard ST.36, improving the quality and structure of XML data exports.

Patent statistics and related analyses are available on the INPI's website at the following links:

II. SERVICES AND ACTIVITIES RELATED TO PATENT INFORMATION CARRIED OUT BY THE OFFICE

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  • Patent Analytics Studies
    INPI continues to promote the strategic use of patent information through the publication of sectoral studies and technology landscape reports (radares tecnológicos), which support innovation and public policy design in various industrial sectors. These studies are publicly available at:
  • Authority File
    In line with WIPO Standard ST.37, INPI provides its Authority File (BR_AF) in XML format, alongside the corresponding definition file (AFD), contributing to transparency and international alignment of bibliographic data:
  • Hosting International Forums and Knowledge Sharing
    In 2025, INPI will host the WIPO Community of Practice on Patent Analytics (CoP PA), fostering regional and international collaboration on patent information, tools, and methodologies.
  • Access to Patent Documents for Priority Claims
    Copies of Brazilian patent documents can be formally requested via INPI's public services for use in priority claims under the Paris Convention or PCT.

III. SOURCES OF PATENT INFORMATION PROVIDED BY THE OFFICE

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Since April 2005, INPI has published official notices and selected bibliographic data related to Brazilian patent applications and granted patents in the Revista da Propriedade Industrial (RPI), its official weekly electronic gazette. The RPI is available to the public in both PDF and TXT formats at: http://revistas.inpi.gov.br/rpi/


All editions are archived and accessible through INPI’s public digital library.

Bibliographic data and legal status information for Brazilian patent applications are available through the INPI website and internal systems. The main public search platform is: INPI Patent Search Portal (Busca de Patentes)
This platform allows searches by application number, applicant name, IPC, and keywords in titles and abstracts (available in Portuguese only).

Patent documents follow WIPO standards and include a front page containing key bibliographic information. Open patent data, including datasets in machine-readable formats, are made available through the Open Data Portal: INPI Open Data – Patents

INPI patent examiners have access to various national and international patent and non-patent literature databases to support prior art searches, including:

  • SequenceBase (biological sequence data)
  • IEEE Xplore (scientific and technical literature)
  • STNext (access to CAS and other global patent databases)
  • Derwent Innovation (enhanced patent data and analytics)

These tools, combined with internal systems, support examination procedures and ensure comprehensive access to patent information

IV. ICT SUPPORT TO SERVICES AND ACTIVITIES RELATED TO PATENT INFORMATION CARRIED OUT BY THE OFFICE

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Overview

Since 2022, the Brazilian National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI) started several initiatives digital transformation of services and products in Patent area. Key development includes:


  • In progress: Implementation of BPMS Sydle One solution for Patents lifecycle;
  • In progress: Development of new Service Portal for search and dossies;
  • Planned: Smart Patent form and Modernization of technological database;
  • Planned: Modernization of technological database used of Patent services;
  • Planned: INPI has been devoting a lot of effort into the extraction of full text information from patent documents and exporting it to ST.36, as well as working on improvements in the ST.36 XML implementation;
  • Planned: Planned: Smart Patent and Brand form and AI powered search database for Industrial Designs.
  • In use: Neural network for patents deposit classification.

Specific software tools supporting business procedures within the Office: general description, characteristics, advantages, possible improvements

Systems accessible to the external users

The petitioning system is an online form designed for patent-related services. The tool is integrated with the GRU/PAG, SINPI, and SisBioList systems.

It is the system responsible for issuing the Federal Payment Guide (GRU). Through the PAG system, users can access information about generated and paid GRUs, consult client and attorney data, perform bank reconciliation, and automatically register the receipt and internal processing of documents.

The RPI (Industrial Property Gazette) is the central system for publishing the industrial property journal editions, available on the INPI portal. Through this portal, users can track the official communications (despachos) issued for patent applications. The information can be accessed in full (PDF) or in a simplified format (TXT or XML).

It is the intellectual property search system, which allows users to monitor the progress of proceedings after logging in with a username and password. It also enables anonymous (unauthenticated) users to perform searches.

Systems accessible to internal users

  • SINPI Patent: System currently used by patent examiners for the analysis of patent filing applications.
  • SISCAP: System used to manage the queue of patent applications assigned to each examiner.
  • Medusa: System responsible for enabling the viewing and editing of images associated with applications and patents;
  • Geradoc: System responsible for generating the cover sheet, brochure, or document for various systems within the patent application management workflow.
  • SisBioList: SisBioList is a tool designed to ensure that patent processes involving biological sequence listings are analyzed more efficiently, thereby providing better protection for the claimed subject matter. The system generates a control code (hash) for the file and sends it to the user as proof of the deposited sequence listing;
  • NIS/SAPI: Cross-cutting system for organizational process management.;
  • SISAD-ANU: System aimed at automating the verification process of annuity payments for INPI's patent applications and granted patents;
  • Push: Notification system that sends, via email, the main information related to the user's proceedings, as published in INPI's official journal.

V. PROMOTION ACTIVITIES AIMED TO SUPPORT USERS IN ACCESS AND EFFICIENT USE OF PATENT INFORMATION

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The Brazilian Patent Office (INPI) carries out several initiatives to promote public understanding and effective use of patent information. These include the development and dissemination of guides, tutorials, and other user-oriented resources, such as:

VI. INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION ACTIVITIES IN THE FIELD OF PATENT INFORMATION

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INPI Brazil is actively engaged in various international cooperation initiatives aimed at improving access to and dissemination of patent information. These activities include:

  • Participation in WIPO Committees and Task Forces: INPI plays an active role in the Committee on WIPO Standards (CWS), including its Task Forces, as well as in the Standing Committee on the Law of Patents (SCP) and the Intergovernmental Committee on Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Folklore (IGC).
  • Cooperation with WIPO on OCR Technology: INPI collaborates with WIPO on the implementation of Optical Character Recognition (OCR) solutions to extract full-text information from legacy patent documents, thereby enhancing the accessibility and usability of historical data.
  • Collaboration with the European Patent Office (EPO): INPI maintains a cooperation agreement with the EPO to enable access to structured patent data in XML format, facilitating improved data integration and analysis.
  • Provision of ST.36 Patent Data in Bulk: INPI offers ST.36-compliant patent data in bulk format to any interested national or regional patent authority, supporting global efforts to harmonize and share patent information.
  • Engagement in the Patent Analytics Community of Practice (CoP): INPI is an active member of the Patent Analytics CoP, an international forum coordinated by WIPO to exchange methodologies and best practices in patent data analysis. Notably, INPI will host the 2025 edition of the CoP Symposium in Brazil.

VII. ACTIVITIES RELATING TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF WIPO STANDARDS CONCERNING PATENT INFORMATION

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  • "Implemented";
  • "On implementation phase";
  • "Planning to implement";  and
  • "No plan to implement"

WIPO Standard Standard ST.3: Two-letter codes for the representation of states, other entities and organizations - Implemented

WIPO Standard ST.6: Numbering of published patent documents- Implemented

WIPO Standard ST.9: Bibliographic data on and relating to patents and SPCs- Implemented

WIPO Standard ST.10/C: Presentation  Presentation of bibliographic data componentscomponentes – Planning to Implement

WIPO Standard ST.13: Numbering of applications for IPRs- Implemented

WIPO Standard ST.14: References cited in patent documents – No plan to implement

WIPO Standard ST.16: Identification of different kinds of patent documents - Implemented

WIPO Standard ST.18: Patent gazettes and other patent announcement journals– Planning to Implement

WIPO Standard ST.26: Presentation of nucleotide and amino acid sequence listings using XML- Implemented

WIPO Standard ST.27: Recommendation for the Exchange of Patent Legal Status Data– Planning to Implement

WIPO Standard ST.36: Processing of patent information using XML- Implemented

WIPO Standard ST.37: Recommendation for an Authority File of Published Patent Documents- Implemented

WIPO Standard ST.50: Corrections, alterations and supplements relating to patent information– Planning to Implement

WIPO Standard ST.90: Recommendation for processing and communicating Intellectual Property data using Web APIs (Application Programming Interfaces)– Planning to Implement

WIPO Standard ST.91: Recommendations on digital three-dimensional (3D) models and 3D images- No plan to implement

WIPO Standard ST.92: Recommendations on the Data Package Format for the Electronic Exchange of Priority Documents- On implementation phase

WIPO Standard ST.96: Processing of Industrial Property information using XML– Planning to Implement

Other WIPO Standards Related to Patents

Note: Please list any other WIPO Standards related to patents (not mentioned above) that your Office or Organization has implemented, is currently in the process of implementing, or plans to implement in the future.  For each Standard, please indicate the implementation status with an option: Implemented, On implementation Phase or Planning to Implement.

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