WIPO Brazil Office
The WIPO Brazil Office was opened in 2009 to support the implementation of intellectual property (IP) projects and activities in Brazil.
We work with Brazilian institutions, as well as with institutions from other developing countries, to create lasting value from IP assets.
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Brazil in the Global Innovation Index (GII)
Brazil ranks 53rd in the Global Innovation Index (GII)
The GII reveals regions where inventors, academics, and investors converge to form the beating heart of national innovation ecosystems, unveiling global technological trends.
Sao Paulo among the world's top 100 innovation clusters
WIPO has released the innovation cluster rankings from the Global Innovation Index, identifying the world's leading hubs of innovative activity. Brazil stands out in Latin America.
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Video contest for indigenous youth
With the theme "Indigenous Peoples’ Know How and Creativity in Action", indigenous young people between 18 and 35 years old can submit their videos until November 6.
IP Course for Communicators
On November 16, from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., WIPO and INPI will promote the Online Course on Intellectual Property for Communicators, with the theme "Communicating to Innovate: Intellectual Property and Economic Development". Registration until November 6.
WIPO at P&D Design 2026
WIPO participated in the 16th Brazilian Congress of Design Research and Development (P&D Design), in Recife, on October 7th. At the event, it presented the project IP for Young Designers and the benefits of the Hague System for international registration of designs. Learn more.
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Launch of the 2026 Global Innovation Index (GII): Brazil ranks 53rd position
September 29, 2026
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Helping SMEs Protect Brands and Designs in Latin America and the Caribbean
September 14, 2026
WIPO events in Brazil
WIPO services and products in Brazil
Video: Protect Smartly and Grow Confidently with WIPO's Madrid System
Brazil joined the Madrid system in 2019. Visit Brazil in the Member’s profile database.
Video: The PCT: Seeking Patent Protection Beyond Borders
Brazil joined the PCT in 1978. In 2014 PCT filings experienced double digit growth and were the highest in the latin American Region.
Video: Protecting your Industrial Designs
Brazil joins WIPO’s Hague System. Starting August 1, designate Brazil in your international applications.
Brazil and WIPO initiatives
WIPO Academy
The WIPO Academy offers a series of training initiatives for Brazilian users of the IP system:
Building Respect for IP: Awareness Raising
Building respect for intellectual property (IP) involves more than just enforcement; we also have to educate, inform and change attitudes. We assist our member states to design national strategies for building respect for IP and to develop tools for use in awareness raising, in particular among young people.
Public outreach
Discover how the WIPO Brazil Office supports innovation and sustainability through inspiring local stories of intellectual property (IP) in action.
Innovation and community impact
Watch how Brazilian entrepreneurs, innovators and businesses are using technology and creativity to empower communities, enhance accessibility and drive social change.
Innovative Instant Feeding Device Helps Premature Infants in Brazil
Nadia Rodrigues Mallet, Premature Infant Feeding Cup Inventor creates an adaptive cup tool to the physiological and anatomy needs of premature infants latch onto their mother’s breasts.
Nadia is now using the International Patent System administered by WIPO to protect and promote her invention overseas.
Building a brighter future through music
In Rio de Janeiro’s Vidigal neighborhood, an innovative social project is transforming kids' lives.
The BatucaVidi after-school program teaches kids and teenagers everything from Samba-Reggae to Carnival beats, and more – unlocking opportunities for them through music.
Sustainability and economic development
Explore initiatives that promote sustainable practices, protect traditional knowledge through geographical indications and collective marks, and leverage intellectual property (IP) for economic growth and development.
Pairing young designers with agricultural producers has sparked fresh, innovative approaches to marketing
In Chile and Brazil, design students are leading a fresh wave of innovation, helping producers better connect with consumers.
Through WIPO's Young Designers Program, these university students partnered with agricultural producers to bring bold new ideas to life. This real-world experience showed them firsthand how design can transform products and influence consumer behavior.
New designs enhance the value of Amazonian biodiversity
A new cycle of the WIPO Project IP for Young Designers, promoted by WIPO and funded by FIT/Japan IP Global, was implemented simultaneously in Brazil and Paraguay.
In Brazil, the Project emphasized the importance of Amazonian products and resumed the institutional partnership between WIPO, INPI and Sebrae, with universities and geographical indications in the Northern Region of Brazil - including the states of Acre, Amazonas, Pará, and Rondônia, the region where the Amazon rainforest is located, rich in biodiversity, cultures and productive ecosystems. During this new cycle of the project in Brazil, students from the Federal University of Amazonas (UFAM) and the State University of Pará (UEPA) joined the work.