INPI and JETRO Discuss Patent Processing Advances
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INPI met with representatives of Japan's JETRO and the Consulate-General of Japan in Rio de Janeiro on April 17, 2026 to share strategic advances in reducing patent processing timelines in Brazil. DIRPA presented its Digital Transformation Plan, which will unify 14 systems between 2026 and 2028 to increase transparency and efficiency for users. Topics discussed included the goal of reducing patent decision timelines to two years, a new automation project for real-time process tracking, and Japan's search outsourcing model.
“Durante o encontro, os representantes da Diretoria de Patentes, Programas de Computador e Topografias de Circuitos Integrados (DIRPA) apresentaram o Plano de Transformação Digital, que irá unificar 14 sistemas entre 2026 e 2028, com o objetivo de ampliar a transparência e a eficiência para os usuários.”
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INPI presented its ongoing Digital Transformation Plan to a Japanese delegation, outlining the unification of 14 internal systems between 2026 and 2028 as part of a broader effort to reduce patent decision timelines and improve transparency. The meeting was informational and cooperative in nature, covering automation plans and Japan's search outsourcing model as potential reference points for Brazilian reforms.
Affected parties — patent applicants, IP practitioners, and technology companies operating in Brazil — should note that INPI is actively modernising its systems and targeting a two-year patent decision timeline. While no binding obligations are created by this meeting, entities with pending or forthcoming Brazilian patent applications may benefit from monitoring INPI's Digital Transformation Plan implementation milestones for process-tracking improvements.
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Em reunião com delegação japonesa, INPI apresenta avanços em patentes
Compartilhe: Publicado em 22/04/2026 16h51 Atualizado em 22/04/2026 16h52
O INPI participou de reunião, no dia 17 de abril, com representantes da Organização de Comércio Exterior do Japão (JETRO, na sigla em inglês) e do Consulado-Geral do Japão no Rio de Janeiro para compartilhar avanços estratégicos na redução do tempo de tramitação dos processos de patentes no Brasil.
Durante o encontro, os representantes da Diretoria de Patentes, Programas de Computador e Topografias de Circuitos Integrados (DIRPA) apresentaram o Plano de Transformação Digital, que irá unificar 14 sistemas entre 2026 e 2028, com o objetivo de ampliar a transparência e a eficiência para os usuários.
Na atividade, também foram discutidos temas como: a meta de reduzir o prazo de decisão de patentes para dois anos; o novo projeto de automação, que facilitará o acompanhamento de processos em tempo real; e o modelo japonês de terceirização de buscas.
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