Comparative law notes
In Brazil, "Instituto Nacional de Propriedade Intelectual" (INPI) is the governmental authority responsible for issuing all certificates for patents, trademarks, industrial design and geographical indication.
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Instituto Nacional de Propriedade Intelectual (INPI) means:
substantivo próprio
partial
noun
In Brazil, "Instituto Nacional de Propriedade Intelectual" (INPI) is the governmental authority responsible for issuing all certificates for patents, trademarks, industrial design and geographical indication.
an official whose job is to keep a record of all trademarks (=words or symbols that a company uses to identify itself, which are registered and protected against use by anyone else )
The Registrar of Trademarks refused to register the new mark.