Brazil Becomes First Latin American Office to Launch Madrid e-Filing

Release Time：2026-05-18 10:00Author：Views：16

Recently, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) announced that the Brazilian National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI) has officially launched the Madrid System e-Filing service, becoming the first intellectual property office in Latin America to implement this digital service. This brings the total number of Madrid System member offices offering this e-Filing service to 41 worldwide. Brazil’s participation further expands the global reach of the Madrid e-Filing service.

The platform enables applicants to directly communicate with their Office of Origin and allows them to receive and respond promptly to various non-conformity notifications issued by WIPO. Additionally, the system supports the one-click import of all basic trademark registration details, directly retrieving data on trademarks already filed or registered in the applicant’s home country or region, thereby eliminating the need for manual re-entry. This not only significantly streamlines the filing process and accelerates the overall application workflow, but also reduces errors caused by manual entry at source, effectively lowering the probability of application errors and comprehensively enhancing the efficiency of international trademark registration.

As the global digital transformation of intellectual property continues to advance and the number of member offices covered by the Madrid e-Filing Service continues to expand, convenient online filing is becoming a key trend in international trademark registration.

As a benchmark market in Latin America, Brazil has taken the lead in implementing this service, which will also drive other countries in the region to accelerate the digital integration of their intellectual property systems, thereby further refining the global network for the coordinated digital protection of trademarks.

For enterprises expanding overseas, this enables them to select filing channels according to their needs, prioritize the registration of overseas trademarks through member offices that have already launched the e-Filing Service, make effective use of digital intellectual property tools, and establish a comprehensive overseas brand protection system in advance to reliably mitigate the risk of brand infringement when expanding abroad.

Source：https://www.wipo.int/en/web/madrid-system/w/news/2026/madrid-e-filing-now-available-in-brazil

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