BPTO celebrates its 55th anniversary by presenting the results achieved in 2025 and its goals for 2026

BPTO celebrates its 55th anniversary by presenting the results achieved in 2025 and its goals for 2026

On December 11, 2025, the Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office (BPTO) held, in Rio de Janeiro, the event entitled “CONVERGIR.2025”, as part of the celebrations marking the 55th anniversary of the office. The event focused on the presentation of the results achieved by the BPTO in 2025 and on the definition of its strategic priorities for 2026, with the participation of civil servants, public authorities, and institutional partners.

The central session of the event, entitled “55 Years of the BPTO: Retrospective and Perspectives for 2026”, brought together the main deliverables of the year, the targets for the next cycle, and the guidelines for the institutional restructuring of the Office. This restructuring process emphasizes long-term planning, management modernization, and digital transformation, with a particular focus on improving the user experience. Examples of such restructuring include the expansion of the processing capacity for trademark, patent, and geographical indication applications, as well as the implementation of advanced technological solutions, such as process automation and the use of Artificial Intelligence to optimize trademark examination.

In the trademark segment, the BPTO highlighted the projection of approximately 500,000 trademark filings in 2025, a figure which, according to the Office, reflects high demand and the urgent need for gains in scale and productivity. The BPTO also disclosed part of its statistics regarding the examination of trademark applications. In 2025, the average time for a technical examination decision in trademark registration applications without opposition was 18.5 months—nearly three months longer than the examination time recorded in 2024. For 2026, the BPTO estimates a reduction of this period to 10 months, which, according to the Office, will benefit approximately 90% of trademark applicants. The BPTO did not disclose the estimated timeframe, for 2026, for technical examination decisions in trademark registration applications subject to opposition.

With respect to patents, the event emphasized that the volume of patent filings has remained stable for the past ten years, allowing for a greater focus on improving decision-making efficiency and overcoming procedural bottlenecks. Regarding examination timelines, the following statistics and targets were presented: in 2025, the time required for a technical examination decision on patent applications, counted from the filing date with the BPTO, was 4.3 years—one month less than in 2024. For 2026, the BPTO estimates that this period will be reduced to 3.5 years. According to the Office, these targets represent significant progress in light of the BPTO’s structural conditions and the need for more agile and efficient management.

As regards other industrial property assets, geographical indications (GIs) were given particular prominence, especially in view of the milestone of 150 geographical indications recognized in Brazil, and the target of 400 GI grants established under the National Intellectual Property Strategy. In terms of efficiency, the current timeframe of 19 months for the grant of GIs was presented, together with a new target of 9 months. In addition, the record of 26 GI grants in 2025 was celebrated, surpassing the previous record of 21 grants achieved in 2012.

In the field of industrial designs, data were presented indicating an average of 8,000 filings per year in Brazil and an average of 1,000 filings per year via the Hague Agreement, signaling the growing internationalization of the system. Within the framework of the “IP and Design” program, concrete results were highlighted, including 210 students trained, 26 products supported, and 18 industrial designs registered, underscoring the impact of intellectual property on design and innovation.

In conclusion, as a reflection of the transformation agenda and internal technical mobilization, the creation of support tools for the Directorate of Patents was highlighted, in particular the CISCAP system. This software, collaboratively developed by BPTO staff members themselves, comprises more than 60,000 lines of code and is used to organize and manage technical opinions in patent examination. Reference was also made to a compilation of approximately 4,000 excerpts of decisions issued by the General Coordination for Appeals and Nullities (CGREC), assembled over seven years to guide examiners and applicants, as well as to knowledge dissemination initiatives, such as a YouTube channel featuring 1,700 videos on patents.

The event is available at the following links: Convergir 2025 – manhã – YouTube & Convergir 2025 – tarde – YouTube

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