New Public Consultation: Fast-track of Industrial Designs
September 8, 2026
The Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office (BRPTO) published, on September 8, 2026, Public Consultation No. 2/2026, aimed at collecting contributions from interested parties regarding the regulation of priority examination programs for industrial design applications.
The draft proposal under consultation regulates fast-track programs provided by Law No. 9.784/1999, as those applicable to elderly applicants, individuals with physical or mental disabilities, and persons suffering from severe illnesses; and introduces fast-track modalities for designs involved in judicial disputes, related to products or services whose patents benefited from acceleration programs, ICTs (Scientific, Technological and Innovation Institution), Start-ups, among others. It also suggests the limitation of requirements for Phase I of the program.
Interested parties may submit comments and contributions through the BRPTO’s website or the Brasil Participativo Platform until October 23, 2026, corresponding to a 45-day consultation period. Following the deadline, the BRPTO will evaluate and consolidate the submissions received, and provide a draft proposal for the Industrial Design Handbook.
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