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Brazilian Patent Office ? Brief PresentationDr. Marcio Bessa, CEng (Brazil)(FY2017 JPO/IPR Training Course on Patent Examination in Specific Technical Fields forLatin American Countries, 24 November - 7 December, 2017)IntroductionAt first, I would like to express my deep gratitude for the JPO and APIC-JIPII for the training course aswell as all the facilities, coordination and good personal and professional environment provided. It was avery nice experience to take part in the JPO/IPR Training Course on Patent Examination in Specific TechnicalFields for Latin American Countries, regarding Mechanical and Telecommunication areas. Despite all topicsbeing really important and interesting, the Country Report Presentation session drew my attention inparticular. It allowed me to learn about each Latin America Country Office presented, how they work, theirparticularities, etc. During this session, it was possible to notice the interest about the Brazilian Patent Office.This article is about that.Brazilian Patent Office (INPI)Brazil is the biggest country in Latin America. As a big country, there are many business opportunities indifferent areas. Based on this demand, the Brazilian Patent Office, named National Institute of IndustrialProperty ? here called INPI ? has received a huge number of patent applications over the years.Since the Brazilian Empire ages, there have been regulations about intellectual properties and commercetrademarks. Emperor D. Pedro signed the first patent letter to a coffee peeling machine in 1822. But it wasin 1923 that President Arthur Bernardes created the first institution exclusively dedicated to this subject, theIndustrial Property General Directorate (DGPI). In 1933 the National Department of Industrial Property(DNPI) was created. From 1970 to 1990, technology market regulation was the Government target, aimingto accelerate and regulate technology transfer, establish better negotiation conditions and the use of patentand other analogous rights. Based on this objective and due to the increase of new technologies adopted bythe industries, in 1970 the National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI) was created. It became a milestonein the industrial property regulation system. [1], [2]INPI is a Federal Government Autarchy with the mission of creating an Intellectual Property System thatstimulates innovation, promoting competition and supporting technological, economic and social developments.INPI is the authority responsible for the improvement, dissemination and management of the authorizationand security of intellectual property rights system in Brazil. INPI responsibilities are:IP Friends Connections August 2018 No.19ENISHI29