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・Provisional Law (MP 2186-16/2001)・Biosafety Law (N°11.105)・Plant Variety Protection Law (No 9456/1997)・Others: there are still other legal documents as Normative Instructions and Regulations that establishgeneral rules for procedures, disciplining the Industrial Patent law concerning the specifications of thepatent applications.And Patent Related Treaties and Conventions such as:・Paris Convention of 1882 - founding member・PCT State - member since 1978・TRIPS agreement - member since 1994・Brazilian Patent Law recognizes the Deposit of a Microorganism for the Purposes of Patent Proceduresestablished by the Budapest Treaty, but it is not a Budapest Treaty Member・Ratified Convention of Biological Diversity in 1992 and legally approved Cartagena Protocol of Biosafetyin 2004, and signed Nagoya Protocol in 2010Based on the INPI responsibilities mentioned earlier, this paper is focused in the Patent Directorate ?DIRPA. DIRPA is grouped in 4 Coordination (CGPATs) and 20 Technical Divisions ? see Fig. 2. DIRPA has341 examiners [5], approximately 12 examiners per Technical Division. DIRPA examiners are Federal civilservants admitted by public contest process and must have a Master's or Doctorate Degree in a specificarea (approx. 60% have a Doctorate degree). Their duties are:・Technical examination: formal requirements, search, substantive examination;・Classification;・ISA/IPEA Examination;・External Training Programs;・Appeals and Oppositions;・Technical advice concerning legal matters・Preliminary opinion about patentability: search, draft, issue of a preliminary opinion on patentabilityCGPAT ICGPAT IITechnical Division Technological Area Technical Division Technological AreaDIFAR-IPharmacy - AIDS and CancerDICELComputer Systems and ElectronicsDIFAR-IIPharmacy - other medical disordersDICIVCivil EngineeringDINORInorganic ChemistryDIFELPhysics and ElectricityDIPOLChemicals and PolymersDIPEQChemcial and Petroleum EngineeringDITEXTextilesDITELTelecommunicationsDIALPFoodstuffs, Plants and RelatedDIMATMetallurgy and MaterialsDIBIOBiochemistry and RelatedDIMECMechanicsDIMOLMolecular Biology and RelatedDINECHuman NeedsDIPAQAgro-Chemical and RelatedDITEMPackaging and DevicesDIPAEAgriculture and Engineering ElementsDIMUTUtility ModelCGPAT IIICGPAT IVFig. 2 DIRPA ? Coordination and Technical DivisionsINPI has been an International Search Authority and International Preliminary Examination Authority(ISA/IPEA) since 2009, filling PCT applications in Portuguese, Spanish and English languages. Although PCThas 10 employees, PCT applications examination is performed by DIRPA/CGPAT's examiners.Regarding substantive examination, examiners are encouraged to consult, when available, the internationalsearch report (ISR) and the international preliminary report (IPER) from PCT applications. If the examinerunderstands that it is still necessary to perform a complementary search, he may do it, aiming to elaboratea more accurate report.IP Friends Connections August 2018 No.19ENISHI31