BRAZIL Trademark Regulations

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BRAZIL

Trademark Regulations

NORMATIVE ACT No. 131 regarding the filing of trademark applications and the processing thereof
ENTRY INTO FORCE: May 15, 1997

1. CONVENTION PRIORITY RIGHT/ 2. TRADEMARK APPLICATION/ 3. PROTOCOL OF THE TRADEMARK APPLICATION/ 4. EXAMINATION OF THE APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION/ 5. APPEAL AGAINST REJECTION OF THE TRADEMARK APPLICATION/ 6. WITHDRAWAL OF THE APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION/ 7. ADMINISTRATIVE NULLITY PROCEEDINGS / 8. RENEWAL OF THE TERM OF VALIDITY OF THE TRADEMARK REGISTRATION/ 9. APPEAL AGAINST REJECTION OF THE RENEWAL REQUEST/ 10. ASSIGNMENT OF RIGHTS/ 11. CHANGE OF NAME, MAIN OFFICES OR ADDRESS/ 12. SEARCH CERTIFICATE/ 13. STATUS CERTIFICATE/ 14. OFFICIAL COPY/ 15. REQUEST FOR PHOTOCOPY/ 16. POWER OF ATTORNEY/ 17. TERMS/ 18. EXTINCTION OF A REGISTRATION BY EXPIRATION OF THE TERM OF VALIDITY/ 19. EXTINCTION OF A REGISTRATION BY WAIVER/ 20. EXTINCTION OF THE REGISTRATION FOR NON OBSERVANCE OF THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE 217/ 21. FORFEITURE PROCEEDINGS/ 22. APPEAL AGAINST THE DECLARATION OR REJECTION OF THE FORFEITURE OF A REGISTRATION/ 23. CONVERSION OF APPLICATIONS AND REGISTRATIONS/ 24. INFORMATION PUBLISHED/ 25. TRANSITORY AND FINAL PROVISIONS

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