Brazil’s National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI) has opened Phase II of its priority trademark examination programme, significantly widening the situations in which applicants may request faster handling. The new categories include Brazilian basic applications linked to Madrid System international registrations where INPI acts as the office of origin, applicants that need trademark registration to operate on online marketplaces, traditional communities and family farming applicants, applicants domiciled in countries with reciprocal arrangements with Brazil, and cases where registration is a prerequisite for obtaining a government licence, authorisation or concession.
The policy is more than a procedural shortcut. It signals that INPI is trying to steer limited examination capacity toward cases where timing directly affects market access, platform operations or regulated business activity. For 2026, the programme has a total quota of 3,000 requests, split into two windows of 1,500 each, with a cap of 10 requests per applicant. Companies using Brazil as part of a Madrid filing strategy, or preparing launches that depend on marketplace onboarding or public authorisations, should identify priority candidates early and prepare supporting documents before the commercial deadline becomes tight.
