Expanding the strategic use of intellectual property in Brazil

By Patrícia Carvalho da Rocha Porto Academic Coordinator Dannemann Siemsen Institute (IDS)

The Interministerial Group on Intellectual Property (GIPI) published, on August 4, Resolution GIPI/MDIC No. 14/2025, which approves the 2025-2027 Action Plan of the Brazilian Intellectual Property Strategy (in Portuguese: Plano de Ação 2025-2027 da Estratégia Nacional de Propriedade Intelectual - ENPI).  The ENPI is Brazil’s public policy aimed at promoting the strategic use of intellectual property (IP) as a tool for competitiveness, innovation, economic growth, and social development. Its purpose is to encourage the broad use of the intellectual property system and foster investment in innovation in Brazil. Implementation is carried out by the GIPI, within the scope of the Ministry of Development, Industry, Commerce and Services (MDIC).

The 2025-2027 Action Plan sets concrete deliverables and targets for a two-year period, aligned with government guidelines, the Federal Multi-Year Plan, and input from civil society. Implementation will be monitored every six months, with reports published on the Intellectual Property Portal, and will involve government agencies, private entities, and research institutions.

Divided into seven areas of action, the plan establishes 64 actions and 140 deliverables as priorities. The axes and priority actions of the 2025-2027 Action Plan highlight the importance of intellectual property for Brazil’s competitiveness, sustainable development, innovation, and international integration. They aim to strengthen the strategic use of IP, modernize legal frameworks, expand training, and promote technology transfer. They also seek to improve governance, legal certainty, and IP enforcement, as well as to foster foresight studies and align the country with international standards. These measures are designed to create a more favorable environment for value creation, investment attraction, and sustained economic growth.

Below are some of the actions under each of the plan’s seven strategic axes:

Axis 1 – Intellectual Property for Competitiveness and Development: initiatives to increase IP protection filings, facilitate asset commercialization, and integrate small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) into the innovation ecosystem. Includes mentoring for projects with market potential, scholarships for innovation management courses, support for geographical indications and collective marks, and studies to enable the use of IP assets as loan collateral.

Axis 2 – Dissemination, Training, and Capacity Building in IP: expansion of IP culture through national campaigns, training for various audiences, and inclusion of the subject in academic curricula. Provides for an annual award, events on Intellectual Property Day, short courses at conferences, and specific actions to raise awareness on piracy and counterfeiting, as well as postgraduate programs and best practice guides for companies.

Axis 3 – Governance and Institutional Strengthening: modernization and simplification of INPI services, digitization of processes, and adoption of artificial intelligence tools for patent and trademark examination. Includes examiner training, implementation of quality control systems, and enhanced dialogue among government bodies to integrate IP into innovation and competitiveness policies.

Axis 4 – Modernization of Legal and Regulatory Frameworks: updating of rules and procedures to provide greater legal certainty and predictability in the regulatory environment. Covers the creation of procedures for recognizing acquired distinctiveness, review of rules for technology transfer contracts, and studies to adapt Brazil’s IP legal framework.

Axis 5 – Enforcement and Legal Certainty: combating IP rights violations, piracy, and counterfeiting, strengthening the National Council to Combat Piracy. Provides for training of judges and law enforcement officers, creation of alternative dispute resolution mechanisms, pilot projects to combat IP crimes, and guidance materials for businesses and consumers.

Axis 6 – Foresight and Strategic Intelligence: prospective studies, technological analyses, and data integration to identify trends and opportunities in strategic sectors. Includes the production of interactive dashboards, seminars on IP and artificial intelligence, risk assessments in industrial projects, and monitoring of the balance of payments for intangible assets.

Axis 7 – Brazil’s Integration into the Global IP System: strengthens Brazil’s participation in international forums, encourages the presence of Brazilian cultural creations and innovations abroad, fosters a domestic business environment conducive to attracting foreign investment, and works to align the national system with international best practices. Also provides support for the internationalization of Brazilian companies, protection of assets abroad, and inclusion of IP in trade agreements.

In summary, the 2025-2027 ENPI Action Plan establishes a coordinated set of measures to expand the strategic use of intellectual property in Brazil. Planned actions range from modernizing services and regulatory frameworks to training diverse audiences, promoting technology transfer, strengthening legal certainty, and aligning the country with international standards. Implementation will be carried out jointly by government agencies, private entities, and research institutions, with periodic monitoring and publication of results on the Intellectual Property Portal.