On October 24, 2023, the Brazilian government released an Action Plan aiming at fostering the National Intellectual Property (IP) Strategy. The plan was prepared by the Interministry IP Group ( a group created in 2019 to coordinate the federal government activities in the field of intellectual property. Thirteen Ministries form part of GIPI, and the Brazilian PTO (INPI) is invited to participate in all the meetings. Civil society organizations can also take part in the group, with two-year mandates.
In 2021, GIPI produced its first Action Plan, contemplating 49 actions, the coordination of which fell upon 10 entities—8 Ministries, the Brazilian PTO, and one private association. The 2023-2025 Action Plan is more ambitious: it contemplates 63 actions subdivided into 161 deliverables. The implementation of these initiatives will be carried out by 16 government entities, 12 civil society organizations, and also the UKIPO, which has taken over responsibility for IP training for the riverside community in the Amazon. Read more