The filing date of a Brazilian trademark is the one assigned when filing the application.

If priority is claimed, the filing date will remain the same but the priority date will be the one claimed.

Within approximately 30 days from the filing date

The Brazilian Trademark Office will determine if the application meets the formal requirements and if it does, the trademark will be published.

Within approximately 30 days from the formal examination

When the Brazilian Trademark Office deems the application meets the formal requirements, the application will be published in the Official Gazette for opposition purposes. The Official Gazzette is published on a weekly basis.

Publication + 60 days.

The opposition period starts as soon as the trademark is published and the period for a third party to file an opposition ends 60 days after publication.

If no opposition was filed and the 60-day opposition period has ended, the trademark will undergo a substantive examination.

The examination will be concluded within 18 months from the filing date.

During this phase, the Trademark Office will analyze the application on both absolute and relative grounds of refusal. This includes a search to determine potential legal obstacles.

If no obstacles are found, the application will be allowed for registration.

60 + 30 days counted from the Allowance Decision.

After the Brazilian Trademark Office publishes the allowance decision, the applicant has 60 days to pay the final registration fees. A 30-day extension is possible, though an additional fee would apply.

If the fees are not paid, the application will be declared abandoned.

Once the registration fees have been paid, the Brazilian Trademark Office publishes the granting decision in the Official Gazzette.

The mark will be protected for a period of 10 years, starting as from the granting date.