We're expanding BrandCat's trademark coverage again.
BrandCat now supports trademark monitoring from Brazil (INPI – Instituto Nacional da Propriedade Industrial).
INPI Brazil trademark data is monitored continuously and matched weekly against your protected keywords.
Why Brazil Matters
Brazil sees roughly 400,000 to 500,000 trademark applications per year.
That’s about 2.5% to 3% of global trademark activity.
Not massive compared to China, but far from insignificant, especially given that most filings come from local businesses rather than international brands.
For brands operating internationally, Brazil is often:
- a target market for expansion
- a jurisdiction where copycats appear early
- a place where brand protection is frequently overlooked until it's too late
Monitoring Brazilian trademark filings helps detect:
- local brand conflicts
- opportunistic filings
- early signs of market entry by competitors
A Small but Important Detail
Brazilian trademark filings are typically submitted per class.
That means:
- the same mark
- the same owner
- the same filing date
can appear as multiple separate applications.
This is not duplication.
It reflects how the registry itself structures trademark data.
In other jurisdictions like the EU, a single application can cover multiple classes. In Brazil, the same protection scope is often split into separate filings.
The example below shows this clearly - the same trademark appears multiple times, each tied to a different Nice class.
BrandCat preserves this structure so you can see exactly what exists in the official registry.
Example: Same Mark Across Multiple Classes
🔍 What the Brazil Integration Includes
The Brazil (INPI) integration provides:
- Monitoring of newly filed trademark applications
- Registration status tracking
- Application and registration numbers
- Filing and publication dates
- Owner and representative information (as available)
- Nice class classifications
- Unified trademark detail view inside BrandCat
All results are normalized into the same format used across USPTO, EUIPO, CNIPA, UKIPO, and other supported offices.
Example Result Detail
BrandCat's Growing Global Coverage
With Brazil added, BrandCat now monitors trademark activity across:
- 🇺🇸 USPTO – United States
- 🇨🇳 CNIPA – China
- 🇪🇺 EUIPO – European Union
- 🇬🇧 UKIPO – United Kingdom
- 🇨🇭 SwissReg / IGE – Switzerland
- 🇨🇦 CIPO – Canada
- 🇦🇺 IP Australia – Australia
- 🇳🇿 IPONZ – New Zealand
- 🇯🇵 JPO – Japan
- 🇰🇷 KIPO – Korea
- 🇺🇳 WIPO – Madrid System
- 🇧🇷 INPI – Brazil (new)
What This Means for You
With Brazil included, BrandCat gives you:
- visibility into Latin American trademark activity
- earlier detection of potential conflicts in Brazil
- a unified view across major global trademark systems
No additional setup is required.
If you're already monitoring keywords, Brazil is now part of your coverage.
What's Next
We're continuing to expand coverage and improve how trademark data is presented across jurisdictions.
As always, if there's a registry you want us to prioritize next, let us know.
👉 Start monitoring: https://brandcat.io/sign-up
👉 Contact us: https://brandcat.io/contact
