Green Patents

The Green Patents program aims at contributing to global climate change and at speeding up the examination of the patent applications related to technologies directed to the environment.

With this initiative, INPI also enables the identification of new technologies that may be quickly used by the society, stimulating licensing and encouraging innovation in the country.

The pilot program Green Patents was initiated on April 17, 2012, and its third stage ended on April 16, 2016. As of December 6, 2016, INPI started to provide priority examination for applications related to green technologies as a service.

The Program contemplates technologies for alternative energy, transport, energy conservation, waste management, and agriculture. See the expanded list.

Patent applications that have not undergone technical examination - there is no more restriction on the number of claims.

See the step by step of how to participate in the Green Patents Program, either with a new application or with an application already filed in INPI.

To participate, fill out the online form at e-Patentes.

Check the amounts of the fees. Individuals and micro-enterprises, among others, are entitled to a discount. To pay fees in INPI, it is necessary to register with e-INPI.

Issue and pay the Federal Government Payment Form (GRU), using the code 279.

Keep the number of this document, as it will be necessary to initiate the proceeding.

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