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A Brazilian registered design's initial 10-year term can be renewed for up to 4 further 5-year periods, for a maximum of 25 years. Our team at Brealant tracks your renewal dates and manages the filing so your protection continues without a gap.
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Legal Definition of Design Renewal
Renewal, under Law No. 9,279/1996, extends a registered design's protection in successive 5-year periods, up to the maximum total term of 25 years from the filing date.
Purpose and Function of Renewal
Paying the prescribed renewal fee before each 5-year period expires keeps the design registered for the full available protection period.
Protecting Your Design
Because the maximum design term is 25 years total, and renewal is required at each 5-year interval, timely renewal is the only way to secure the full available protection.
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Contact
Reach out to Brealant to set up renewal tracking for your design.
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Search
We confirm the registration details are current before renewal.
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Quote
Receive a fixed-fee quote for managing your renewal.
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Pay
Proceed with secure payment for the official renewal fee and our professional fee.
File
Brealant submits the renewal to INPI.
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Wait
INPI processes the renewal and updates the register.
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Response
You receive confirmation once the renewal is recorded.
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In Brazil, renewal falls due at each 5-year anniversary of the filing date, starting from the end of the initial 10-year term. INPI allows renewal within the last year of the current term, with a 6-month grace period after expiry, subject to a surcharge, before the design ceases.
Because the maximum design term is 25 years total, and a lapsed design generally can't be revived after the grace period, timely renewal at each 5-year interval is the only way to secure the full available protection for a valuable product design.
Renewal keeps a design alive, but it has boundaries
Renewable Only to the Maximum Term
Brazilian designs can be renewed for up to 4 further 5-year periods, for a maximum total term of 25 years from filing.
No Substantive Changes
Renewal cannot be used to change the design representations themselves.
Grace Period Only
The 6-month grace period is the outer limit — after that, the registration ceases.
Independent of Examination
Renewal doesn't confirm the validity of an unexamined design; substantive examination must be separately requested.
Ownership Must Be Current
Renewal doesn't update ownership records — an assignment must be separately recorded if the owner has changed.
Brealant reviews your registration details as part of every renewal to flag any of these issues early.
Renewal keeps the full benefit of your registration in place, including
Continued Exclusivity
Your continued exclusive right to the registered design for the extended term.
Examination Status
Any confirmed validity from prior substantive examination remains in effect through the renewed term.
Enforcement Standing
Your ability to take infringement action based on a live registration.
Product Value
The commercial and brand value built up around a continuously registered product design.
Renewal is a simple administrative step that preserves everything your original registration achieved.
Renewal follows a straightforward, date-driven process
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Renewal Window Opens
INPI allows renewal within the last year of the current 5-year (or initial 10-year) term.
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Reminder & Instruction
Brealant notifies you well ahead of the deadline and confirms instructions.
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Filing & Payment
The renewal request and fee are submitted to INPI.
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Grace Period (If Needed)
A 6-month window after expiry remains available, with a surcharge, before the design ceases.
Renewal itself is typically processed by INPI within a matter of weeks to a few months of a complete request.
Renewal costs are predictable and modest compared to re-filing from scratch
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INPI charges an official renewal fee per 5-year period, plus a surcharge if paid during the grace period.
Brealant's fee for managing the renewal is fixed and quoted in advance.
Brealant reviews your registration details as part of every renewal to flag any of these issues early.
Beyond renewal, Brealant can support requesting substantive examination if not already completed, ongoing monitoring for copycat products, and enforcement, so your design keeps working for your business through its full 25-year term.
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Brazilian designs can be renewed for up to 4 further 5-year periods after the initial 10-year term, for a maximum total term of 25 years from filing.
There's a 6-month grace period with a surcharge; after that, the design registration ceases.
No, renewal is independent of substantive examination — you can renew an unexamined design and request examination separately if needed.
Yes, we can take over renewal management for existing Brazilian design registrations.
INPI charges an official renewal fee per 5-year period, plus a surcharge if paid during the grace period — Brealant's professional fee is fixed and quoted in advance.
Yes, where a registration covers several variations, INPI allows you to renew selectively and let the others lapse if you no longer need them.
The design falls into the public domain and can no longer be exclusively enforced, though any related trademark or copyright protection may still apply separately.
Yes, we track renewal dates for registrations under our management and reach out well ahead of each deadline.
Yes, though a change of ownership or address is technically a separate recordal, it's often handled alongside a renewal for efficiency.
No, the renewal term and 5-year renewal cycle run from the Brazilian filing date regardless of any priority claimed from an earlier foreign application.
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