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A Brazilian trademark registration lasts 10 years from grant and must be renewed to stay in force. Our team at Brealant tracks your renewal deadlines and manages the filing so your protection never lapses.
Legal Definition of Trademark Renewal
Renewal, under Law No. 9,279/1996, is the payment of the prescribed fee to INPI to extend a registration for a further 10-year term from the date of grant.
Purpose and Function of Renewal
Renewal is a straightforward administrative step, but owners should be aware that a mark left unused for 5 consecutive years can separately be challenged through a non-use cancellation (caducidade) action.
Protecting Your Trademark
A missed renewal causes the registration to lapse, potentially allowing someone else to register the same or a similar mark, so ongoing tracking matters.
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Contact
Reach out to Brealant to set up renewal tracking for your Brazilian trademark portfolio.
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Search
We confirm the registration details and ownership 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 request 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.
In Brazil, renewal falls due on the 10-year anniversary of the grant date. INPI accepts renewal requests during the last year before expiry and offers a 6-month grace period after expiry, subject to a surcharge, before the registration is extinguished.
A lapsed trademark loses its registration and can potentially be re-registered by someone else, so missing a renewal can mean losing your brand protection entirely. Brealant's renewal tracking removes that risk from your calendar.
Renewal keeps a registration alive, but it has boundaries
No Substantive Changes
Renewal cannot be used to change the mark itself, or add new goods or services.
Grace Period Only
The 6-month grace period is the outer limit — after that, the registration is extinguished and cannot simply be reinstated.
Doesn't Fix Non-Use
Renewal doesn't protect against a separate non-use cancellation (caducidade) action if the mark hasn't genuinely been used for 5 consecutive years.
Doesn't Expand Protection
Renewal maintains existing rights; it doesn't broaden the scope of protection beyond what was originally registered.
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 original registration in place, including
Exclusive Nationwide Rights
Your continued exclusive right to use the mark across Brazil for the registered goods/services.
Your Grant Date
The priority and seniority attached to your original registration.
Enforcement Standing
Your ability to take infringement or nullity action based on a live registration.
Brand Value
The accumulated goodwill and recognition built up under a continuously registered mark.
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 accepts renewal requests during the final year before the expiry date.
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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 extinguishment.
Renewal itself is typically processed by INPI within a matter of weeks of a complete request.
Renewal costs are predictable and modest compared to re-filing from scratch
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INPI's renewal fee per class is broadly comparable to the original filing fee, plus a surcharge if renewed during the grace period.
Brealant's fee for managing the renewal is fixed and quoted in advance, covering tracking, filing, and confirmation.
These costs are far lower than the cost of losing protection and having to re-file and re-clear the mark from scratch.
Beyond renewal, Brealant can support ongoing monitoring for conflicting new applications, licensing arrangements, and enforcement, so your registration keeps working for your business well beyond each renewal date.
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No, renewal itself doesn't require proof of use — but a mark unused for 5 consecutive years can separately face a non-use cancellation action from a third party.
You have a 6-month grace period after expiry to renew with a surcharge; after that, the registration is extinguished.
INPI accepts renewal requests during the final 12 months before the expiry date.
INPI's renewal fee is generally comparable to the original filing fee per class — we confirm the current fee and quote our professional fee before you commit.
Yes, we can take over renewal management for existing Brazilian registrations regardless of who filed the original application.
Yes, INPI allows partial renewal, so you can drop classes you no longer need while keeping others in force.
Renewal is normally granted on payment of the fee, though INPI can query the request if there's a discrepancy in ownership or classification details.
Yes, an ownership or address change can be handled alongside renewal, though it's technically a separate recordal with INPI.
Yes, a Madrid-based Brazilian designation is renewed centrally through WIPO rather than directly with INPI, though the same 10-year term applies.
You'd need to file a new application, which will be examined afresh and could face conflicts from marks filed in the meantime.
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