The patent backlog at the Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office (INPI) is a “huge problem because they have a shortage of patent examiners”, says Diana Jungmann, coordinator of the intellectual property programme at the Brazilian National Confederation of Industry (CNI).
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1 October 2015 The UK’s IP liaison officer in Brazil has a busy time assisting companies through the thickets of the country’s IP system. WIPR spoke to her to find out more.