Brazil's Prioritized Examination System

Brazilian patent applications are known for their serious backlog and slow examination speed. There are rumors that there is a case where no notification has been received for 10 years after the new application was submitted. To solve this problem, the Brazilian Patent Office has also worked hard and has successively introduced 16 priority examination policies. Today, Yezhima specially summarizes the priority examination path of Brazil for applicants applying for patents in Brazil, so that applicants can prescribe the right medicine for their own situation and make a priority examination request that suits their own situation.

Priority Examination Type	Give reasons	Who can propose	GRU Terms	Official Fee (Brazilian Real)	Required Documents
	Applicants aged 60 or above	applicant	GRU 263	none	Official identification document
	The applicant has a physical or mental disability	applicant	GRU 263	none	Diagnostic report issued by the public administration
	The applicant suffers from a serious illness	applicant	GRU 263	none	Diagnostic report issued by the public administration
	Micro and / or small businesses	applicant	GRU 279	R$890.00/R$356.00	Certificate issued by a public institution
	Startups	applicant	GRU 279	R$890.00/R$356.00	Certificate issued by a public institution
	Using concessions as a condition for obtaining financial resources	applicant	GRU 279	R$890.00/R$356.00	Relevant contracts and financial certification materials
	Unauthorized use by third parties	applicant	GRU 279	R$890.00/R$356.00	Evidence of infringement; court filing notice and other relevant evidence
	Litigation involving third party infringement	Any third party involved	GRU 279	R$890.00/R$356.00	Evidence for filing a case in court; related materials including evidence of infringement
	Previous users of this technology	Any third party holding the technology	GRU 279	R$890.00/R$356.00	Statement or relevant evidence
	Technology produced with public funding	Any entity providing financial support	GRU 279	R$890.00/R$356.00	Any funding documents or evidence and statements, etc.
	Technology needed by the market	Any third party	GRU 279	R$890.00/R$356.00	Evidence and Statements
	Green Technology Related	applicant	GRU 279	R$890.00/R$356.00	Classification Proof
	Technologies targeted to treat specific diseases	The applicant, any third party and public bodies	GRU 279	R$890.00/R$356.00	Classification Proof
	Technology to treat Covid-19	The applicant, any third party and public bodies	GRU 279	R$890.00/R$356.00	Classification Proof
	Patent families originally claimed in Brazil	applicant	GRU 279	R$890.00/R$356.00	Evidence of the first application of the patent family in Brazil
	Examination opinions on the patentability of patent applications issued by patent offices of other countries	applicant	GRU 277	R$1,775.00/R$710.0	Examination results of patent offices in other countries