Advocacy 2025 in Action

Strengthening Brazil’s Intellectual Property System

In 2025, ABPI intensified its Advocacy initiatives to strengthen the Intellectual Property system in Brazil. The Association reaffirmed its role as a technical, independent, and proactive voice, contributing to public policies, regulatory frameworks, and strategic decisions that directly affect the country’s innovation and competitiveness.

Highlights of the Year

These initiatives consolidate ABPI as a central agent in building a robust, predictable innovation environment aligned with international best practices, reinforcing Intellectual Property as a vector for Brazil’s sustainable and competitive development.

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Brazil for Innovation Movement

Creation of the Brazil for Innovation Movement, an unprecedented coalition formed by organizations committed to strengthening innovation, legal certainty, and technological advancement in the country. The objective is to modernize the regulatory environment and to secure the approval of Bill 2210/2022 without restrictive amendments to the rules governing patent application amendments and with the inclusion of Amendment No. 4. Learn more here.

International presence

President Gabriel Leonardos represented Brazil at a hearing of the USTR, in Washington (USA), within the scope of Section 301, highlighting national progress in reducing the patent backlog, combating piracy, and promoting innovation.

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Proactive engagement with government

In a submission to CAMEX and to the Interministerial Committee on Economic and Commercial Countermeasures, ABPI warned of the risks of Law No. 15.122/2025 and advocated a cautious approach regarding any suspension of IP rights as a trade retaliation measure.

High-level institutional dialogue

ABPI reinforced its role as a technical and independent interlocutor. Highlights include a meeting of Peter Eduardo Siemsen and Gustavo de Freitas Morais with Brazil’s Vice President Geraldo Alckmin at MDIC, and the participation of Luiz Henrique do Amaral at the launch of the Parliamentary Front in Defense of IP and Combatting Piracy.

Defense of INPI

ABPI closely followed the judgment of the structured action for INPI’s financial autonomy, filed by the Association itself—a historic milestone in favor of the Institute’s efficiency and independence. It also monitored the MDIC-led process to transform INPI into a regulatory agency, a measure announced during ABPI’s Congress.

Timeline

Key Advocacy Actions in 2025

JANUARY

ABPI submitted technical contributions to INPI regarding the new pricing policy for its services, with support from the Trademarks and Patents Study Committees.

FEBRUARY

ABPI directors followed the judgment of the structured action for INPI’s financial autonomy—filed by the Association—reaffirming ABPI’s institutional leadership in defending the agency’s efficiency and independence. Present were President Gabriel Leonardos, former President Luiz Edgard Montaury Pimenta, Reporting Director Rodrigo de Ouro Preto Santos, Prosecuting Director Paulo Parente, and attorneys Marcelo Mazzola and Gustavo Osna, who represent ABPI in the case.

MARCH

ABPI opposed Bill 1,088/23, which provided for suspension of IP rights of other countries, and worked to refine the wording of Bill 2,088/23, helping to preserve legal certainty in Brazil’s IP system.

APRIL

The coordinator of the Digital Law & Data Privacy Committee, José Eduardo Pieri, prepared a technical report on Bill 2,338/23 (AI regulation in Brazil). The document, published on ABPI’s website, became a reference in the legislative debate.

Also in April, Peter Eduardo Siemsen and Gustavo de Freitas Morais met with Vice President Geraldo Alckmin at MDIC, and Luiz Henrique do Amaral took part in the launch of the Parliamentary Front in Defense of IP and Combatting Piracy.

JULY

In a new submission to CAMEX and the Interministerial Committee on Economic and Commercial Countermeasures, ABPI reiterated warnings about Law No. 15.122/2025, advocating balance and legal certainty.

The position received broad media coverage, notably in Mônica Bergamo’s column in Folha de S.Paulo, citing board member Ticiano Gadêlha on the law’s impacts on strategic sectors.

AUGUST

Thanks to ABPI’s technical input, Congressman Vitor Lippi (PSDB-SP) requested that Bill 4,819/2019 (INPI patent examination) be withdrawn from the agenda to improve the text based on the Association’s suggestions.

President Gabriel Leonardos gave an interview to TV Cultura’s Jornal da Cultura, clarifying issues regarding Brazil’s IP system and responding to U.S. government claims about grant timelines.

SEPTEMBER

President Gabriel Leonardos represented Brazil at the USTR hearing in Washington, reinforcing national progress in innovation and IP.

Director José Eduardo Pieri presented ABPI’s technical position on Bill 2,338/23 to the Special Commission on Artificial Intelligence of the Chamber of Deputies—work recognized on the floor by Congresswoman Luíza Canziani (PSD-PR), the Commission’s chair.

OCTOBER

President Gabriel Leonardos and Reporting Director Rodrigo Ouro Preto hosted Congressman Lucas Ramos (PSB-PE) at ABPI’s headquarters to discuss Bill 512/2025, proposing amendments to the Trademarks Act (Law No. 9,279/1996) to recognize trademark rights after prolonged use without opposition.

NOVEMBER

ABPI held the hybrid event “INPI as a Regulatory Agency: Impacts on the IP System,” with the participation of INPI’s President and the Trademarks Director, strengthening debate on the agency’s institutional future.

DECEMBER

“Creation of the Brazil for Innovation Coalition, an unprecedented alliance of organizations committed to strengthening innovation, legal certainty, and technological advancement in the country.”

Participation of Gabriel Leonardos in the solemn session in Honor of the National Day to Combat Piracy and Biopiracy, held at the Chamber of Deputies in Brasília.