(11) 5572-2000
Founded in 1985,
Braga & Associados specializes in
Copyright and industrial property
36 years of experience
The BRAND is your company’s greatest asset.
Our mission is to ensure the protection of this heritage.
Managed by specialized professionals, in turn, for 42 years in this area, BRAGA & ASSOCIADOS - ADVOGADOS has become one of the most complete teams in this segment in the country, bringing together in its structure:
- Registration of Trademarks and Patents
- Copyright Registration
- Software Registration
- Combating Piracy
- Legal and Technical Advice
- Licensing
Come in to meet us and schedule a consultation!
Our Office
THIS IS A GREAT PLACE FOR YOUR BRAND
BRAGA & ASSOCIADOS was founded in 1985, initially as a law firm specializing in the registration of brands, patents and copyrights.
Since that time, BRAGA has already protected these rights of its customers, through judicial measures of Search and Seizure of counterfeit products, as well as compensation actions.
Over the years, BRAGA designed licensing work for the emblems of major Brazilian Football Clubs, for companies interested in launching products featuring these famous brands.
This licensing work with large clubs was pioneering in Brazil, giving rise to the need to combat piracy, as the market was infested with products that used the emblems of these clubs, without any authorization.
Today, BRAGA & ASSOCIADOS - ADVOGADOS is known internationally as one of the most traditional firms for combating piracy and protecting the intellectual properties of its clients, notable for its work in high-profile cases.
There is no lawyer more eloquent than the heart.
Sylvain Maréchal (1788)
SOCIAL NETWORK
Customers
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
TRADEMARK REGISTRATION
What constitutes a Brand
Each invention aims to present something new to society and bring some benefit. The new product always arrives with a new technology, a new appearance, with more speed and practicality, even benefiting users with the new improvement of existing objects and contributing to the development and evolution of society, in a more simplified and modern way.
When we protect the Brand, we are protecting our company's visual identity and products and services. The Patent is directly linked to a product, it is something concrete, visible and tangible. Every time we talk about a patent, we are referring to something new, which is essential for registration: novelty.
To patent a new invention, the author must meet all the requirements of novelty, inventive activity and industrial application. The period in which the patent holder can exploit it exclusively is limited: it can be 15 or 20 years, a time determined according to the type of invention, be it Invention Patent (IP), Utility Model (MU) or Industrial Design (ID).
Validity period depends on the modality being requested:
PI - Invention Patent - 20 years
MU - Utility Model - 15 years
DI - Industrial Design - 10 years + 15 years (renewal).
After the established period of exclusivity, the patent will become public domain, and anyone will be able to exploit it without needing to request authorization from its holder. The State grants a period of privilege to the patent holder, where only he can explore and benefit from his idea, and may also, if there is interest, authorize third parties to exploit the patented product.
We have associated offices in the main Brazilian capitals and agents in all countries around the world connected to our International Department, for patent registrations abroad.
FIGHTING PIRACY
Rights holders continually suffer infringement of their distinctive signs by unscrupulous manufacturers and traders.
This piracy significantly harms commercial negotiations between rights holders and companies interested in officially licensing their distinctive signs.
Said piracy vulgarizes and devalues the image of rights holders in the national territory and abroad, due to the existence of poor quality products stamping their distinctive signs.
With know-how from 36 years of activity, BRAGA has become the most complete team to combat piracy in the country, as it brings together within a single structure all the departments necessary for the complete performance of the important functions that surround this work, counting with:
Team of lawyers and interns
External investigation team specialized in identifying piracy hotspots
Personnel trained to purchase pirated products from commerce in general
Interposition of Judicial Measures to Search and Seize counterfeit products
Monitoring search and seizure efforts, together with court officials
Own warehouse for the safekeeping of seized pirated merchandise
Partnership with law firms in all Brazilian states, for entry and monitoring until the end of legal actions.
BRAGA & ASSOCIADOS – ADVOGADOS has become internationally renowned for its work in high-profile cases.
CASES
Products seized in the most diverse segments:
clothing, dolls, stationery, accessories, toys, etc.
LICENSING
According to the Industrial Property Law, the holder of an intellectual property right may, if it is in their interest, grant authorization so that other companies, from different segments, can also exploit said properties, upon payment of a monthly remuneration. or annual.
To carry out trademark, patent or copyright licensing business, BRAGA makes the following infrastructure available to its clients:
Negotiation and feasibility studies of the product in the consumer market
Assessment of royalty values and minimum guarantees
Preparation of Licensing Agreements
Complete licensing administration, sample approval, sales reports
Study of promotions and research into alternative distribution channels
Incessant fight against piracy, together with commercial establishments and manufacturers
Image Rights and Privacy Rights are constitutional rights, directly related to the dignity of individuals and must be preserved and well administered, which is why Braga can develop preventive, administrative or legal guidance work for clients.
CONFIDENTIALITY AGREEMENTS
Numerous areas of professional activity involve the need to enter into confidentiality agreements to preserve information, assets and heritage. In this sense, Braga will be able to guide you on the best way to formalize these legal instruments, so that they reflect the strategic interests of the client.
CONSULTATION - PREPARATION OF TECHNICAL OPINIONS
The preparation of technical opinions, as a way of developing and analyzing legal scenarios, is an effective way of carrying out administrative advocacy and is one of Braga's areas of activity.