By Marcus Julius Zanon — Curitiba,  

In a decisive move to modernize its industrial property services, Brazil’s National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI) has unveiled a comprehensive new Pricing Policy, formalized by GM/MDIC Ordinance No. 110/2025 and INPI/PR Ordinance No. 10/2025. This regulatory reform aligns with international best practices and responds to critical demands for greater transparency, equity, and strategic alignment in IP service delivery.

A Cost-Based, Periodically Reviewed Framework

Unlike legacy pricing systems often criticized for opacity or outdated logic, Brazil’s new policy adopts a cost-based methodology, combined with quadrennial review cycles. The review process is anchored in INPI’s long-term strategic plan, ensuring adaptive governance that evolves with national innovation dynamics and global benchmarking standards. This shift brings the Brazilian IP system in line with the practices of many leading IP offices, strengthening institutional credibility and enhancing predictability for domestic and international users.

Differentiation by Complexity and Public Interest

Crucially, the policy introduces a nuanced structure where pricing is differentiated not just by the type of service, but by its complexity and execution time. Services demanding greater technical and human resource investment will carry fees proportionate to their demands — a move that improves internal resource planning and reinforces procedural integrity.

Simultaneously, the policy offers strategic fee reductions for innovation stakeholders critical to national development — including:

  • Micro and small enterprises;
  • Public universities;
  • Government-linked research institutions.

This preferential access mechanism promotes greater participation by underrepresented innovators, supporting the inclusive innovation ecosystem envisioned in Brazil’s National IP Strategy (ENPI) and the New Industry Brazil (NIB) initiative.

Transparency and Global Engagement

The policy is part of a broader movement toward digital governance and transparency at INPI. It exemplifies how IP offices in emerging economies can adopt forward-thinking, user-centric regulatory strategies without compromising financial sustainability. Furthermore, this reform strengthens Brazil’s position in the global IP landscape. For foreign IP offices, it provides a model of how administrative pricing can be deployed as a tool of innovation policy, balancing fiscal responsibility with strategic national development goals.

Conclusion: A Signal of Maturity and Vision

As Brazil repositions itself as a hub of innovation in Latin America, the reform of INPI’s pricing structure is more than administrative housekeeping — it is a strategic maneuver designed to enhance institutional agility, widen access to IP protection, and reinforce Brazil’s innovation infrastructure.

For international IP offices, Brazil’s experience offers valuable insights on:

  • Structuring sustainable, inclusive pricing models;
  • Aligning IP policy with national innovation strategies;
  • Enhancing procedural transparency without regulatory burden.

As MJZanon – IP Attorney-At-Law, we recommend foreign IP agencies take note of this high-impact policy shift as an example of proactive, mission-aligned IP governance in practice.

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Note on numbering: as fontes oficiais indicam GM/MDIC nº 110/2025 e INPI/PR nº 10/2025 como base da política/tabela; “MDIC nº 256/2025” não aparece no hub oficial.