Highly offensive signs and signs that reproduce words or phrases that have passed into general use by certain personalities

By Provision DI-2024-141-APN-DNM#INPI INPI establishes that:

ARTICLE 1°: In those cases in which the pretension of registration of a sign that may be highly or manifestly offensive is detected, at any stage of the application process, the applicant shall be heard under the terms of Sections 3º inc. e) and 4º of Law 22.362.

SECTION 2: In those cases in which a claim for registration as a trademark of a name, word, sign or advertising phrase that have entered into general use before its application for registration is detected; and reproduce in whole or in part words or phrases that are ostensibly associated with certain personalities, at any stage of the processing of the application, the interested party shall be heard under the terms of Section 2, paragraph b) of Law 22.362.

Answered the observation or expired the term of the view it will be solved what by right corresponds.

ARTICLE 3º: In any of the suppositions of the preceding articles, answered the view, or expired the term to do it will be solved immediately what in right corresponds.