1. Specification, claims, abstract and drawings (for Design only drawings and the statement as to the type).

2. Power of Attorney (neither notarization nor legalization).

3. Assignment, if necessary.

4. Full name, domicile and address of applicant and inventor.

National entry of an International patent application (PCT - Chapter I or II - both 30 months from the international filing date):

1. Copy of the complete PCT application (Request, specifications, claims, drawings and abstract).

2. Copy of the PCT publication.

3. Copy of the International Search Report.

4. If so, copies of the Demand and of the Preliminary Examination Report and of any Amendments.

5. Certified copy of priority document.

Belated filings:

1. POA= 60 days; Priority document= 60 days if PCT, 90 days for Industrial Design, 4 months for Trademark and 180 days for Patent.

2. Duration of a patent is 20 years count from the date of submission of the application to the Brazil Patent Office.