If someone has the use of the mark, as well as a pending application or has a registered trademark, before you filing the request for registering it they do have priority.

Unregistered marks may be used legally provided the following conditions are met:

- The mark is not prohibited by the Brazilian laws

- The mark is not in conflict with any notorious mark

- The mark is not contrary to Brazilian customs and principles of morality

- The mark is not offensive to religious beliefs

- The mark is not misleading with regards to its origin or nature

Applicants may not register the following marks:

- Marks that contradict principles of morality and public safety/order;

- Generic words or terms;

- Flags, names, or symbols of any state, nation, or international organization;

- Marks that do not show distinctiveness;

- Marks that are used primarily as a geographical name;

- Marks with geographical indications;

- Marks that are used as an advertising means;

Applicants are allowed to register the following marks:

- Well-known marks;

- Devices;

- Names;

- Words;

- Get-up or trade dress;

- Colors;

- Collective marks;

- Some three-dimensional shapes;

- Certification marks;

- Service marks.

Once you have your company’s trademark registered you’ll have the rights below:

- Right to bring cancellation to later conflicting registrations;

- Right to oppose later conflicting applications;

- Right to request for the seizure of counterfeit goods;

- Right to file an infringement case against third parties for using a confusingly similar mark;

- Right to license third parties to use the mark;

- Right to receive damages for infringement;

Besides the fact, both trademarks, patents, and copyrights offer protection for owners of intellectual property. The main difference is, the trademark protects the rights to exclusively use the image, logo, phrases, or words to distinguish the goods or a service in the market.

Thus, copyright is known to protect, per example, artistic or musical published, performed, or printed creative works from someone copying what they do. Copyright protection protects any original creative works of authors including:

Yes. According to the legal status of foreigners, issued on 10 May 2016, dependants (over 16 years of age) of temporary work visa holders will automatically be granted a visa that allows them to work in Brazil.

The Work Visa a permanent status for the main application, therefore the visa holder is allowed to bring dependants.

Are considered dependants:

• Unmarried children, under 18 years of age or older who are proven to be unable to provide for themselves;

• Ascendants or descendants, when an effective need for support by the interested party is demonstrated;

Generally, they do not. An individual who enters Brazil as a tourist must exit the country with the same status. This means that tourists are not permitted to change a visa from one type to another during his/her stay in the country. A possible employer must initiate the application of a Work Permit in behalf of the applicant. Once approved, the applicant must leave Brazil and go back to his country of origin, where he/she can claim his/her Work Visa through the Brazilian Consulate.

The list of available Work Visas is quite lengthy, and determining the correct one will be dependent on a variety of factors. The most common types are:

• Temporary Work Visa with Brazilian Employment Agreement: