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intellectual property brazil since 1989

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the company a landmark in the segment in july 1989 dr luiz gonzaga domingos de souza and his son still an engineer student establish wagner the alencar company domingos wettor joined their experience and talent to intellectual property brazil excellency reliability hard work and the country with worldwide presence it was the first company from the state of ceará to be accredited to the inpi brazilian patent and trademark office and is also a member of the major national entities operating in the field currently the bureau is responsible for over 6 thousand processes of nearly 3 thousand clients with whom the company is always seeking to nourish a close and long relationship dedication have made the trademark wettor well known today it is the leading intellectual property company on the northern and northeastern region and it is ranked among the top 20 larger firms of

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founders luiz gonzaga domingos de souza attorney businessman economist philosopher still very young left the backland of the city of quixadá located on the countryside of ceará state to study in the capital city fortaleza he graduated in philosophy law and economics from universidade federal do ceará federal university of ceará and in business administration from universidade estatual do ceará state university of ceará as a businessman and economist he devoted 26 years of his professional life to banco do nordeste do brasil bank of northeast of brazil and later to advocacy wagner alencar domingos engineer began his career as a trainee of the privatized companhia siderúrgica nacional national steel company in 1979 he joined the fundação industrial himself núcleo center thereafter de for to tecnologia industrial intellectual technology foundation he devoted property from 1986 to 1989 headed the núcleo de inovação tecnológica center for technological innovation and the representation of the inpi brazilian patent and trademark office in the state of ceará.

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corporate identity mission to provide differentiated solutions in the management of intangible assets generating safety to clients satisfaction and quality of life to our employers and shareholders in a sustainable way values transparency commitment and zeal towards the client excellency ethics professionalism innovation and creativity appreciation and development of our employers trust and mutual respect simplicity in managing close relationship with the client.

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services you can count with the most complete consultancy and advising on intellectual property worldwide through the services of availability search registration prosecution monitoring financial valuation business intermediation legal advice contracts preparation expertise audits opinion courses and lectures involving:

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trademarks it s every symbol whether written or drawn that identifies and distinguishes products or services which are identical or similar produced by different companies patents it s the granted exclusive right to the invention of products technologies industrial processes or new systems or improvements to those that already exist in order to solve an existing technical problem improve the use or the manufacture of the product industrial design it s the granted exclusive right to new designs or arrangements of lines and colors applied to preexisting products that provide originality and distinctiveness to the same copyrights it s granted exclusive right to creations of the spirit fixed in any tangible form of expression such as books songs melodies scientific theories theatrical scripts photographs movies etc softwares also called computer programs they are a set of computer commands described through a programming language whose main purpose is to automate any routine domains names by which we identify and access websites trade names also known as corporation or business name they are the names that identify the legal entities by the official organs of record commercial registry internal revenue service and others that usually contains a different element which identifies and complements the company s activity and its legal form trade secret company s strategic operational or commercial information which cannot or should not be registered by any of the above categories but that can be protected by contractual obligations.

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differentials the professionalism and ethics guide the daily work accredited company we were the first company from ceará to be accredited to the inpi brazilian patent and trademark office since 1998 meeting all the standards required by the office we are also members of the associação brasileira de agentes da propriedade industrial brazilian association of industrial property agents and of the associação brasileira da propriedade intelectual brazilian intellectual property association entities that bring together the best associates in their segment full advising you find all solutions in one place since wettor offers the most complete advising on intellectual property.

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customized treatment wettor has solutions to enable business to clients of all sizes be them micro and small enterprises natural person individual entrepreneurs and nonprofits organizations qualified and experienced professionals more than 20 years of experience in this area ensured wettor the necessary knowledge and experience to plot the best solutions for each case relying on over 50 qualified and constantly trained employers early diagnosis in wettor your investment is taken seriously therefore no work is started without first informing the client of the chances of success or failures verified through detailed searches and analysis personal support wettor´s clients receive differentiated treatment each client has a consultant and an assistant at its disposal either to clarify questions provide information or carry out new business simply by contacting us via e-mail or telephone investment in technology to handle more than 6 thousand processes wettor constantly invests in new technologies especially in data processing therefore owns the most complete management software in intellectual property thanks to it clients can access any time via the internet the history of their processes scanned documents record of all contacts made with the company 3rd parties processes which collide with their trademarks and others furthermore receive monthly newsletters with the summary of this information international presence wettor has a network of associate offices in all 7 continents extending its services to clients worldwide.

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successful cases being responsible for the trademarks protection of the largest chain of optical stores in brazil with over 480 establishments spread in 140 cities is a great honor and at the same time great responsibility since 2007 wettor handles all intellectual property matters of this firm formerly known as babalu bebelu went through the painful experience of having to change its trademark since the initially chosen name was already being used by another company with wettor s assistance the company managed to overcome this issue choosing and registering the trademark bebelu it was the first fast-food franchise originated from the northeast region and it was also ranked among the top five in brazil.

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the company farmácias pague menos has much history to tell and wettor has the satisfaction of being part of it after all since 1997 takes care of one of the most valuable assets of the company its trademarks just like every business it started small but achieved national level by embracing the concept of drugstore offering a diverse product line and being the pioneer in the correspondent banking system its trademark has surpassed the pharmaceutical market frontier and wettor has accompanied its evolution registering in every possible classes in order to obtain total protection today it is listed among the top 250 largest companies of brazil with points of sale in all federal states betânia is a good example of how to protect your trademark without leaving any openings to the competitors it is part of the cbl group brazilian company of dairy products and has been operating in market for over 29 years with products that range from milks yogurts and cheeses to even candies and condensed milk because of it the trademark is now protected for all products and services which already provides and those which it intends to offer in the future for this reason it holds the registration before the inpi brazilian patent and trademark office of 26 processes covering a total of 8 different classes this athlete needs no further introduction everyone knows he was a star playing for barcelona and milan the 2002 fifa world cup champion with the brazilian national team was awarded footballer of the year twice by fifa and chosen in 2009 as the best player of the decade by world soccer magazine what many still do not know is that the trademarks of ronaldinho gaÚcho are handled carefully by wettor responsible for over 300 registrations on the athlete s name in 36 countries a bank more than any company knows how to reduce the risks of an operation and perform it successfully so did banco do nordeste do brasil bank of northeast of brazil in the process of changing its trademarks when launched in december 2010 the new logo and visual identity the bank had already protected 5 months before its visual creations with wettor setting an example in planning and mitigating any risks after all they were dealing with its greatest assets it is no coincidence that banco do nordeste do brasil bank of northeast of brazil has become the greatest regional development bank of the entire latin america and earning a place among the most valuable bank trademarks of the world.

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general information head office wettor bureau de apoio empresarial s/s ltda consorte business center 870 dr josé lourenço st office 405 to 409 ­ 4th floor fortaleza ceará 60115-280 brazil phone +55 85 3066.3999/3969 fax +55 85 3066.3998 credentials strategic partners internet www.wettor.com.br internacional@wettor.com.br

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