Trademark & Economic Highlights for Brazil Insights: Trademark applications published in Brazil on 24th of April - Week 16 The total number of applications in Brazil this week is 11158. This is quite a high number compared to previous weeks. Most of course are Brazilian companies (10,491) and just 155 using the Madrid System. The commercial rate of the dollar is 5.15 and the Euro is 5.50, a very significant improvement since last week, but still some way to go. It´s been an excellent week in Brazil. Billions of dollars in new investment has been agreed by companies in the automotive industry, most notably this week by Honda.Claro mobile phones from Mexico and Mercado Libre of Argentina have committed to expand in Brazil bringing thousands of new jobs. The average increase in income for those on low salaries rose by 38% in the last year. Industrial production has increased. Tourism alone was worth over a billion dollars so far this year. Application Dynamics: From application to granting of a trademark is typically over 70 weeks Popular Registration Classes: Brazilian companies:Class 35 (advertising, business management) and Class 41 (education, entertainment).International companies: Class 35, Class 09, and Class 05. For more statistics...