Insights: Trademark applications published in Brazil on 16th of April The total number of applications in Brazil this week is 7929, not including those that filed via WIPO. Application Dynamics: The journey from application to granting of the trademark is typically over 70 weeks, and has risen a little recently. Popular Registration Classes: Class 35 (advertising, business management) and Class 41 (education, entertainment) lead in Brazilian registrations. Internationally, Class 35, Class 09, and Class 05 are most sought after for direct applications in Brazil. The commercial rate of the dollar is $5.26 and the Euro is €5.59, a very significant drop against the dollar but not quite as much as against the Euro. Despite this, it´s been a reasonably good week in Brazil. The IMF has predicted that Brazil will be the 8th economy by the end of the year. Expectations are high for interest rates to continue falling, as well as inflation and unemployment figures. New figures suggest that the GDP of Brasil could easily be over 2% this year. For more statistics...