NPI has established basic standards for the registration of contracts through laws and legal acts, which regulate the entrepreneurial system in general.

Technology transfer and trademark or patent licensing should be formalized through contracts duly registered with INPI in order to allow the necessary effects in relation to third parties. This registration allows for lawful operations to be carried out, such as the remittance of dividends abroad and the corresponding fiscal deduction for the companies involved in the process.

The main types of contracts that can be registered are:

• Technical and Scientific Assistance Contract - related to the acquisition of technical information, planning or programming, studies or projects in general for the rendering or execution of special services.
  
• Patent Exploitation (EP) - for the licensing of a patent request or a patent already granted.
  
• Use of a Trademark - for the licensing of a trademark registration request or registration already granted.
  
• Technology Transfer - for the acquisition of non-patentable techniques and/or know-how for the production of services, industrial or commercial products.
  
• Franchising - for the concession of a trademark, with the rendering of additional services or technical assistance, with the transfer of total or partial information related to the business.