omputer programs are protected matter by Copyright and although non-patentable they are registered by INPI and protected by specific Law No.9609/1998.

Considering the difficulty to prove the authorship of a software, in view of its immaterialness, the registration with this competent organ became the only effective protection option against the non-authorized use by third parties. In this way, the author of the Computer Program can claim the paternity of his product, using our technical consulting and confidential services.

The documentation must be prepared in compliance with specific standards of sealed envelopes and the Registerability Examination will be carried out by INPI after observing all the aspects related to the formal documentation.

A computer program has the legal validity of 50 years, as of January 01 of the year subsequent to the year of its creation. The date of creation is considered as the date when the program is found apt to develop the functions for which it has been designed.