During the General Assemblies of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) held in Geneva, the Director of National Institute of Industrial Property Ministry of Economy (INAPI), and the Acting President of the National Institute of Industrial Property of Brazil (INPI), signed a cooperation agreement regarding the services provided by both offices in their roles as International Authorities of the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT). In this way, the institutions have mutually designated each other to act as ISA/IPEA for PCT for their respective nationals.