Gamification is a solution applied in the main companies of the world. The objective was to discuss the patentability of gamification in the Brazilian Patent Office (INPI). This article reviewed the scientific literature, patent office guidelines and related websites. The documents consulted have shown that patentability criteria are similar among patent offices worldwide; American and European offices have patents related to gamification; the justifications presented by these offices for patenting the inventions related to Gamification are in line with the criteria presented in the guidelines of the Brazilian Patent Office (INPI). Therefore, the present article concluded that inventions related to Gamification meet the patentability criteria of the INPI.

The Geographical Indication is an instrument of protection to products and services that have intrinsic value. The cities of Bento Gonçalves, Flores da Cunha, Monte Belo do Sul, Farroupilha, Paraty, Urussanga, Salinas and Abaíra are highlights in the Brazilian agricultural sector. These regions have territorial demarcations with a Geographical Indication certification, where the producers live in the same region and can sell their own products with this seal of quality. An analysis has as a starting point the following study problem: Is the success of the implementation of a Geographical Indication linked to the development of the region? The results showed that only the Gross Domestic Product per capita is not sufficient to prove a record of Geographic Indication was actually implemented successfully in a certain region or not, however it can be observed that in the developed regions the trend is much higher.

Geographical Indication (GI) is a way of differentiating a product in the market by highlighting its added value and guaranteed origin. The objective in this paper was to analyze the Brazilian agribusiness GIs in order to identify the extent of the protection in this form of certification. A bibliographic survey was carried out in the public domain as well as a documentary search in the National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI) database. The database of the registries of GIs, comparing the characteristics of the GIs as: Associations and Cooperatives, in natura and modified, direct and manufactured production, animal and vegetable product, and product or service. The data of GIs was collected and grouped. Soon after, a search was conducted on the official sites of the cooperatives and associations in order to gather information about the production and other details. Direct production is very labor intensive and can not be produced in large quantities. The associations and cooperatives that have the IG seal adopt a manufactured production and hope thus have a greater financial return. All of the Brazilian agribusiness GIs are designated for products. This study serves as a basis for future research on GIs that wish to know the characteristics of Brazilian GIs in order to interact on the subject.

The human development index and Gini Index are instruments used to measure the development of a particular region. Geographical indications are often associated with the development of certificated regions. Thus, this research raises a question about the evolution of the development indexes in regions with geographical indications of agribusiness and aims to analyze its human development. This research is classified as basic, characterized as descriptive and having a qualitative/quantitative character. After data analysis, it can be concluded that the profile of the towns is the same for the past 10 years, but with even more positive values, considering the high correlation found in the results.