Today, we celebrate the professionals who drive technological, scientific, and industrial development. Engineering plays a central role in solutions that enhance efficiency, safety, and progress, shaping the future of innovation in Brazil and around the world.
At Araripe Advogados, we recognize the fundamental role of engineers within the field of Intellectual Property. Their technical precision is essential for patentability analyses, the interpretation of inventions, the preparation of technical opinions, prior art searches, and the definition of protection strategies. This collaboration between technical and legal expertise strengthens the security of our clients’ technological assets.
When discussing technological advances, it is impossible to overlook one of the most emblematic controversies in history: who invented the airplane?
In the United States, the Wright brothers are recognized and listed as the holders of U.S. Patent No. 821,393 (granted in 1906), which protected a model powered by a catapult and rails. In that same year, the Brazilian Santos Dumont carried out the first public and widely documented flight with the 14-bis—an autonomous model capable of taking off and landing on its own—and, by choosing not to patent his aircraft, contributed to one of the greatest debates in aviation history regarding who was, in fact, the true pioneer.
To all engineers—especially those who are part of our team and our clients—we express our appreciation for their continuous dedication to innovation and for strengthening the Intellectual Property ecosystem.
Photo source: José Rosael/Hélio Nobre – USP Paulista Museum/Wikimedia Commons (Public Domain).