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June 7, 2019
Brazil is getting ready for the Madrid Protocol: new procedures for Trademark Registration
The Federal Senate has approved, last month, the Draft Legislative Decree 98/2019, that foresees Brazil's accession to the Madrid Protocol. The text, which had already been approved by the Legislative Chamber, was now forwarded to promulgation by the President of the Republic. The Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office is already preparing itself to join the WIPO system. In order to do so, it has issued 4 new resolutions.
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