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Law no. 14,010/2020, enacted last Friday, and derived from Bill of Law no. 1,179/2020, establishes the Emergency and Transitory Legal Regime of … Law no. 14,010/2020 and its impacts on the Brazilian data protection framework

As informed on our Newsletter #03, on February 2019, the BRPTO started public hearing proceedings regarding the revised Guidelines for the Examination … Updates regarding public hearing about guidelines for the Examination of Patent Applications in the Biotechnology field

The Provisional Measure n. 959/2020, enacted yesterday by the President of Brazil, established guidelines regarding the granting of benefits for the Brazilian … Provisional Measure postpones the effective date of the Brazilian Data Protection Law

Last Friday, President Jair Bolsonaro approved the Provisional Measure no. 954 (“MP 954) that determines the sharing of consumers’ data by telecommunication … Brazil approves Provisional Measure about personal data

By means of publication made in the Official Gazette 2,570, dated April 7th, 2020, the Brazilian Patent Office promulgated Ordinance No. 149/2020, … The Brazilian PTO establishes prioritization of technologies associated with the treatment and diagnosis of Covid-19

Last Friday, the Brazilian Senate deliberated about the Bill of Law no. 1,179/2020, which sets forth the Emergency and Transitory Legal Regime … Emergency measures derived from Covid-19: Brazilian Senate approves the postponement of Brazilian Data Protection Regulation

The pandemic declaration and the increasing number of infections and deaths due to the Covid-19 have been causing countless effects around the … The apparent antagonism of data protection rights and the fight against the Covid-19

Given the increasing development of the Coronavirus in Brazil, our firm has decided to adopt stricter measures to protect our people, their … Suspension of official deadlines and Kasznar Leonardos business continuity plan

On January 16, 2020, the Brazilian National Consumer Agency ("SENACON") submitted to public consultation a draft for a new regulation regarding advertising … SENACON opens public consultation on ordinance that aims to regulate advertising to children

On January 28th the Data Privacy Day is celebrated around the world. The date was set based on a decision of the … Data Privacy Latest News

Kasznar Leonardos is delighted to announce that on January 2020, Aline Ferreira became a new partner in our Litigation Department and Patrícia … Kasznar Leonardos welcomes new partners for 2020

The Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office (BPTO) published Resolution 225/19 which institutes rulings on the pilot project for the Patent Prosecution Highway … BPTO publishes new rules to request participation on Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) programs

After the enactment of Law n. 13,853/2019 by the President, implementing partial vetoes to Law n.13,709/2018 (Brazilian General Data Protection Law – … New review of the LGPD: Brazilian Congress rejects the presidential vetoes and reestablish sanctions

The Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office (BPTO) is finishing the last adjustments for starting Madrid Protocol procedures in Brazil. In the last … Madrid Protocol takes effect in Brazil

As part of the “Patent Backlog-fighting Project”, the Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office (BPTO) published Resolutions INPI Nos. 240/19 and 241/19 on … BPTO publishes resolutions that will initiate the “Patent Backlog-fighting Project”