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A Q&A guide to pharmaceutical IP and competition law in Brazil. The Q&A gives a high level overview of key issues including … Pharmaceutical IP and competition law in Brazil: 2019

With more than 20 years' experience in legal and intellectual property areas, Maria Pia Guerra has joined our firm as Executive Director of our international unit I’B The IP Hub

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”

The Madrid Protocol for International Trademarks has just been enacted in Brazil, on June 26, 2019. The Protocol is an international treaty … Brazil joins the Madrid Trademark System

ANVISA’s Board of Directors approved the proposal to open two Public Consultations to regulate: (i) the cultivation of the cannabis spp. for … Brazilian regulatory agency (ANVISA) inaugurates discussion on cannabis for medicinal and scientific purposes

The Federal Senate has approved, last month, the Draft Legislative Decree 98/2019, that foresees Brazil's accession to the Madrid Protocol. The text, … Brazil is getting ready for the Madrid Protocol: new procedures for Trademark Registration

The growth of the Brazilian market and economy is paralleled by the increase in counterfeiting activities. The enforcement of IP rights involves … Anti-counterfeiting: A Global Guide 2019

Amylin analogs are important adjunctive drugs in the treatment of diabetes mellitus. However, a dual therapy with insulin involves inconvenient multiple injections. … BZ043, a novel long-acting amylin analog, reduces gastric emptying, food intake, glycemia and insulin requirement in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats

The Global Practice Guide, published by Chambers & Partners, provide easily accessible information on navigating the legal system when conducting business in … Data Protection & Cybersecurity in Brazil 2019: Global Practice Guide by Chambers & Partners

As reported in our Newsletter #22, sent in October 2018, the Public Civil Action filed in 2002 by the Federal Public Prosecution … The controversy regarding amendments to patent applications in Brazil is approaching to a possible end

The Global Practice Guide, published by Chambers & Partners, provide easily accessible information on navigating the legal system when conducting business in … Patent Litigation in Brazil 2019: Global Practice Guide by Chambers & Partners

This February 26, 2019 entered into force Normative Instruction No. 95/2018 [NI 95/2018] published on December 28, 2018, which rules registration of … Brief comments on the new Normative Instruction regarding Geographical Indications

The BPTO (Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office) published, by means Resolution No. 235/2019, the phase II of the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) … INPI establishes phase II of pilot-projet PPH with Japan (JPO)

On February 6, 2019, the BRPTO started public hearing proceedings regarding the revised Guidelines for the Examination of Patent Applications in the … Public hearing about the guidelines for the examination of patent applications in the biotechnology field

Data Protection has been a recurring subject in Brazil for the last decade. While discussions around a bill of general data protection … Brazil’s Best Counsel – Chapter Opening: Data Protection