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Brazil’s trademark law requires rights owners to use their marks, but there is an important exception to this rule, and pharmaceutical companies … Pharma trademarks in Brazil: an exception to the rule

As informed in our Newsletter No. 01/2018, the Brazilian Patent Office (BPTO) recently published Resolution No. 208, which entered into force on … Complementary information referred to the Guidelines for Examination of Patent Applications in the field of Chemistry

It is not new that owners of intellectual property rights have been waging long and relentless battles against those who insist on … Internet infringers: You can run, but you can’t ride

The growth of internet services has enhanced the importance of search advertising. The service, rendered by internet search engine operators, allows a … Use of registered marks in search advertising

Following our Notice sent on March 2017, regarding the public consultation on the Guidelines for Examination of Patent Applications in the field … Guidelines for Examination of Patent Applications in the Field of Chemistry

Legislative framework and causes of action   The Brazilian Constitution guarantees patent, trademark and copyrights as a means to secure the social … Trademark Litigation 2018: Litigation procedures and strategies in Brazil

Currently there are 28,000 patent applications being filed per year with the BPTO, thus the inventory of applications awaiting examination is larger … Accelerated and Simplified Granting of Brazilian Patents

This PPH Program, in what concerns applicability in Brazil, will cover information technology, packages, measurements and chemistry inventions, and will accept a … The Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office (BPTO) has just announced that a PPH (Patent Prosecution Highway) pilot agreement has been signed with People’s Republic of China

As an alternative to accelerate examination of applications in the areas of Chemistry and Medical Technology (excluding pharmaceutical area), the Brazilian Patent … The Brazilian Patent Office (BPO) defines the administrative proceedings of the PPH Pilot Program in cooperation with the European

In a decision made available on the 7th of November, Judge of the Supreme Court Luiz Fux dismissed a lawsuit by which … Supreme Court dismisses lawsuit against rule that guarantees a minimum term for patent protection

This Q&A gives a high level overview of trade mark disputes, including how trade mark infringement is assessed; unregistered trade marks; invalidation proceedings; … Trade mark Litigation in Brazil: Overview

As it is known, software protection follows the Copyright System, and a registration which is optional and of a declaratory nature can … New procedures regarding Software Registration in Brazil

Our partner Gabriel Leonardos and our lawyer Paulo Bianco published an article “When art is usable or wearable: works of applied art … When art is usable or wearable: works of applied art in the light of the Brazilian framework

Following the same strategy that has been adopted to deal with the current huge backlog of patent applications still awaiting examination, the BPTO launches one more alternative to accelerate examination of applications in areas considered strategic.

The Ministry of Environment published the Ordinance # 01/2017 on the Official Gazette of October 13, which establishes November 6th as the date when SISGEN (a database that will allow parties to register their ABS activities) will start to operate. Moreover, the same ordinance established November 6th as the beginning of the deadline provided by Brazilian Biodiversity Act (Law # 13.123/2015) for parties to regularize their ABS activities.