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The Brazilian Superior Court (“STJ”) has recently ruled on puffery in advertising in a case between Unilever (owner of the Hellmann’s brand) … Brazilian Superior Court recognizes the legitimacy of Heinz’s use of exaggerated advertising

In an online meeting convened by the INPI on May 25, 2023, representatives of the main national associations for studies and intellectual … Brazilian Patent Office (INPI) announces plan to grant patents in just 2 years

On May 9, 2023, the BPTO released the INPI/CPAPD technical opinion No. 01/2023, which provides guidance on the patentability of inventions related … The Brazilian PTO published a new technical opinion regarding the patentability of inventions related to transgenic plants

The BPTO published, on April 11, 2023, the Management Report for fiscal year 2022, which highlights the results achieved in view of … BPTO Management Report 2022: Patent overview

On February 15th, the Brazilian Trademark Office (BPTO) published its latest Classification of Goods and Services list to reflect the revisions implemented … Brazilian Trademark Office incorporates updates to International Classification of Goods And Services (“Nice”) for Trademark Registration

The Brazilian Data Protection Authority (“ANPD” or “Authority”) published, on February 28th, 2023, the Regulation on Dosimetry and Application of Administrative Penalties … Brazilian Data Protection Authority approves the Regulation on Dosimetry and Application of Administrative Penalties

Several Bills are being debated in the Brazilian National Congress with the objective of regulating the development and use of artificial intelligence … The Future Legal Regulation Of Artificial Intelligence In Brazil

In the last days of December 2022, new regulations entered into force easing up the remittance of royalty payments abroad. However, local … New flexibility on the remittance of royalty payments abroad

On December 28, 2022, the Brazilian PTO published Technical Note no. 03.2022, updating the procedures for exam of forfeiture requests, originally regulated … Analysis Of Evidence Of Use Became More Thorough In The Forfeiture Procedure

The Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office (BPTO) published by means of Ordinance No. 79, dated December 16th, 2022, which will come into effect … BPTO Publishes New Rules For Prioritization Of Patent Applications Prosecution

The Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office (BPTO) published, by means of Ordinance n° 78, dated December 16th 2022, phase IV of the Patent … BPTO publishes phase IV of the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Program

When Facebook CEO and one of the planet’s wealthiest, Mark Zuckerberg, changed his company’s name to Meta in October 2021, he simultaneously … Digital influencers and advertising in the Metaverse and social media

Our partner Priscila Kashiwabara and specialists Breno Alves and Gabriel Cavalcante published the article “Sustainable agriculture, green technologies and IP in Brazil” in the Global Patent Prosecution Guide … Sustainable agriculture, green technologies and IP in Brazil

The financial collapse of FTX regarded as one of the largest cryptocurrency exchanges in the world brought with it not only financial … FTX Investor Sues Gisele Bündchen And Other Celebrities For Deceptive Practices

A new decision from the Brazilian Supreme Court on November 16th brought some hope to patent owners seeking the term adjustment for patents … New Decision From The Brazilian Supreme Court In Favor Of Patent Term Adjustment (PTA) Cases