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06/04/2021
Patent Protection

The Supreme Court will assess the constitutionality of the term of patent protection in Brazil

The Supreme Court of Brazil (“TSCB”) will hear an especially important case for all IP community. It will be the first time that TSCB will analyse […]
06/07/2020
Fashion, Trends and Movies: The Devil Wears Prada 2

Fashion, Trends and Movies: The Devil Wears Prada

Intellectual Property Lawyer’s Quirks: ‘I See IP All the Time… Everywhere!’ Then, Let Me Talk about a Movie without Forgetting IP. If, Like Other Intellectual Property Attorneys, You ‘See IP All the Time… Everywhere.’,
12/06/2020
Typical Brazilian goods and services available at MGS Manager 4

Typical Brazilian goods and services available at MGS Manager

Now it is possible to precisely specify items of a trademark intended to protect typical Brazilian goods and services, once WIPO included 668 new items to […]
30/10/2019
The Madrid Protocol - Embracing the New Challenge 6

The Madrid Protocol – Embracing the New Challenge

Brazil has acceded to the WIPO - International Trademark System and the Madrid System will enter into force on October 2, 2019
19/10/2019
Brazilian patent office strives to deal with patent backlog. Are we glimpsing a new era on patent proceedings? 8

Brazilian patent office strives to deal with patent backlog. Are we glimpsing a new era on patent proceedings?

It has been almost a year since the Brazilian Patent Office launched a project to reduce, within 2 years, the backlog of more than 207,000 unexamined patent applications in 80%.
15/08/2019
IP Strategies in Brazil: It is worth investing 10

IP Strategies in Brazil: It is worth investing

The 3rd Intellectual Property Seminar organized by the National Industry Confederation was held on November 5th and has counted with many government representatives, such as the president of Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office and members of the Economy...
13/01/2017
BTO AND JPO CREATE A JOINT GROUP WORK TO EXPEDITE PATENT EXAMINATION

BTO and JPO create a joint group work to expedite patent examination

The Brazilian and Japanese Ministries of Economy, Commerce and Industry have created a joint work group to study a cooperative program regarding patent examinations, such as […]
13/01/2017
COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT BETWEEN BRAZIL AND EPO

Cooperative agreement between Brazil and EPO

The Brazilian Minister of Industry, External Trade and Services, Mr. Marcos Pereira, and the Vice-President of the European Patent Office (EPO), Mr. Raimund Lutz, have executed […]