Our partner Claudio Barbosa and our Attorney at Law Viviane Trojan are the authors of the article “Brazil: Patent Litigation”, published in the Global Patent Litigation 2023, by IAM Media.

Bringing perspectives on injunctions in patent litigation, the Q&A enables a complete analysis of violations and strategies in this context. “Patent infringement is both a criminal offence and a civil tort; however, because IP infringement is considered a less serious crime, patent owners usually file civil lawsuits instead of criminal ones. In civil lawsuits patent owners can obtain preliminary restraining orders and other measures to stop the infringement while the case is pending a final decision”, they explain.

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