Newsletter

<p>News of Kasznar Leonardos Intelectual Property, with Offices in RJ, SP and RS – Brazil.</p>

ANVISA opens a Public Consultation to improve the reliance on foreign regulatory authorities’ opinions

ANVISA’s Board of Directors opened a Public Consultation (“PC 1,039/2021”), available to contributions between 04/15/2021 and 06/15/2021, to discuss a proposed regulation ANVISA opens a Public Consultation to improve the reliance on foreign regulatory authorities’ opinions

The Term of Patents in Brazil: what a difference a day makes!

Changes in the preliminary injunction granted by the Brazilian Supreme Court   As per our Newsletter No. 7/2021, on April 7th, 2021, The Term of Patents in Brazil: what a difference a day makes!

Judgment Day: the term of Patents in Brazil

Summary: in a judgment initiated on April 7, 2021, the Brazilian Supreme Court decided to immediately suspend the validity of all patents Judgment Day: the term of Patents in Brazil

Brazilian PTO extends the Patent Backlog Fighting Project

Continuing with the goal of reducing the number of patent applications pending decision, the Brazilian PTO (“BPTO”) published the Ordinance/INPI/PR N° 21, Brazilian PTO extends the Patent Backlog Fighting Project

ANPD publishes its internal procedure rules

Published in the Official Gazette on March 9th, 2021, Ordinance No. 01 stipulates the Brazilian National Data Protection Authority’s (ANPD) internal procedure ANPD publishes its internal procedure rules

Biodiversity: Brazil deposits instrument of ratification at the UN and Nagoya Protocol will enter into force in Brazil soon

According to a joint note released by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of the Environment, Brazil deposited, on the Biodiversity: Brazil deposits instrument of ratification at the UN and Nagoya Protocol will enter into force in Brazil soon

Brazilian National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA) decides not to comment on a bill that proposes changes to the Industrial Property Act

he  Last Tuesday (February 9th, 2021), the Board of the National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA) decided not to comment on the Senate Brazilian National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA) decides not to comment on a bill that proposes changes to the Industrial Property Act

BPTO publishes Manual on Geographical Indications

The Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office (BPTO) published on Tuesday, January 5th 2021, the first edition of the Manual of Geographical Indications. BPTO publishes Manual on Geographical Indications

BPTO publishes phase II of the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Program

The Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office (BPTO) published, by means of Ordinance n° 404, dated December 21, 2020, phase II of the BPTO publishes phase II of the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Program

New Guidelines for Examination of Patent Applications for Computer-Implemented Inventions

Four years after the publication of the first Examination Guidelines for computer-implemented inventions, the Brazilian Patent Office published a new revised version New Guidelines for Examination of Patent Applications for Computer-Implemented Inventions