Brazilian Consumer Protection Agency (DPDC, in the Portuguese acronym), an agency under the Brazilian Department of Justice, published this month its decisions … Brazilian Consumer Protection Agency fines three companies for abusive advertising directed at children
The rules on the filing of amendments to patent applications until a Patent Office completes the examination are clear throughout the world. … The controversy regarding amendments to patent applications in Brazil
In its continued effort to decrease the patent examination backlog, the Brazilian Patent Office has signed its seventh PPH agreement, this time … Brazilian Patent Office establishes PPH pilot project with Denmark
As an alternative to accelerate the examination of patent applications in several areas, the Brazilian Patent Office (INPI) has published Resolution INPI/PR … INPI establishes pilot project of PPH INPI-UKIPO
The Brazilian IP Law determines that use of a trademark must be initiated within 5 (five) years of the registration issuance date … New rules of the Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office for validation of evidence of use of trademarks in forfeiture proceedings
Developed over the course of eight years, Brazil's first General Law on Data Protection (LGPD – Lei Geral de Proteção de Dados … Brazil: National Congress approves bill of General Law on Data Protection
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
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
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
