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
This PPH Program, in what concerns applicability in Brazil, will cover information technology, packages, measurements and chemistry inventions, and will accept a … The Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office (BPTO) has just announced that a PPH (Patent Prosecution Highway) pilot agreement has been signed with People’s Republic of China
As an alternative to accelerate examination of applications in the areas of Chemistry and Medical Technology (excluding pharmaceutical area), the Brazilian Patent … The Brazilian Patent Office (BPO) defines the administrative proceedings of the PPH Pilot Program in cooperation with the European
As it is known, software protection follows the Copyright System, and a registration which is optional and of a declaratory nature can … New procedures regarding Software Registration in Brazil
Following the same strategy that has been adopted to deal with the current huge backlog of patent applications still awaiting examination, the BPTO launches one more alternative to accelerate examination of applications in areas considered strategic.
