The Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office (BPTO) has announced modifications to the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Program by means of Ordinance 48/2024, … Important Update: New Rules for the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) in Brazil
Through Ordinance/INPI/PR/N° 46, dated November 27, 2024, the Brazilian National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI) published its new Relationship and Transparency Policy, … Brazilian PTO (INPI) publishes new Relationship and Transparency Policy
The Brazilian PTO (BPTO) had already established, through Ordinance/INPI/DIRPA No. 14, of August 29, 2024, general procedural rules regarding the form and … Establishment of procedures for examining patent certificates of addition
According to Brazilian law, Geographical Indications (GIs) that are officially recognized abroad enjoy legal protection automatically in Brazil, regardless of whether they … Update on the protection of foreign Geographical Indications (GIs) in Brazil, especially those from the European Union
On November 27, 2024, the Chamber of Deputies approved Bill 466/2022, which addresses Brazil’s adhesion to the Budapest Treaty on the International … Brazil’s Chamber of Deputies approves adhesion to the Budapest Treaty
On November 19, 2024, the National Consumer Agency (SENACON), through the Department of Consumer Protection and Defense (DPDC), issued precautionary measures regarding … Consumer Protection Agency orders suspension of betting ads offering rewards and targeting children
In a seminar open to the public held on October 30, 2024, the BPTO announced that it will change its interpretation of … Brazilian PTO changes its understanding on the registration of “slogans” as trademarks
The Brazilian National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPQ), through CNPQ Ordinance No. 1,935 (“Ordinance”), dated September 20, 2024, has established … Brazilian CNPQ defines Intellectual Property guidelines for funded inventions
Updates on procedures for transferring ownership and changing the name/company name, address/headquarters, and security interest or pledge of patent holders of any … Updates on procedures for ownership transfers and amendments to patent holder informations
On September 11, 2024, in its ruling on Case No. 1226, the Brazilian Superior Court (STJ) determined that gains derived from stock … Brazilian Superior Court decides on the non-remunerative nature of stock option plans
