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By Priscila Mayumi Kashiwabara

April 24, 2023

“Brazil: The patent combination conundrum” for LSIPR Magazine

Patents to new medicines usually protect the active ingredient (compound), provided that it is new and inventive. It is also a common “Brazil: The patent combination conundrum” for LSIPR Magazine

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December 8, 2022

Sustainable agriculture, green technologies and IP in Brazil

Our partner Priscila Kashiwabara and specialists Breno Alves and Gabriel Cavalcante published the article “Sustainable agriculture, green technologies and IP in Brazil” in the Global Patent Prosecution Guide Sustainable agriculture, green technologies and IP in Brazil

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August 15, 2022

Protecting Plant Varieties in Brazil for FloraCulture Magazine

Our partner and head of Life Sciences, Priscila Kashiwabara discusses plant variety protection in Brazil and its recent developments regarding legal framework for Plant Protecting Plant Varieties in Brazil for FloraCulture Magazine

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March 28, 2022

Brazilian PTOs publishes a technical note providing guidance on the patentability of elite events

On March 17, 2022, the BPTO released the INPI/CPAPD technical note No. 01/2022, which provides guidance on the patentability of inventions involving Brazilian PTOs publishes a technical note providing guidance on the patentability of elite events

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February 14, 2022

Life sciences patent eligibility in Latin America: a guide

Patents are critical to the life sciences industry and often spark intense and heated debate. To be successful, one key strategy that Life sciences patent eligibility in Latin America: a guide

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February 8, 2022

News on apostille of letters-patent retroactively affected by the Direct Plea of Unconstitutionality 5,529

On February 8th, 2022, the Brazilian Patent Office reported the decision to apostille letters-patent when the patent protects subject-matter going beyond the News on apostille of letters-patent retroactively affected by the Direct Plea of Unconstitutionality 5,529

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July 5, 2021

Personalised medicine in Brazil: IP and regulatory challenges

Our partners Anderson Ribeiro, Aline Ferreira and Priscila Kashiwabara authored the chapter "Personalised medicine in Brazil: IP and regulatory challenges". This article first Personalised medicine in Brazil: IP and regulatory challenges

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March 30, 2021

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

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December 3, 2020

UN removes Cannabis from List of Narcotic Substances

On December 2, 2020, through its Commission on Narcotics, the United Nations approved a recommendation issued by WHO – World Health Organization UN removes Cannabis from List of Narcotic Substances

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December 2, 2020

Revised Guidelines for the Examination of Patent Applications in the Biotechnology field in force

The Revised Guidelines for the Examination of Patent Applications in the Biotechnology Field (Normative Instruction INPI/PR n° 118/2020) finally entered into force Revised Guidelines for the Examination of Patent Applications in the Biotechnology field in force

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November 26, 2020

ANVISA published manuals related to prior consent of patent applications

The Brazilian FDA (ANVISA) published on November 19, 2020, four manuals regarding the analysis of prior consent of patent applications related to ANVISA published manuals related to prior consent of patent applications

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