By Marisa Moura Momoli

The Federal Senate has approved a bill (PLS nº 404/2018) that extends the protection period for new plant varieties (cultivars). According to … Federal Senate approves Bill Extending Plant Variety Protection Term, but Chamber of Deputies Approval is Still Required

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

We are honored to announce that Kasznar Leonardos has won the Firm of the Year: Brazil award at the LMG Life Sciences! … Kasznar Leonardos wins LMG Life Sciences

Our biologist Marisa Momoli taught the advanced patent course at ABAPI on July 8th. The lecture, entitled “Plant Varieties and Patents, definitions, … Marisa Momoli stands out in ABAPI’s patent course

Member states of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) have approved a groundbreaking treaty that addresses the intersection between intellectual property, more … New WIPO Treaty on Genetic Resources and Associated Traditional Knowledge Approved

The approval of the Budapest Treaty on the International Recognition of the Deposit of Microorganisms for the Purposes of Patent Procedure moves … Approval of the Budapest Treaty moves forward in Brazil for International Recognition of the Deposit of Microorganism.

On May 9, 2023, the BPTO released the INPI/CPAPD technical opinion No. 01/2023, which provides guidance on the patentability of inventions related … The Brazilian PTO published a new technical opinion regarding the patentability of inventions related to transgenic plants

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

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

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

After judgment of the DPC 5529, the Federal Supreme Court decided that the provision of the Sole Paragraph of Article 40 of … BPTO allows revision of the term adjustment of patents impacted by the DPC 5529

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

Our partners Anderson Ribeiro, Aline Ferreira and Priscila Kashiwabara and patent specialist Marisa Momoli authored the chapter "Biologics and biosimilars in Brazil … Biologics and biosimilars in Brazil – the strategic questions

By means of publication made in the Official Gazette 2,570, dated April 7th, 2020, the Brazilian Patent Office promulgated Ordinance No. 149/2020, … The Brazilian PTO establishes prioritization of technologies associated with the treatment and diagnosis of Covid-19