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The Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office (BPTO) published, by means of Ordinance n° 404, dated December 21, 2020, phase II of the … BPTO publishes phase II of the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Program

Four years after the publication of the first Examination Guidelines for computer-implemented inventions, the Brazilian Patent Office published a new revised version … New Guidelines for Examination of Patent Applications for Computer-Implemented Inventions

Although it was created in July 2019, the Brazilian Data Protection Office (ANPD) has started to show its operationalization. Two months after … Brazilian Data Protection Office’s website is on

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

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

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

On November 17th, 2020, ANVISA’s Board of Directors (BoD) unanimously granted an administrative appeal for reassessment of prior consent of a patent … ANVISA decides that a patent application related to pharmaceutical use of cannabinoids is not to be deemed as against public health

As reported in our Newsletter #06, sent in March 2019, the Public Civil Action filed in 2002 by the Federal Public Prosecution … The controversy regarding amendments to patent applications in Brazil – A new chapter begins

On November 5, Anvisa published Resolution – RDC 432/2020 which sets forth an obligation to describe the list of ingredients in Portuguese … ANVISA establishes new rules for labeling of personal care products, cosmetics and perfumes

After a 6 years debate, Anvisa’s Board approved a new regulatory framework for food labeling during its meeting held on October 8th, … Anvisa approves new regulations for food labeling

Entered into force on October 01, 2020, the IP showcase project called “IP Window”, an initiative by the Brazilian Patent and Trademark … BPTO launches the Intellectual Property showcase project (“IP Window”)

The BPTO (Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office) published on September 08, 2020, a communication informing the new date for co-ownership in trademark … The co-ownership system of trademarks will be in force on September 15, 2020

It has been two years since the Brazilian General Data Protection Law (LGPD) was enacted. Such law will enable greater control by … Brazilian Senate rejects the postponement of the LGPD

Law no. 14,010/2020, enacted last Friday, and derived from Bill of Law no. 1,179/2020, establishes the Emergency and Transitory Legal Regime of … Law no. 14,010/2020 and its impacts on the Brazilian data protection framework

As informed on our Newsletter #03, on February 2019, the BRPTO started public hearing proceedings regarding the revised Guidelines for the Examination … Updates regarding public hearing about guidelines for the Examination of Patent Applications in the Biotechnology field