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The BPTO (Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office) published, by means Resolution No. 235/2019, the phase II of the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) … INPI establishes phase II of pilot-projet PPH with Japan (JPO)

On February 6, 2019, the BRPTO started public hearing proceedings regarding the revised Guidelines for the Examination of Patent Applications in the … Public hearing about the guidelines for the examination of patent applications in the biotechnology field

The Provisional Measure that created the Brazilian Data Protection Authority also postponed for six months the deadline to comply with the Brazilian General Data Protection Law, which will come into force in August 2020

Kasznar Leonardos is delighted to announce that effective January 1st, 2019, Diego Mônaco, Fábio Ferreira and Priscila Kashiwabara will become new partners … Kasznar Leonardos welcomes new partners for 2019

As an alternative to reduce the number of pending patent applications waiting for examination and expediting the technical examination, the Brazilian Patent … The Brazilian Patent Office (BPO) publishes Resolution No. 227/2018 regarding the use of the examination of other jurisdictions

Brazilian Consumer Protection Agency (DPDC, in the Portuguese acronym), an agency under the Brazilian Department of Justice, published this month its decisions … Brazilian Consumer Protection Agency fines three companies for abusive advertising directed at children

The rules on the filing of amendments to patent applications until a Patent Office completes the examination are clear throughout the world. … The controversy regarding amendments to patent applications in Brazil

In its continued effort to decrease the patent examination backlog, the Brazilian Patent Office has signed its seventh PPH agreement, this time … Brazilian Patent Office establishes PPH pilot project with Denmark

As an alternative to accelerate the examination of patent applications in several areas, the Brazilian Patent Office (INPI) has published Resolution INPI/PR … INPI establishes pilot project of PPH INPI-UKIPO

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