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December 8, 2016
Courts in Rio establish criteria for the collection of copyright royalties on the internet
Currently, there is a relevant discussion on what may be considered as public performance, particularly with relation to streaming activities. While there is a pending case before the Superior Court of Justice (Special Appeal REsp 1.559.264) where it is discussed whether streaming services may be classified as public performances, the lower Courts are already having their saying in this matter.
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November 22, 2016
IP Licensing In Brazil: Brazilian Antitrust Watchdog Reviews Its Rules On Agreements Subject To Prior Approval
It will come into force next Thursday (November 24, 2016) a new resolution issued by CADE (Conselho Administrativo de Defesa Econômica), the Brazilian antitrust authority, that redefines the rules for the submission of “associative contracts” for prior approval.
October 17, 2016
New Developments in The Examination of Pharmaceutical Patent Applications
Further to the ongoing discussion regarding ANVISA
(Brazilian FDA)'s role in the examination of pharmaceutical
patent applications, this is to briefly inform you that the
Attorney General's Office just recently issued the legal opinion number 0006-2015-AGU/PGF/PFE/INPI/COOPI-LBC-1.0 affecting Brazilian PTO's (BPTO) procedure on applications forward to ANVISA for purposes of prior consent approval.
September 28, 2016
The changes to Brazil’s Civil Procedure Code are welcome although it may take some years for them to be put into practice
After many years of scholarly and political debate within the National Congress, the new Brazilian Civil Procedure Code was passed into law last year and came in force in March 2016, replacing its 1973 predecessor. It is expected that the new rules of civil procedure will reduce litigation in Brazil by favouring alternative dispute resolution methods as well as by allowing and incentivising cooperation between the parties of lawsuits. In particular, we shall address some possible impacts for intellectual property litigation
September 21, 2016
Kasznar Leonardos stands out in Chambers Latin America
The office was once again placed in Band 1 , the highest
place in the ranking.
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September 2, 2016
São Paulo office announces new partner
Anderson Ribeiro assumes the Regulatory Law area of the office, focusing on Life Science Team.
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July 1, 2016
Auto Parts: Brazilian Antitrust Authority Recommends the Sanctioning of Car Industries for IP Misuse Of Registered Industrial Designs
The Superintendency of the Brazilian antitrust authority (Conselho Administrativo de Defesa Econômica – CADE) has recommended the sanctioning of three major automobile manufacturers for infringing the economic order on grounds of an alleged abuse of intellectual
property rights.
June 23, 2016
Delay in marketing approval by pharmaceutical regulatory agency is a legitimate reason for lack of use of a trademark under Brazilian IP Law
The Brazilian trademark registration system is attributive of rights. A registration issued by the Brazilian Patent and
Trademark Office entitles the owner with rights to use the trademark throughout the Brazilian territory, on an exclusive basis.
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June 22, 2016
Getting the Deal Through: Advertising & Marketing / 2016
Getting the Deal Through: Advertising & Marketing / 2016
Reproduced with permission from Law Business Research Ltd. This article was first published in Getting the Deal Through: Advertising & Marketing 2016, (published in May 2016; contributing editor: Rick Kurnit, Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz, PC) For further information please visit www.gettingthedealthrough.com.
June 15, 2016
Brazil’s struggles with genetic resources
Article published on World Intellectual Property Review
Annual 2016.
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May 30, 2016
Access to genetic resources
Published on May 11, 2016, the Decree # 8,772/16 regulates Law #13,123/2015, which provides rules for the access to genetic resources and traditional knowledge and benefit sharing for the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity.
- Priscila Mayumi Kashiwabara
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April 4, 2016
Newsletter 2016.05 We are prepared for the new Code of Civil Procedure!
Kasznar Leonardos Advogados' litigation team, specialized
in Intellectual Property matters, discussed the concrete
implementation of the new Code of Civil Procedure
(effective as of March 18, 2016) in a workshop held in the
São Paulo offices, on March 4 and 5, marking the closing
of a profound cycle of studies on the subject.
- Claudio Roberto Barbosa
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- Gabriel Francisco Leonardos
- Paulo Rodrigo Bianco dos Santos
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- Elisabeth Kasznar Fekete
- Patricia de Souza Vaz
- Nancy Satiko Caigawa
- Rafael Lacaz Amaral
- Luciana Yumi Hiane Minada
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- Pedro Vilhena
April 1, 2016
Newsletter 2016.03 BPTO eliminates the “disclaimer” in Trademark Registration
On February 18, 2016 the Brazilian Patent & Trademark Office -BPTO enacted Resolution No. 161, regarding the disclaimer adopted in trademark registrations, in an attempt to standardize and bring transparency to the decisions rendered in the trademark application procedures.
March 28, 2016
Newsletter 2016.01 Brazil-USA PPH Program Pilot, For Oil, Gas and Petrochemical Industries
As informed in our newsletter 11/15 # 14 the Patent Offices of Brazil and the United States of America instituted a joint PPH pilot program. The details of the program have now been regulated by Resolution 154/2015 of the President of the Brazilian Patent Office, issued on
21 December 2015. A translation into English language of this regulatory instrument is attached here to.
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January 25, 2016
Kasznar Leonardos keep ranked first on WTR 1000 – 2016. Moreover, 7 partners are recommended by this guide
It is with joy the we announce, once again, the first placement of Kasznar Leonardos in the ranking of the trademark guide WTR 1000 – 2016.