By Gabriel Francisco Leonardos

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

A Q&A guide to medicinal product regulation and product liability law in Brazil. The Q&A gives a high level overview of key … Medicinal product regulation and product liability in Brazil 2018

A Q&A guide to pharmaceutical IP and competition law in Brazil. The Q&A gives a high level overview of key issues including … Pharmaceutical IP and competition law in Brazil 2018

The growth of the Brazilian market and economy is paralleled by the increase in counterfeiting activities. The enforcement of IP rights involves … Anti-counterfeiting Guide 2018

Our firm wrote an article about Patent Litigation in Brazil for Chambers Global Practice Guides.

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

This Q&A gives a high level overview of trade mark disputes, including how trade mark infringement is assessed; unregistered trade marks; invalidation proceedings; … Trade mark Litigation in Brazil: Overview

Our partner Gabriel Leonardos and our lawyer Paulo Bianco published an article “When art is usable or wearable: works of applied art … When art is usable or wearable: works of applied art in the light of the Brazilian framework

The Q&A gives a high level overview of key issues including patents, trade marks, competition law, patent licensing, generic entry, abuse of dominance and parallel imports.

A Q&A guide to medicinal product regulation and product liability law in Brazil.

Advertising and Marketing seeks to provide local answers to international questions concerning advertising and marketing law. Chapters provide expert advice on the legislation and regulation of advertising and marketing, including the legislative processes arising from advertising disputes and challenges, the regulation of misleading advertising and the control, prohibition and restrictions in place on certain type of goods and services and to certain audiences, regulations affecting direct and indirect marketing and promotion, and up-to-date analysis of social media and the latest advertising trends.

Three major developments in Brazil suggest the country is entering an exciting era for IP owners. Gabriel Francisco Leonardos and Pedro Vilhena of Kasznar Leonardos report.

April 12, 2017 was an unusual day for the Brazilian Intellectual Property System. The Brazilian Patent Office (BPO) announced 3 good news for IP owners.

 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.

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.