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The National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA) has approved the opening of a Public Consultation to amend the regulation of biosimilar medicines in Brazil … Green light from ANVISA regarding the registration of biosimilar medicines in Brazil

On October 3, 2023, the Brazilian Patent and Trademarks Office published in its official website as well as in the Official Gazette … Brazilian PTO issues a statement on the application of the new Industrial Designs Manual

Last week, the Brazilian Central Bank (BACEN) published the Resolution 347 of September 26, 2023, which established the need of financial institutions … Central Bank publishes Resolution on information security incidents involving personal data in the PIX system

Please read the article titled ‘Brazil: Economic success matched by a surge in counterfeiting,’ published on WTR and authored by Rafael Lacaz … WTR – Brazil: Economic success matched by a surge in counterfeiting

Last Friday, September 9th, the Brazilian FDA (ANVISA) published and made available new subject codes for submitting requests related to the Good … New subject codes for filing applications for GMP certification for biological products industries

By means of Ordinance INPI/PR Nr. 36 of September 6, 2023, published on September 12, 2023, the Brazilian PTO has published the … BPTO publishes the 2nd ed. of the Industrial Designs Manual

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 August 16, 2023, the first patent pool for the next generation of connected vehicles capable of using 5G (“Avanci 5G Vehicle“) was launched. … Avanci launches 5G standard-essential patent licensing program for the automotive industry

It is nothing new that the BRPTO has suffered for years from the delay in examining patent and trademark applications. For instance, … Chamber of Deputies approves Bill that strenghtens the BRPTO budget

On August 8, GIPI/MDIC Resolution No. 7, of August 4, 2023 was published in the Federal Official Gazette, establishing the Technical Intelligence Group on … GIPI Resolution creates Technical Intelligence Group on Industrial Property

On July 27, 2023, the Brazilian Advertising Self-Regulation Board (“CONAR”) announced the creation of a Task Force to develop and establish ethical advertising … Brazilian Advertising Self-Regulation board creates task force to establish ethical standards for Sports Betting advertising

After more than 4 years of discussion, an Executive Order (the Provisional Measure Nº. 1.182) was published on July 25, 2023 in … Executive Order enacted to regulate the sports betting market in Brazil

On July 20, 2023, Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office released a new edition of the “Technological Radar” on “5G Technology: Patenting Overview … BRPTO releases study on 5G patent landscape in Brazil and worldwide

The Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office (BPTO) has just published a notification informing that the limit of 800 Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) requests … Brazilian Patent Office (BPO) announces that the limit of PPH requests for 2023 has been reached

The Provisional Measure 1.152/2022 (“MP 1152”) that amended the Transfer Price (PT) rules had its final text approved by the National Congress … The adoption of Transfer Prices (PT) by Law 14.596/2023 and the new BPTO process guidelines