Newsletter 2013.03 – Mediation procedure to facilitate trademark disputes pending before the INPI

Since July 15, 2013, the Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office (INPI) started offering a voluntary mediation service for administrative disputes arisen from trademark proceedings. Such alternative may help decreasing the number of current disputes as well the time for their solution and backlog. Moreover, it may facilitate internation parties seeking to settle related disputes in multiple jurisdictions.

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