NEWS AND PUBLICATIONS
The Principle of Territoriality in International Intellectual Property Law and Its Implications for Global FRAND Rate-Setting
by Daniel Law | Jan 7, 2026 | Articles, Regulatory
Written by Professor Daniel Gervais, with the assistance of Isabel Milman and Viviane Kunisawa Abstract The principle of territoriality under which intellectual property (IP) rights exist and are enforced only within national borders sits uneasily alongside the global...
IP Litigation in Brazil in 2025: AI, Platforms, and the New Geography of Competition
by Robert Daniel-Shores | Jan 5, 2026 | Articles, Litigation, Technology, Trademarks
Brazil has long been known for its strong litigation culture, particularly among domestic companies, where disputes are often taken to court at an early stage. This does not mean that cases always move quickly to a final resolution. On the merits, complex proceedings...
Pharmaceutical advertising in Brazil: regulatory framework, social media and associated debates
by Viviane Kunisawa, mariana.cuzziol | Dec 16, 2025 | Articles, Life Sciences
By Viviane Kunisawa, Mariana Cuzziol, Rafael Barros Introduction The digitalisation of communication, particularly through social media, has transformed how health information and pharmaceutical products reach consumers. Traditional advertising principles, once suited...
The Mercosur–EFTA Free Trade Agreement: Intellectual Property, Regulatory Governance, and the Pursuit of Innovation and Public Interest
by Gustavo Hirsch, mariana.cuzziol | Dec 3, 2025 | Articles, Regulatory
The European Free Trade Association (EFTA) States – Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland – and the Common Market of the South (Mercosur) – Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay – signed a free trade agreement (FTA) on the 16th of September in Rio de...
Brazilian Supreme Court to Review Constitutionality of New Clinical Research Law
by Viviane Kunisawa, mariana.cuzziol | Nov 11, 2025 | Client Alert, Regulatory
The Brazilian Society of Bioethics (SBB) has filed a Direct Action of Unconstitutionality (ADI 7875) before the Federal Supreme Court (STF), assigned to Justice Cristiano Zanin, seeking a preliminary injunction and subsequent annulment of key provisions of Law No....
CADE Presents Study on Standard Essential Patents at Meeting with ABPI
by Viviane Kunisawa, Isabel Milman, Anny Gomes | Oct 13, 2025 | Client Alert, Regulatory
At a meeting held on Friday (10/10), members of the Administrative Council for Economic Defense (CADE) presented the Brazilian Intellectual Property Association (ABPI) with the study "Contributions of CADE: Essential Patents", which addresses the interaction between...
ANVISA Opens Public Consultation on the Regulation of Handmade Cosmetics and Hygiene Products
by Viviane Kunisawa, mariana.cuzziol | Oct 10, 2025 | Client Alert, Regulatory
The Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency (Anvisa) has opened Public Consultation No. 1,353/2025 to discuss the regulation of handmade cosmetics, personal hygiene products, and perfumes. The proposal implements Law No. 15,154/2025, which amended Law No. 6,360/1976 and...
Practitioners sound warning over Brazil’s TM fee change
by Robert Daniel-Shores | Oct 7, 2025 | Articles, Trademarks
Leaders at two Brazilian law firms outline strategies to adjust to trademark fee changes at Brazil's IP office while urging clients to apply before September 20 Brazil’s Patent and Trademark Office will introduce a second phase of fee changes on September 20,...
CADE Seminar Addresses the Landscape of Standard-Essential Patents in Brazil and Abroad
by Viviane Kunisawa, Isabel Milman | Oct 3, 2025 | Client Alert, Regulatory
Last Thursday (September 25), CADE held the seminar Economy & Competition Defense: “International and National Overview of Standard-Essential Patents”, in which it presented the conclusions of its contributions on the topic of Standard-Essential Patents (SEPs), a...
Salary Equality Report between Women and Men – 2025.2
by Daniel Law | Sep 30, 2025 | Articles
Daniel Advogados presents, through this document, comprehensive information about the Transparency and Salary Equality Report between Women and Men reported to eSocial in 2025. On July 3, 2023, Law No. 14.611 was enacted, which addresses salary equality and...
BPTO strengthens cooperation with China and extends patent program until 2029
by Gustavo Sartori | Sep 29, 2025 | Client Alert, Patents
Agreement signed in Rio de Janeiro ensures greater efficiency and lower costs for Brazilian companies and innovators in the patent protection process. The Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office (BPTO) and the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA)...
Brazil’s 2025 Trademark Reforms: Opportunities and hurdles
by Robert Daniel-Shores | Sep 25, 2025 | Articles, Trademarks
Starting September 20, 2025, the Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office (BPTO/INPI) will change how trademark applications are paid and prosecuted. The current two-step system — a filing fee and then a grant fee — will be replaced by a single fee paid at filing. This...
Expected Updates to the BRPTO PPH Program – Third Trimester of 2025
by Guilherme Calazans, Marcelo Correa | Sep 25, 2025 | Client Alert, Patents
As part of the ongoing Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) program, the Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office (BRPTO) is expected to release new updates next week regarding Phase V of the program for the third trimester of 2025, further expanding its scope. In accordance...
São Paulo court recognizes improper use of the PYCNOGENOL® trademark and puts the brakes on Brazilian laboratories
by Fábio Leme | Sep 25, 2025 | Articles, Trademarks
Decisions by the São Paulo State Court of Justice expose the risk of consumers acquiring products that improperly use the PYCNOGENOL® brand, without the original substance or without a license from the owner. The São Paulo State Court of Justice has granted...
Beyond the Backlog: Brazil’s IP Changes and What Companies from Asia Should Know
by Robert Daniel-Shores | Sep 19, 2025 | Articles, Patents, REGULATORY AND LEGISLATIVE IP
Brazil has been steadily improving its intellectual property system. The national office (INPI) has reduced delays in patent and trademark examination, modernized its processes, and joined international treaties such as the Madrid Protocol and the Hague Agreement....