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Brazil: How has the Madrid Protocol been implemented and what next?
by Isabella Cardozo, Anne Holanda | Feb 20, 2021 | Articles, Intellectual Property, Trademarks
On October 2 2019, Brazil joined the Madrid protocol. The success of this can be proven by numbers. Until March 5 2020, 3,126 marks were designated to Brazil. The United States, the European market, China, Great Britain and Germany were the top filer countries. Thus...
Brazil: FDA issues guidelines for examination and prior consent of patent applications
by Rafael Salomão, Samantha Salim | Feb 17, 2021 | Articles, Patents
Rafael Salomão Romano and Samantha Salim of Daniel Law outline how the instructions will improve transparency and accountability in the Brazilian pharmaceutical patent scene The Brazilian National Agency for Sanitary Surveillance (ANVISA – Brazilian FDA) has issued...
Tech Roundup: The next frontier for Brazilian fintechs
by Nuria López | Feb 10, 2021 | Articles, Digital
With the average Brazilian becoming more financially sophisticated in recent years, the once-unattainable dream of investing abroad is now edging closer to reality. However, the wish for Brazilians to diversify their portfolio has come up against the country’s...
Tech Roundup: Nubank rise a good omen for Brazilian fintechs
by Nuria López | Feb 4, 2021 | Articles, Brazil, Digital, Technology
Nubank has officially ascended to the top table of Brazil’s banking industry. After securing a new investment of USD 400 million in a Series G funding round, the company raised its market value to an eye-popping USD 25 billion. The company claims it now figures among...
Phase II of Patent Prosecution highway 9 (PPH) will be implemented with some modifications
by Guilherme Coutinho, Karoline Coelho | Dec 29, 2020 | Articles, Intellectual Property, Patents
The Brazilian PTO published today Phase II (Ordinance No. 404/2020) of Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) program, implementing new rules for the acceptance into the program, which will begin on January 01, 2021. The PPH program is a bilateral co-operation agreement...
Brazilian Supreme Court to Decide on Term of Validity for Patents
by Renato Malafaia | Jun 25, 2019 | Articles, Intellectual Property, Legal, Litigation, Patents
A pending lawsuit challenging the legal provision establishing that patents in Brazil should be in force for the longer of 20 years from the filing date or 10 years from the date of grant was initially scheduled to be decided on May 26, 2021. On February 24, however,...
“Not totally prepared” – Brazilian Senate approves Madrid Protocol, but concerns raised over IP office readiness
by André Oliveira | Jun 4, 2019 | Articles, Intellectual Property, Trademarks
The Brazilian Senate has approved Brazil’s accession to the Madrid Protocol The international trademark system is expected to start operating in October Experts tell WTR that news is positive, but IP office has a lot to do before accession Over a decade after...
Brazilian consumers go online, so do infringers
by Robert Daniel-Shores | Jun 3, 2019 | Articles, Intellectual Property, Trademarks
Each year more Brazilians engage with e-commerce, and Brazil has taken the position of 4th largest internet market globally, representing 42% of all B2C e-commerce in Latin America. With Brazilian consumers and social commerce becoming one of the main trends, it is...
Madrid protocol: The road to Madrid
by Robert Daniel-Shores | Jun 3, 2019 | Articles, Intellectual Property, Trademarks
Final discussions are underway for Brazil’s joining of the Madrid Protocol, and here is what you need to know, says Robert Daniel Shores of Daniel Law. Brazil is taking the final steps in the road to joining the Madrid Protocol. The House of Representatives approved...
Performing trademark clearance searches without local experts can lead to problems
by Lívia Helayel | Jun 3, 2019 | Articles, Intellectual Property, Trademarks
Performing trademark clearance searches should always be the first step before filing a trademark application, as it is an effective measure to prevent legal risks before launching a brand. A few years ago, these searches were solely performed by experts in...
How to protect therapeutic methods in Brazil
by Kene Gallois, Samantha Salim | May 31, 2019 | Articles, Chemistry, Life Sciences, Patents
Brazil’s patent law does not allow methods of treatment to be patented, but there are other means of getting protection, according to Kene Gallois and Samantha Salim of Daniel Law. “It is possible to draft therapeutic method claims into Swiss-type format in order to...
Q&A about the status of the Brazilian General Data Protection Law (LGPD)
by Daniel Law | May 31, 2019 | Articles, Brazil, Digital, Technology
1. What is the status of the Brazilian Data Protection Law? The Brazilian General Data Protection Law, also known as LGPD, was approved in August 2018. At that time, the creation of the Data Protection Authority was vetoed by President Michel Temer due to a formality...
Accelerating patent examination in Brazil
by Gustavo Sartori | May 23, 2019 | Articles, Intellectual Property, Mechanics, Patents
One of the major concerns about Brazilian patent system has been the time for obtaining patent protection or, in other words, the backlog. In 2015, the time an applicant had to wait for receiving a grant notice was around ten years from filing, on average, and,...
IP law: Brazil’s law must catch up with inventions
by Rana Gosain | May 18, 2019 | Articles, Mechanics, Patents, Prosecution, Technology
Will emerging technologies urge Brazil to rethink its IP laws? Rana Gosain of Daniel Law explores the issues around patents and software-related inventions. Over the last two decades, there have been significant advances in technology. Many of these technologies are...
Doing IP Business in Brazil
by Daniel Law | May 17, 2019 | Copyright, Franchising, Industrial Design, Patents, Trademarks
Do you want to expand your business in Brazil? "Daniel has always sought to accompany its clients, especially in the strategic issues of their business, and this is why I am very honored to present our first edition of Doing IP Business in Brazil. On the following...