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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...
Daniel Law hosted event to discuss practical aspects related to the Brazilian General Data Protection Law
by Renato Malafaia | May 15, 2019 | Articles, Brazil, Digital
On May 8th the Daniel Law office hosted an event regarding the main aspects of the Brazilian General Data Protection Law (LGPD), the methodology for the compliance plan regarding the Law that will take effect in August 2020, the practical issues in choosing of a Data...
Artificial Intelligence: insights from the first meeting of the Daniel Research Group
by Daniel Law | Apr 15, 2019 | Digital, Technology, Technology
The perspective of creativity and innovation for technological purposes has always existed in society, respecting its capabilities and delimitations over the decades, ranging from the invention of the wheel to Artificial Intelligence, which is our main subject at...
New E-Commerce Rules in Brazil
by Daniel Law | Mar 20, 2019 | Contracts, Internet, Technology
Hannah Vitória Macedo Fernandes Fabiana Mascarenhas The E-Commerce Brazil Group recently released the information that 75 countries, including the United States, China, Brazil and the entire European Union, have begun negotiations on global e-commerce regulation....
Brazil’s DPA: It isn´t over until the referee whistles
by Robert Daniel-Shores | Feb 21, 2019 | Articles, Digital, Technology
Daniel Law partner Robert Daniel-Shores in São Paulo examines the road ahead for Brazil’s new data privacy watchdog Much is being said about Brazil´s new omnibus data protection legislation, known as the LGPD, which was finally approved in August 2018. The LGPD is...
Phase II of BRPTO-JPO PPH: Rule # 235/2019 defines new requirements and extends the covered technical fields
by Daniel Law | Feb 19, 2019 | Brazil, Intellectual Property, Patents, Prosecution
Phase II of BRPTO-JPO PPH: Rule # 235/2019 defines new requirements and extends the covered technical fields The Brazilian PTO (BRPTO) published yesterday (February 12th) Rule # 235/2019, which establishes the second phase of the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH)...
Possibilities of patent protection in Brazil
by Daniel Law | Feb 17, 2019 | Articles, Brazil, Intellectual Property, Patents
The operation of national companies in a highly competitive scenario, by Victor Fachim "Bank of America requires patent for Blockchain-based processing system," "Mastercard obtains patent to create a blockchain coupon authentication system," "Uber wants to patent...
The Brazilian PTO launched a public consultation inviting comments on patent applications in the biotechnology field
by Kene Gallois | Feb 11, 2019 | Articles, Chemistry, Life Sciences, Patents, Pharma
The Brazilian PTO published today a draft version of guidelines for the examination of patent applications in the biotechnology field. Any comments and suggestions regarding such draft guidelines must be submitted to the Brazilian PTO until April 07, 2019. Besides few...
Brazil patent examination: Defying the backlog
by Gustavo Sartori, Rana Gosain | Dec 18, 2018 | Articles, Intellectual Property, Patents
Despite a reputation for being slow to grant patents, Brazil’s IP office has introduced a number of programmes to expedite examination—with some positive results. Gustavo Sartori and Rana Gosain of Daniel Law. For many years, the Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office...
Brazil: PTO’s Role Changes in Judicial Appeals Concerning its Decisions
by Robert Daniel-Shores, Rafael Rocha | Dec 5, 2018 | Articles, Intellectual Property, Litigation, Trademarks
In Brazil, the courts, rather than the Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office (BPTO), have the final say about the registration or cancellation of a patent, design or trademark. Different from many common law countries, Brazilian courts are fully competent to review...
Brazil Offers Attractive Battleground For Enforcing Patents
by Ricardo Nunes | Oct 3, 2018 | Articles, Brazil, Intellectual Property, Litigation, Patents
Although the amount of patent litigation in Brazil is far from the level of litigation in the US, patent infringement actions are very common in the jurisdiction. Such actions are the most effective measure against infringers, since preliminary injunctions are widely...
Madrid Protocol in Brazil
by Isabella Cardozo, Lívia Helayel | Aug 30, 2018 | Articles, Prosecution, Trademarks
When is a trademark a trademark? In an ideal world a trademark should be whatever is perceived as a trademark by consumers. If we consider, for example, how businesses use trademarks to reach consumers this point becomes clear. Decades ago the primary channels of...
PPH between BRPTO and DKPTO on Mechanical Engineering, Lighting, Heating, Weapons and Blasting inventions
by Gustavo Sartori | Aug 22, 2018 | Articles, Intellectual Property, Mechanics, Patents, Prosecution
The Brazilian Patent Office (BRPTO) published on August 21, 2018, Rule # 223/2018, which establishes the procedures related to the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) between BRPTO and the Danish Patent Office (DKPTO). Said PPH will be in force on September 01, 2018 as a...
Patent backlog in Brazil: slow, but welcome, progress
by Kene Gallois, Ricardo Nunes | Jul 27, 2018 | Articles, Intellectual Property, Patents, Prosecution
In 2017, the number of pending patent applications awaiting a final decision was reduced by 7.6%. The backlog reduction was the result of a combination of factors, including a 25% increase in the Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office’s (INPI) staff, optimisation of...
PPH between BRPTO and UKIPO on Biotech and Telecom fields
by Kene Gallois, Samantha Salim | Jul 24, 2018 | Articles, Chemistry, Intellectual Property, Life Sciences, Patents, Prosecution, Software and Telecom
The Brazilian Patent Office (BRPTO) published on July 24, 2018, Rule # 222/2018, which establishes the procedures related to the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) between BRPTO and the United Kingdom Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO). Said PPH will be in force on...