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The Brazilian Government may grant 230.000 pending patent applications to eliminate the backlog
by Ricardo Nunes, Rana Gosain | May 8, 2018 | Articles, Intellectual Property, Patents, Prosecution
The Brazilian Government is considering an emergency measure to eliminate the Patent Office’s chronic backlog problem by automatically granting 230,000 pending applications by 2020. The Government labelled this proposed emergency measure an “extraordinary solution”...
A different path to protection
by Roberta Arantes | May 8, 2018 | Articles, Intellectual Property, Legal, Prosecution, Trademarks
Brazil is the largest market in Latin America. Every year, the Brazil Patent and Trademark Office (INPI) receives thousands of applications, most of them from foreign applicants. The timeframe to obtain a trademark registration, however, is still challenging. How can...
Bridging the great divide
by Kene Gallois, Samantha Salim | May 8, 2018 | Articles, Chemistry, Intellectual Property, Life Sciences, Pharma, Prosecution
Since 2001, the grant of pharmaceutical-related patent applications in Brazil has come to depend on a prior approval analysis by the Brazilian National Health Surveillance Agency (ANVISA). ANVISA and the Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office (INPI) initially agreed...
Pulling the plug on INPI’s backlog
by Ricardo Nunes, Rana Gosain | May 8, 2018 | Articles, Intellectual Property, Patents, Prosecution
Brazil’s government is expected soon to launch an emergency measure to eliminate the Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office’s (INPI) backlog by automatically granting 231,000 pending non-pharmaceutical applications. The proposed rules for implementing the new measure...
Undue Abandonment of Trademarks in India
by Anne Holanda | May 8, 2018 | Articles, Brand Conflict, Intellectual Property, Prosecution, Search, Trademarks
An unexpected notification issued by the Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) of India in recent weeks caused an uproar among trademark owners in that country. Through said notification, the Trademark Office reportedly mass abandoned approximately 160,000 trademark...
The Most Important Aspects of Protecting Your Biotechnology Invention in Brazil
by Kene Gallois | May 8, 2018 | Articles, Brazil, Intellectual Property, Patents, Prosecution, Search, Technology
Biotechnology is a fascinating industry involving genetic research, animal and human health care issues, the development of innovative bio medicaments and food with desirable characteristics, as well as the use of the environment. The wide range of uses and benefits...
Selection invention in the pharmaceutical area: an overview of the BPTO and ANVISA’s legal opinions
by Samantha Salim | May 8, 2018 | Articles, Brazil, Chemistry, Intellectual Property, Life Sciences, Patents, Prosecution
A selection invention is one in which a single element or small segment within a broad known group is selected and claimed in an independent way, based on a particular feature that is not mentioned in the broader group. The patents that use a Markush-type formula to...