NEWS AND PUBLICATIONS
BRAZIL: Regulatory Shifts Create Changing Landscape for Cannabis Trademarks
by Lívia Helayel | Jul 4, 2025 | Articles, Cannabis
Brazil’s regulatory framework for medicinal cannabis is undergoing important changes. The National Health Regulatory Agency (ANVISA) launched Public Consultation No. 1,316/2025 on March 28, 2025, to revise RDC Resolution No. 327/2019, which governs cannabis-based...
BPTO Establishes New Guidelines for Continuation of Technical Examination after the patent application has been returned from the second instance to the first instance
by Gustavo Sartori, Samantha Salim | Jul 4, 2025 | Articles
On May 23, 2025, the Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office (BPTO) published Ordinance BPTO/DIRPA No. 04/2025, which approves Procedure CPAT–ETP–PP–0012. This procedure establishes specific guidelines for resuming the technical examination of patent...
BRAZIL: Changes to Criteria for Highly Renowned Trademarks Under Consideration
by Roberta Arantes | Jun 24, 2025 | Articles, Brazil, Trademarks
The Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office (INPI) conducted a public consultation to revise Ordinance/INPI/PR No. 08/2022, which outlines the requirements for granting high-renown trademark protection (fame status) in Brazil. The fame status is a special protection...
Brazil’s red jersey debate: legal, cultural and branding implications
by Robert Daniel-Shores | Jun 20, 2025 | Articles, Trademarks
As Brazil prepares (or hopes to prepare — qualification is not yet guaranteed!) for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, a controversial proposal has surfaced: changing the national team’s second (away) uniform to red. What might seem like a simple branding move has triggered...
Publication of Decree No. 12,502 of June 11, 2025, which regulates Law No. 14,515 of December 29, 2022
by Viviane Kunisawa, mariana.cuzziol | Jun 18, 2025 | Articles, Client Alert
On June 12, 2025, Decree No. 12,502 of June 11, 2025, was published in the Official Gazette (DOU), regulating Law No. 14,515 of December 29, 2022. This regulation establishes rules and procedures for the administrative process of agricultural inspection, outlines the...
Brazil’s unique approach to injunctions and urgent IP relief
by Robert Daniel-Shores | May 21, 2025 | Articles, Intellectual Property
Judges are empowered — and often expected — to take a hands-on, practical approach Over the past few years, Brazil has started to gain traction as a forum for standard essential patent litigation — and a big reason for that is how preliminary injunctions work here....
Daniel Achieves ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Certification, Reinforcing its Commitment to Information Security
by Daniel Law, Daniel Law | May 19, 2025 | Articles
The internationally recognized certification underscores Daniel’s commitment to data protection and excellence in information security. Daniel is proud to announce its certification under ISO/IEC 27001:2022, one of the world’s most recognized international standards...
Injunction culture: understanding Brazil’s approach to urgent IP relief
by Robert Daniel-Shores | May 2, 2025 | Brazil
Over the past few years, Brazil has started to gain traction as a forum for standard essential patent litigation — and a big reason for that is how preliminary injunctions work here. But long before SEPs were trending, injunctions played a central role in Brazilian IP...
Injunction Culture: Understanding Brazil’s Approach to Urgent IP Relief
by Robert Daniel-Shores | Apr 30, 2025 | Articles, Patents
“In Brazil, judges are empowered—and often expected—to take a hands-on, practical approach. They rely not just on legal arguments, but also on their own perception, experience, and judgment.” Over the past few years, Brazil has started to gain traction as a forum for...
Patents for AI Inventions: A Comparison of Requirements in Brazil, the United States and Europe
by Gustavo Sartori, Marcelo Correa | Feb 21, 2025 | Articles, Innovation, Patents
“Brazil, the United States and Europe have each adopted stringent requirements for patenting AI inventions, tailored to promote technological advancement while preventing overly broad, abstract claims.” Innovation in artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming...
AGU Defends Tax Benefits for Pesticides in STF Trial
by Viviane Kunisawa | Feb 6, 2025 | Articles, REGULATORY AND LEGISLATIVE IP
The Office of the Attorney General (AGU) has expressed support for maintaining tax benefits granted to pesticides, arguing that such incentives play a key role for the competitiveness of Brazilian agribusiness. The issue is currently under review by the Supreme...
The Growing Market for Weight Loss Treatments: Innovation, Patents, and the Future of GLP-1 Agonists
by Kene Gallois, Samantha Salim | Jan 30, 2025 | Articles, Life Sciences
In recent years, the pharmaceutical industry has undergone significant changes in the focus of its innovation, research and development efforts. Historically, oncology and immunology were the primary targets for pharmaceutical companies, with most resources and...
Acquired Distinctiveness in Brazil: Decoding the BPTO’s New Draft Guidelines
by Robert Daniel-Shores | Jan 2, 2025 | Articles, Intellectual Property
The Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office (BPTO) has taken a significant step in modernizing trademark examination practices by opening a public consultation on acquired distinctiveness, also known as secondary meaning. This initiative reflects a growing commitment to...
Beyond the Digital: Aligning Online Monitoring with Offline Enforcement to Tackle Counterfeiting
by Natalia Gigante | Dec 18, 2024 | Articles, Counterfeiting
Intellectual property rights (IPR) protection is deeply linked with technological development. Even beyond the protection of inventions, the development of mass communication and internet facilitated the dissemination of IP assets, a connection particularly evident in...
The 50 most influential people in IP 2024
by Isabella Cardozo | Dec 13, 2024 | Articles
Managing IP presents the 50 individuals who exerted the most influence on IP during 2024 – with a serial trademark asserter and several IP office heads among those who made the cut. It’s December, so while many people will be preparing for their holidays, it’s also...