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Experimental Data: A Key Element of Brazilian Medical Use Claims
by Kene Gallois, Karoline Coelho | Aug 26, 2021 | Articles, Intellectual Property, Life Sciences, Patents
There is no doubt that it is a challenge to design a patent protection strategy for a new medical use (for example, a new disease to be treated or prevented by a known composition, active ingredient or biological). The proper format for claiming such subject matter...
Brazil: Looking at unusual forms of branding beyond legal protection
by Roberta Arantes | Aug 20, 2021 | Articles, DANIEL INOVA REGULATORY AND LEGISLATIVE IP, REGULATORY AND LEGISLATIVE IP, Trademarks
In the early days, branding was the act of creating a name, symbol or design capable of identifying a product or service. This definition brought together the idea of visual representation as a key feature to identify and distinguish a certain company or its products...
A closer look at the Brazilian e-sports market
by Daniel Law | Jul 30, 2021 | Blog, CREATIVE INDUSTRY, DANIEL INOVA CREATIVE INDUSTRY, Games, Technology
It is no secret that the global e-sports market has been exploding in recent years. A 2021 Global E-sports Market report produced by Newzoo highlights that global e-sports revenues will grow to $1,084 million in 2021. This means a growth of +14.5%, from $947.1 million...
Speeding up the patent process in Brazil
by Gustavo Sartori | Jul 28, 2021 | Articles, Brazil, Intellectual Property, Patents, Prosecution
A recent Supreme Court decision altered rules for patents in Brazil. While causing some consternation, the country’s patent office has worked hard to reduce its backlog, making the process increasingly faster and more straightforward Brazilian laws governing patents...
Com 100% de sua estrutura na nuvem AWS, Daniel Advogados ganha agilidade, segurança e reduz custos
by Marketing Daniel IP | Jul 23, 2021 | Articles
Com mais de 60 anos de atuação, a Daniel Advogados é um dos maiores escritórios do País, com forte atuação na área de Propriedade Intelectual. Com um legado de dados enorme e convivendo com processos de negócios cada vez mais complexos, como o processamento da RPI...
Computer Implemented Inventions (CII) in Brazil
by Marcelo Correa | Jul 1, 2021 | Articles, Patents, Software and Telecom, Technology
You have probably already heard that computer programs/software as such are not patentable in Brazil. This is true, since Article 10 (V) of the Brazilian IP Law states that computer programs per se are not considered inventions. However, this assertion merely means...
Brazil’s Patent System: Latest Statistics on Efforts to Reduce the Backlog and the Road Ahead
by Kene Gallois, Guilherme Coutinho | Jul 1, 2021 | Articles, Intellectual Property, Patents, Prosecution
“The plan to combat the backlog in the Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office has already resulted in a reduction of more than 60% of patent applications pending for decision.” Almost two years ago, the Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office (BPTO) launched a plan to...
Brazil counsel embrace creative enforcement after SC ruling
by Ricardo Nunes | Jun 30, 2021 | Articles, Intellectual Property, Litigation, Patents
Counsel at Daniel and a pharma firm said secondary patents and food and drug law have become more important as a result of the Direct Action 5,529 ruling Counsel in Brazil are becoming more creative with their enforcement strategies after the Supreme Court ruled last...
Can you patent a software in Brazil?
by Gustavo Sartori | Jun 29, 2021 | Articles, Patents, Software and Telecom, Technology
In the current stage of technology development, it is possible to say that software inventions are almost everywhere (streaming services, smartphones, cars, home appliances, videogames etc.) and still spreading to many industries that had no history on developing or...
Backlog combat programme: Brazilian PTO reaches its highest patent decision indicators
by Kene Gallois, Guilherme Coutinho | Jun 22, 2021 | Articles, Intellectual Property, Life Sciences, Patents
The issue of reducing the backlog of the examination of patent applications has become a priority for the Brazilian PTO. In 2019, a programme aiming at expediting the examination procedure was created targeting patents applications filed until December 31 2016. This...
Patents for cannabis products in Brazil
by Daniel Law | Jun 17, 2021 | Blog, Cannabis, Cannabis, DANIEL INOVA LIFE SCIENCES, Life Sciences, Patents
In a recent post on this topic, we discussed how the slowly changing position toward cannabis-based products in Brazil, with the background of growing investment in the medicinal benefits of marijuana and other narcotic substances. But what is the current position in...
Four particularities of Brazilian Patent Prosecution you should know about
by Gustavo Sartori | Jun 8, 2021 | Articles, Intellectual Property, Mechanics, Patents, Prosecution, Software and Telecom
IP rules and regulations have a certain international uniformity. In several countries the main patentability requirements are almost identical due to international agreements such as the Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS)....
Brazil: Beyond traditional IP infringements in the online environment
by André Oliveira | May 20, 2021 | Articles, Legal
André Oliveira considers how IP infringement and brand protection has evolved in Brazil amid the pandemic It has been widely reported that the COVID-19 pandemic has strongly fostered e-commerce. In Brazil alone, e-commerce sales have increased over 68% in 2020 when...
Public incentives for electronic games
by Fernanda Vieira | May 14, 2021 | Articles, Digital, Legal & IP Strategy, REGULATORY AND LEGISLATIVE IP, Technology
In recent years, there has been a movement towards the inclusion of games in the categories of works that can receive incentives in the form of public funding in Brazil. Here are some recent examples: • The Rouanet Law (Brazilian federal law) now includes electronic...
Protecting games from Piracy and other illicit acts
by Natália Gigante | May 14, 2021 | Articles, Digital, Patents, Technology
When a game becomes famous, a whole universe of products is often created to meet the expectations of its fans. Besides the game itself, commercial activities include the sale of garments, toys, action figures (among others), using the trademarks, characters or making...