As previously reported, in June of last year, the Brazilian PTO opened a public consultation on the technical note regarding patentability...
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Millena Pais Lourenço is a Patent Specialist for Chemical and Life Sciences.
Bachelor’s degree in Biology at Universidade Veiga de Almeida (UVA) in 2019 and Graduated in Biology at Universidade Veiga de Almeida (UVA) in 2020.
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Biotechnology
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Graduated in Biology at Universidade Veiga de Almeida (UVA), with final graduation work “The Montessori method applied in science teaching”.
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Standard ST.26 implementation for Sequence Listing files in Brazil: particularities
As previously informed, the transition of Sequence Listing files from Standard ST.25 to Standard ST.26 began last Friday (July 1st, 2022),...
Brazilian PTO opens Public Consultation on Technical Note BRPTO/CPAPD #01/2022, regarding the patentability of inventions associated with transgenic plants, especially elite events
On June 01, 2022, the Brazilian PTO announced, through Official Gazette #103, that the Public Consultation on Technical Note BRPTO/CPAPD #01/2022 is...
Brazilian PTO announces additional clarifications on the implementation of Sequence Listing files in Standard ST.26
Continuing our previous communications on the transition of Sequence Listing files from Standard ST.25 (.txt) to the Standard ST.26 (.xml) for...
Public Consultation – Brazilian PTO’s technical note regarding the patentability of inventions associated with transgenic plants is temporarily suspended
On April 19, 2022, the Brazilian PTO published in Industrial Property Journal #2676 the suspension of the applicability of the Technical Note...
Brazilian PTO clarifies patentability requirements for inventions related to transgenic plants, especially elite events
Background: Based on the provisions of Article 10 (IX) of the Brazilian IP Law # 9,279/96, natural living beings (animals and plants), in whole or...
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Ordinance PR # 56/2021: Brazilian PTO postpones obligation to submit Sequence Listing file in Standard ST.26 format to July 2022
On December 28, the Brazilian PTO published Ordinance PR # 56/2021, with new conditions for the submission of Sequence Listing files. The new...
Biological Sequence Listing Using XML in Patent Applications: Implementation Plan And Main Modifications
At the end of 2020, the Brazilian PTO published Ordinance PR # 405 with new rules for presenting the Sequence Listing files as part of biotechnology...