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10 Common questions on Trademark Enforcement in Brazil
Are you interested to learn about some of the particularities of Trademark enforcement in the Brazilian courts? Here we take a look at 10 common questions that people routinely want answered when...
Data Protection and privacy in Brazil: what’s expected for 2022 and beyond
The discourse on data protection and privacy in Brazil has been gaining momentum in the last years and the issue has now been placed firmly on the radar for companies doing business in Brazil. High...
What you need to know about franchising in Brazil
Brazil’s franchise market, which is the 6th largest in the world (in terms of franchise units) and 5th (in terms of franchise chains), has been growing impressively over the last decades. According...
Top 7 questions on patent prosecution and opposition in Brazil
Are you interested to learn about some of the particularities of patent prosecution and opposition in Brazil? Here we take a look at 7 “introductory questions” that people routinely want answered...
New Brazilian e-software system delivers strong growth in registrations
In Brazil, the software market is expanding rapidly. According to the recent numbers from the Brazilian Association of Software Companies (ABES), the national Information Technology market involved...
New Brazilian tax rules for remittance of IP royalties abroad – time to change your contractual arrangements?
In December 2021, Brazil introduced sweeping changes to its legal framework on foreign exchange (under Law 14.286/2021). In addition to various important changes regarding the use of the Brazilian...
Brazil — new national action plan to combat piracy approved
In a recent post, we discussed how Brazil’s Anti-counterfeiting Council (CNCP) recently met with other government entities and stakeholders, suggesting new studies on piracy and the related...
Software related inventions in Brazil
Below we provide a brief overview of the respective approaches in patenting of software related inventions in the US and Europe, before providing some short information on the current practice in...
Using empirical research to understand Brazilian IP practice
The discussion on using empirical research for law is not a new one. In fact, the term “Jurimetrics” was already in frequent use in the US during the 1960s, when computers started to have a more...
Industrial Designs: a brief overview of Brazilian practice
In a recent article, we highlighted how recent changes and improvements to the examination standards related to design applications in the Brazilian PTO could increase its use in IP protection...
A look at recent innovation and technology measures in Brazil
Last month, the World Intellectual Property Organization (“WIPO”), together with institutional partners, released its 14th Global Innovation Index (“GII”) report. In this post, we briefly look at...
Brazilian DPA signs first international co-operation agreement with Spanish authority
In our recent posts, we have been following the developments in the ANPD (Brazil’s Data Protection Agency) highlighting updates and key developments over the last months. The ANPD has already opened...
Following the latest developments in Brazil’s DPA
In our last post on this topic, we discussed recent developments in respect of the ANPD (the Brazilian DPA) and the LGPD (Brazil’s Data Protection law). Since our last post, the new law came into...
How are digital influencers regulated in Brazil?
In Brazil, advertising is subject to different legal considerations based on Constitutional, Civil, Intellectual Property and Data Protection Law, amongst other areas. Cases related to advertising...
Brazil: tackling patent infringement in the courts
Brazil is the second largest country in the Americas, both in terms of GDP and population. The Brazilian Industrial Property law (Law 9279/1996) governs all areas of IP (patents, trademarks,...