It is not uncommon to hear that design protection is often underestimated or even forgotten compared to other forms of IP, like trademarks, patents, and copyright. In Brazil, that seems to be the case when you compare the average of 6,000+ design applications filed...
Industrial Design
The Coronavirus and 3D Printing
During the pandemic caused by COVID-19, the additive manufacturing production method popularly known as "3D printing", which consists of a production method whereby successive layers are placed on a given material and which has rapidly increased in use over the last...
Protecting and enforcing design rights: Brazil
In Brazil, the legal provisions for industrial designs are included in the Industrial Property Law (9,279/96). This law is supplemented by normative acts which regulate the National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI). The most recent of these are Normative Acts...
Doing IP Business in Brazil
Do you want to expand your business in Brazil? "Daniel has always sought to accompany its clients, especially in the strategic issues of their business, and this is why I am very honored to present our first edition of Doing IP Business in Brazil. On the following...
Phase II of USPTO-BPTO PPH: new requirements and extension of the covered technical field
The Brazilian PTO published on May, 9th Rule # 218/2018, which establishes the second phase of the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) between the Brazilian PTO and the USPTO. The period for receiving fast-track examination requests within this PPH is between May 10,...
The Most Important Aspects of Protecting Your Biotechnology Invention in Brazil
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...