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)....
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The Brazilian PPH welcomes a new partner
We are writing to report good news: as of April 1, 2020, the Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO) becomes part of the Brazilian PTO's Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) project, which is another initiative that focuses on fixing the patent backlog in Brazil. This...
Accelerating patent examination in Brazil
One of the major concerns about Brazilian patent system has been the time for obtaining patent protection or, in other words, the backlog. In 2015, the time an applicant had to wait for receiving a grant notice was around ten years from filing, on average, and,...
IP law: Brazil’s law must catch up with inventions
Will emerging technologies urge Brazil to rethink its IP laws? Rana Gosain of Daniel Law explores the issues around patents and software-related inventions. Over the last two decades, there have been significant advances in technology. Many of these technologies are...
PPH between BRPTO and DKPTO on Mechanical Engineering, Lighting, Heating, Weapons and Blasting inventions
The Brazilian Patent Office (BRPTO) published on August 21, 2018, Rule # 223/2018, which establishes the procedures related to the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) between BRPTO and the Danish Patent Office (DKPTO). Said PPH will be in force on September 01, 2018 as a...
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 BRPTO and JPO stablish a PPH Pilot Program
The Brazilian PTO has published the Resolution #184/2017 that establishes the Brazil-Japan Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Program. According to this resolution, the applicant may request fast-track examination for a Brazilian patent application whose Japanese...