Through Technical Note No. 35/2023, ANVISA (the Brazilian National Agency for Sanitary Surveillance – the Brazilian FDA) prohibited the importation of the Cannabis plant in natura, whole or in parts (including its flowers), as of July 20, 2023. This decision does not...
Life Sciences
Brazilian PTO publishes the final version of the guidelines for examining inventions related to transgenic plants, especially elite events
As previously reported, in June of last year, the Brazilian PTO opened a public consultation on the technical note regarding patentability requirements for inventions related to transgenic plants, especially elite events. After receiving comments and suggestions from...
New cycle of PPH requests starts in January 2023
On January 01, 2023, a new cycle of requests to participate in the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Program began. The PPH program is a bilateral co-operation agreement between the Brazilian PTO and other Patent Offices in the world (such as, USPTO, EPO, JPO, etc.)...