The MOVER Program and the New Directions of Sustainable Mobility Sustainable mobility is emerging as one of the priorities of the Brazilian government, driving investments and innovations in the automotive sector. In the current scenario, the National Green Mobility...
Patents
Understanding Patents in Brazil: A Comprehensive Guide
In the dynamic, globalized world where knowledge is a pivotal economic driver, understanding the intricacies of patent laws is crucial for businesses. This article provides a detailed overview of patents in Brazil, offering insights into both patent prosecution and...
Paving The Way: Brazil´s Expected Accession to the Budapest Treaty
The Budapest Treaty on the International Recognition of the Deposit of Microorganisms for the Purposes of Patent Procedure (1977) establishes an international regime for the recognition of microorganism deposits for patent purposes in any ´International Depository...
Canada and Finland Initiate Strategic Partnerships in Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Projects
The Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) is an international collaboration program between patent offices in several countries. In August 2023, Canada and Finland signed memorandum of understanding agreements with the BPTO to implement PPH pilot projects. This initiative...
Brazilian DPA issues Guide on Cookies and Personal Data Protection
On 18 October, the Brazilian National Data Protection Authority (ANPD) published its Guide on “Cookies and Personal Data Protection”, which is aimed at both processing agents and rights holders. This post provides some background on Cookies and how they are currently...
Three important considerations on Patent Licensing in Brazil
Are you interested to learn about some of the particularities of Patent Licensing in Brazil? Below, we take a look at 3 important considerations about this topic, including the local laws that limit the terms upon which parties may agree a patent license, information...
Getting to know Brazilian Patent Practice
In the past, we received some questions regarding patent practice in Brazil and how this differs to other countries (in this post, we provide a contrast to the US approach). While similar in many ways, there are also some key differences between patent practice in...
Compulsory Licensing – a synopsis of what’s been happening in Brazil and abroad
For those new to the topic, Compulsory Licensing refers to the process where a government allows third parties to manufacture a patented product or practice certain process via a license mandatorily granted in favor of such third parties by force of law (i.e., without...
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 when looking to Brazil as a potential country to expand their patent...
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 more than 49 billion dollars in 2020. In Brazil, software is mainly...
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 Brazil. Software can have diverse characteristics and elements and there...
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 radical effect on legal research capabilities. So, what is jurimetrics?...
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 Brazil’s position in the index and some of the ongoing initiatives that...
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, designs, unfair competition, etc.) and also sets out important procedures and...
The role of ANVISA in cannabis related patents
As mentioned in our previous post on this topic, patent applications for pharmaceutical products or processes must be submitted to ANVISA (The Brazilian Health Surveillance Agency) for prior consent based on a public health analysis. The government lists many...