CLIENT ALERT
Patent Prosecution Highway Acceleration Program between Brazil and South Korea is renewed
by Gustavo Sartori, Marcelo Correa | Jul 27, 2022 | Client Alert, Patents
The program recognizes patent protection as a key element in promoting technological innovation among countries. In July 2022, the National Institute of Industrial Property – INPI renewed the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) program agreement with the Korean...
Brazilian Congress maintains Presidential Veto on Compulsory Licensing of Patents
by Ricardo Nunes, Roberto Ribeiro | Jul 13, 2022 | Articles, Client Alert, Patents
On Tuesday, July 6, 2022, the Brazilian National Congress analysed Presidential Veto No. 48, which provides for the compulsory license of patents (as per certain provisions of Law No. 14,200 of 2021). The Veto was maintained in its entirety by a majority of votes....
Brazilian Patent Prosecution Highway shows strong results in the first half of 2022
by Gustavo Sartori, Marcelo Correa | Jul 6, 2022 | Articles, Client Alert, Patents
The effectiveness of the acceleration program provides a timely reminder for you to act now and avoid missing the opportunity to obtain your patent through the PPH. The month of July started with significant news from the Brazilian National Institute of Industrial...
Standard ST.26 implementation for Sequence Listing files in Brazil: particularities
by Kene Gallois, Millena Lourenço | Jul 5, 2022 | Articles, Brazil, Client Alert, Life Sciences, Patents, Pharma, Prosecution
As previously informed, the transition of Sequence Listing files from Standard ST.25 to Standard ST.26 began last Friday (July 1st, 2022), worldwide. Despite following the rules of WIPO, each patent office is free to establish particularities related to this process....
Brazilian PTO opens Public Consultation on Technical Note BRPTO/CPAPD #01/2022, regarding the patentability of inventions associated with transgenic plants, especially elite events
by Samantha Salim, Millena Lourenço | Jun 7, 2022 | Articles, Client Alert, Life Sciences, Patents
On June 01, 2022, the Brazilian PTO announced, through Official Gazette #103, that the Public Consultation on Technical Note BRPTO/CPAPD #01/2022 is open. As previously reported, this Public Consultation aims to discuss the content of said Technical Note, which is...