Hon. Liliane Roriz, partner at Licks Attorneys and former Appellate Judge of the Federal Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, assisted INTERFARMA, the Brazilian association representing the Pharmaceutical Research Industry, to draft a positioning paper addressing Regulatory Data Protection (RDP) in Brazil.The paper called “The protection of test dossier in Brazil: fostering innovation” was […]
Misinterpretation of Brazilian Internet Law creates uncertainty to ISPsOn December 16, leading Brazilian mobile carriers were ordered to shut down WhatsApp for 48 hours. The decision was issued in a criminal lawsuit that is under seal. A copy of the court order is available on the Internet, and refers to the Criminal Organization Act (Federal […]
The Brazilian PTO (INPI) published on December 1st, 2015, Rule # 44 regulating the conditions for filing and processing design applications, and including new provisions for electronic filing. This Rule revokes Rule # 13/2013, but maintains most of the previously established conditions. The most important amendments are as follows:• The Rule establishes that specification […]
Brazil applies the general rules on the enforcement of Standard Essential Patents (SEPs), allowing patent owners to enjoin infringers from using patented inventions, including via ex parte preliminary injunctions for NPEs.On November 13, 2015 the Superior Court of Justice dismissed ZTE’s appeal challenging the preliminary injunction granted by the Rio de Janeiro State Court in […]
Hon. Liliane Roriz, partner at Licks Attorneys and former Appellate Judge, will chair the 1st roundtable of the 5th Intellectual Property Seminar, with the title “The Role of Education and Civil Society in the future direction of Intellectual Property”.The event, which is sponsored by the Candido Mendes University, will take place in the Josué de […]
