Year: 2017

Published on April 13 in the Brazilian Federal Official Gazette, Interagency Ordinance #1/2017 enters into force on June 12th. Anti-patent biased, it establishes: i) ANVISA ́s denials under art. 229-C as basis for BRPTO ́s contructive abandonment of patent applications; ii) special pre-grant opposition track for ANVISA, which will halt examination; and iii) anti-patent harmonization […]

Advisor at Licks Attorneys since 2014, Brazilian Ambassador Regis Arslanian was announced partner in May 2017, appointed to chair Licks Attorneys government relations, regulatory affairs and international policy group. Having earned his law degree prior to joining the Brazilian Foreign Service (Itamaraty) he is a practising attorney, member of the Brazilian Bar Association.After a successful […]

The BRPTO issued today, May 23, 2017, the “Patentes ICTS” (Patents – S&T Institutions) a new Rule establishing fast-track directed to applications for inventions or utility models first filed at the BRPTO or, if using PCT, at the BRPTO acting as the Receiving Office. At least one of the applicants must be an S&T Institution.Participants […]

(BRPTO’s IP gazette of May 9th, 2017)The BRPTO published yesterday, May 9th, 2017, Rule #190/2017 which limits the services that can be carried out in paper format.According to Rule #190/2017, several services will no longer be available in paper format, such as: Request for anticipated publication; Request for recordal of applicant’s name and address change; […]

(BRPTO’s IP gazette of May 9 th, 2017)The BRPTO published yesterday, May 9 th , 2017, Rule #189/2017 implementing new procedures for the submission of documents and information after the filing of a patent application.Rule #189/2017 establishes that any service not specified in the BRPTO official fee table, must be requested under the code 260, […]