(Federal Register of March 17th, 2017)The Patent Application Examination Guidelines – aspects related to the examination of patent applications in the area of chemistry – complement the contents of block I (BRPTO Rule #124/2013) and block II (BRPTO Rule #169/2016) of the guidelines for the examination of patent applications, with particularities about the examination of […]
The firm’s partners were recognized for their IP expertise across numerous industries, including: Chemical, Domain, Domain Names, Life Sciences, Media, Names, Patent, Pharmaceutical, Technology and Trademark.Otto Licks “is one of the founders and partner at Licks Attorneys, a law firm with 125 employees, and is a frequent contributor to the World IP Review. He has […]
(BRPTO’s IP gazette of March 1st, 2017)Phase II of the pilot program for fast track applications filed by SME, as defined by Brazilian specific laws, introduces restrictions of technical fields. In case of more than one applicant, all of them must comply with SME definitions.Applications for which IPC (Int’l Patent Classification) main classification is under […]
(BRPTO’s IP gazette of March 1st, 2017)Phase II of the pilot program for fast track applications with Brazil priority excludes some technical fields and introduces a PPH-like approach.An applicant requesting fast track of an application first filed in Brazil must submit a search report and a technical opinion on the patentability of his or hers […]
(BRPTO’s IP gazette of March 1st, 2017)The BRPTO issued on March 1st, 2017, and made available on March 2nd, a new rule related to the assignment of rights for PCT national phase applications, which revokes Rule #174/2016, issued on December 6th, 2016.Article 16, paragraph 6, of the Brazilian patent statute establishes that when a Brazilian […]
