Licks Attorneys is honored to announce the nomination of partner, Judge Liliane Roriz (ret.), in Chambers Women in Law Awards: Latin America 2018. The Awards recognize those pioneers who have furthered the advancement of women within the legal sphere. The ceremony will be held in May 2018 in Santiago, Chile. Click here for more information.
(BRPTO’s website communication of March 28 th , 2018) The BRPTO and the UKIPO signed, on March 28 th , 2018, an agreement to speed up the examination of pending Brazilian applications. The agreement regards the implementation of a PPH Pilot program between both Offices. The PPH program shall come into force in the third […]
Like in the US and Europe, the regulation of pharmaceuticals in Brazil is conducted by a regulatory entity, who is statutorily responsible for reviewing marketing applications and conduction GMP inspections. These are the cornerstones under which ANVISA1 (Brazilian Food and Drug Agency)ensures the safety and efficacy of drugs and biological products 2.There are, however, two […]
The Brazilian Antitrust Authority (CADE) has just signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Central Bank of Brazil (BCB) to coordinate on the analysis of mergers and investigations involving companies in the financial industry and to line up actions to stimulate competition in regulated markets as well. As our team has previously reported, the MoU […]
(BRPTO’s gazette of March 6th, 2018)The BRPTO published on March 6th, 2018, Rule #212/2018 implementing Phase III of the pilot program for applications with BR priority.The project aims for Brazilian utility patent applications and utility model patent applications first filed at the BRPTO or at the RO/BR (the BRPTO as the PCT’s Receiving Office), which […]
