On June 28th, Mercosur and the European Union reached a political agreement for a comprehensive trade agreement between the two regions after 20 years of negotiations. This would be the first major trade pact signed by Mercosur, a bloc comprising Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay and creates the largest trade zone in the world in […]
The current advances of IoT in the healthcare area are worthy of a new specific term: Internet of Medical Things (IoMT). However, despite important developments in IoMT, there is a major concern regarding cyberattacks centered on public healthcare. As the possibilities of health monitoring and control through equipment grow, data security becomes a major focal […]
The Brazilian President enacted on July 24, 2019, the Decree 9931/2019, establishing the Intellectual Property Interministerial Group (Grupo Interministerial de Propriedade Intelectual – “GIPI”) within the Ministry of Economy. The Group seeks to propose and coordinate the Federal Government´s activities regarding intellectual property. The GIPI will (i) have an annual work plan with timelines establishing […]
A huge patent backlog has dogged Brazil’s IP system for years. Karlo Fonseca and Roberto Rodrigues, attorneys at law, explain in their most recent article to IAM, the Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office´s newest announced plans to drastically reduce the mountain of pending applications. Click here to read the full article (requires subscription): http://bit.ly/iam-backlog
The sanction modifies the wording of the Brazilian General Data Protection Act On July 8, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro sanctioned Executive Order #869/2018, which establishes changes on Brazilian General Data Protection Act and, primarily, provides for the creation of the National Protection Data Authority (NPDA). The President, however, vetoed some relevant aspects of the text […]
