Public Consultation #46/2020 will be open to receive comments and suggestions for the draft of the National Strategy of Intellectual Property (ENPI) until September 13, 2020. This extension of the deadline was published in the Official Gazette on August 27, 2020. For more information on the matter, please see our Client Alert of August 12, […]
On August 21st, the Secratariat of Foreign Trade of the Brazilian Ministry of Economy (SECEX) opened a public consultation to receive comments on Brazil’s proposal to join the World Trade Organization’s Government Procurement Agreement (GPA). The public consultation was officially opened through Ordinance #55/2020 and will last 60 days, ending on October 20th, 2020. Although […]
The postponement had been approved by the House of Representatives, but was rejected by the Senate yesterday On August 26, 2020, the Brazilian Senate rejected the proposal to postpone the enforceability of the Brazilian Data Protection Act (“LGPD”). Such proposal was provided by Provisional Measure #959/20, which had been approved by the House of […]
On August 10th, it was published in the Brazilian Official Gazette Public Consultation #46/2020, which is open to receive comments and suggestions for the draft of the National Strategy of Intellectual Property (ENPI). The initiative is the result of a work group that includes various public administration entities and is coordinated by the Intellectual Property […]
The Brazilian Senate on August 6, voted on the text of the Bill of Legislative Decree #324/20 which approves the Nagoya Protocol in the country. The text had already received a positive consideration by the House of Representatives. Now, the President should enact a federal Decree allowing the treaty to take effect in Brazil, as […]
