(BRPTO’s gazette of July 06, 2021) On May 12, 2021, the Supreme Court Justices, by majority, declared the Sole Paragraph of Article 40 of the Brazilian IP Statute unconstitutional with ex nunc effects. This means that all utility patents granted with a 10-year term of protection from grant and all utility model patents granted […]
The BRPTO issued today, June 29, 2021, Ordinance #29, which postpones from June 30 to December 31, 2021 the deadline for requesting expedited examination for patent applications having subject matter related to pharmaceutical products and processes and to equipment and/or materials for use in health for the diagnosis, prophylaxis and treatment of Covid-19 patients. An […]
On June 25, 2021, the Brazilian National Data Protection Authority (“ANPD”) announced its call to the public hearing that will discuss the draft of its rule of supervision related to the administrative sanctions provided by Art. 52 of the National Data Protection Act (“LGPD”). The hearing, which aims to discuss the normative proposal that is […]
(BRPTO’s gazette of June 22, 2021) On May 12, 2021, the Supreme Court Justices, by majority, declared the Sole Paragraph of Article 40 of the Brazilian IP Statute unconstitutional with ex nunc effects. This means that all utility patents granted with a 10-year term of protection from grant and all utility model patents granted […]
(BRPTO’s gazette of June 1, 2021) On May 12, 2021, the Supreme Court Justices, by a majority, declared the Sole Paragraph of Article 40 of the Brazilian IP Statute unconstitutional with ex nunc effects. This means that all patents granted with a 10-year term of protection from grant before the publication of the final […]
