On May 28, 2021, the Brazilian National Data Protection Authority (ANPD) released its guidance on Controllers, Processors, and DPOs. The guidance clarifies several points considered vague of the Brazilian Data Protection Act (LGPD) regarding the duties and attributions of the controller, processor, and the DPO, as detailed below. Controller and Processor The guidance clarifies […]
(BRPTO’s gazette of May 18, 2021) On May 12, 2021, the Supreme Court Justices declared the Sole Paragraph of Article 40 of the Brazilian IP Statute unconstitutional with ex nunc effects by a majority. This means that all patents granted with a 10-year term of protection from grant before the publication of the final […]
(BRPTO’s gazette of May 11, 2021) The BRPTO continues to grant patents with a reduced term of protection due to the preliminary injunction (PI) granted by Reporting-Justice Toffoli on April 7. You can learn more about Reporting-Justice Toffoli PI in our client alert from April 12, 2021. Although eligible for the provisions of the […]
(BRPTO’s gazette of May 4, 2021) On May 4, 2021, the BRPTO granted more patents with a reduced term of protection due to the preliminary injunction (PI) granted by Reporting-Justice Toffoli on April 7. You can learn more about Reporting-Justice Toffoli PI in our client alert from April 12, 2021. Although eligible for the […]
(BRPTO’s gazette of April 27, 2021) On April 27, 2021, the BRPTO granted more patents with a reduced term of protection due to the preliminary injunction (PI) granted by Reporting-Justice Toffoli on April 7. You can learn more about Reporting-Justice Toffoli PI in our client alert from April 12, 2021. Although eligible for the […]
