The BRPTO published on February 8, a notice in its Official Gazette #2666 providing guidelines on the review of patent terms for patents claiming subject matter going beyond pharmaceutical arts and/or medical products/equipment for use in humans affected by the 2021 Supreme Court decision (ADI #5529).
Ordinance #51/2021: Phase II of IP Showcase pilot project (Vitrine de PI) The BRPTO has launched Phase II of the IP Showcase pilot project on the publication of information regarding industrial property assets available for commercial exploitation. In this second phase, the PI Showcase has been expanded to include industrial property assets resulting from […]
In the twilight of 2021, Statute #14,286 aims to reduce bureaucracy in Brazil’s foreign capitals regulation and may impact the BRPTO’s role in the registration of licensing and technology transfer agreements. Following recent initiatives by the Brazilian government in order to improve Brazil’s business environment, Statute #14,286 brings much awaited changes in Brazilian foreign exchange […]
The Portuguese and Brazilian Patent and Trademark Offices informed last Thursday (December 16th) that they had concluded a memorandum of understanding to institute a pilot project of Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) for patent applications filed in both Offices. The PPH is a bilateral agreement having operational nature that encourages work-sharing and grants the benefit of […]
Official notice of december 14, 2021 On December 14, the BRPTO published a notice in its Official Gazette #2658, updating on the analysis progress of the requests for review filed by patent holders after the declaration of unconstitutionality of the sole paragraph of article 40 of the Brazilian Patent Statute (Statute #9,279/1996)1, in the […]
