The Brazilian FDA published the Notice for Public Comments 654 and 655, of June 13, 2019, to establish the regulation of registration of medicinal products based on Cannabis spp, and its derivatives and synthetic analogues technical, as well as the administrative requirements for its cultivation for medicinal and scientific purposes. The Public Consultation was approved […]
Congress has just approved Executive Order #869/2018, which now awaits presidential sanction On May 29, 2019 Brazilian Congress passed Executive Order #869/2018, which establishes changes in the Brazilian General Data Protection Act and, primarily, provides for the creation of the National Authority for Data Protection (“NADP”). With the new rules, the Act will come into […]
Dear Client, As per the notice published on the BRPTO’s website last week, please be aware that the patent office will be closed from June 5th to June 10th, 2019. Additionally, all its systems, including the search and e-filing systems will be out-of-service. Deadlines falling within said period will be automatically postponed, and the applicants […]
In the last week of April 2019, the US Department of Justice published an update in the Guidance on the Effectiveness of the Corporate Compliance Programs. It is crystal clear that the effectiveness of compliance programs has generally been a factor in reducing penalties in anti-corruption laws around the world. The update by the US […]
Following his campaign promise to reduce local bureaucracy — Brazil is # 109 of 190 countries in the “Ease of Doing Business Rank” — President Jair Bolsonaro signed on April 30th Executive Order # 881 (“EO”), enacting the Economic Liberty Bill of Rights. The EO gives effectiveness to the principle of free initiative (Art. 170, […]
On April 8, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro sanctioned Law 166/2019, which modifies the country’s credit scoring system. The alteration marks a major change on the way credit scoring works in Brazil, passing from an opt-in model to an opt-out format. The new rules will come into force on July 9. The credit scoring system is […]
On March 27, Brazilian Congress took the first steps towards the creation of a Data Protection Authority. The creation of such body was determined by Provisional Measure # 869/2018, enacted on the last days of President Temer’s administration. The Congress created a committee composed of 13 Senators and 13 Representatives to analyze the Provisional Measure. […]
Our attorneys at law Roberto Rodrigues and João Pedro Accioly co-authored the article “Paternalism, populism and irrationality in the crusade against cigarettes”, published by JOTA. They analyze a bill, under examination before the Brazilian Senate, that imposes tobacco plain packaging and prohibits any form of advertising and flavoring in these products. The full article can […]
(BRPTO’s Gazette from February 12th, 2019) The BRPTO published on February 12th, 2019, Rule #235/2019 implementing Phase II of the PPH Pilot program with the JPO. As mentioned in our client alert from January 24th, 2019, the most relevant modification in the new phase is the expansion of technologies eligible for the PPH, now, in […]
(Federal Register on February 6, 2019) The Examination Guidelines of Patent Applications in the Biotechnology Arts currently in force (BRPTO Rule #144/2015) are being reformulated by the BRPTO. On February 6, 2019 the BRPTO invited public comments for the amendments suggested in said guidelines through a publication on Federal Gazette #26. Comments on the proposed […]
This year starts with the expansion of Licks Attorneys’ trademark group to São Paulo and its recognition for “outstanding quality, technical accuracy and precision, clarity of recommendations and timely delivery”. The publication is the only standalone research directory to focus exclusively on trademark practices and practitioners. It features the firm’s development of “ a significant […]
(BRPTO’s website communication published on January 16, 2019) The BRPTO and the JPO signed, on January 16, 2019 in Tokyo, Japan, the renovation of the PPH Pilot program between both Offices. The new phase of the program will be in force for two years starting from April 2019 and up to 200 applications shall be […]
