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ARTICLE · 22 JULY 2013

Members' Voice (II) - First GI For Services Recognized In Brazil

Dannemann Siemsen
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Before the enactment of the Industrial Property Law (IPL) No. 9.279/96, Geographical Indications (GIs) were protected in Brazil on the grounds of unfair competition. This scenario changed when the IPL entered into force.

BrazilCorporate/Commercial Law
Ana Lúcia De Sousa Borda
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Before the enactment of the Industrial Property Law (IPL) No. 9.279/96, Geographical Indications (GIs) were protected in Brazil on the grounds of unfair competition. This scenario changed when the IPL entered into force.
It introduced the protection of GIs by means of a registration issued by the Brazilian Institute of Industrial Property (INPI) not only for products but also for services. It is possible to seek registration (of declaratory nature and for an unlimited period of time) for GIs either as Indicação de Procedência (IP) or Denominação de Origem (DO).
Only upon INPI Ordinance no. 75 of 2000, the rules on GI registration were introduced. They are now superseded by INPI Normative Instruction no. 12/2013 of March 19, 2013.

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