The publication of the 2015 public patents protection statistics by the Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office ("BPTO") contain some interesting points.

Although the amount of patent litigation in Brazil is far from the level of litigation in the US, patent infringement actions are very common in the jurisdiction.

There has been an increasing trend in the sending of correspondence and unlawful charges to companies and individuals that are holders of trademarks filed or registered at the Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office - BPTO.

In an attempt to reduce the current backlog, the Brazilian Patent Office (BRPTO) released on January a pilot program that established a preexamination office action.

The Brazilian Patent Office (BRPTO) published on August 21, 2018, Rule # 223/2018, which establishes the procedures related to the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) between BRPTO...

The Brazilian PTO published in January 2nd Rule 208/2017, which provides guidelines for the examination of patent applications related to the chemical field.

These new guidelines are supplementary to the content of Brazilian PTO's Rules 124/2013 and 169/2016.

The public consultation process called by the Culture Ministry (MinC) on the new Ruling on copyright laws in the digital area ends on March 30 of this year.

Biotechnology is a fascinating industry involving genetic research, animal and human health care issues, the development of innovative bio medicaments and food with desirable characteristics, as well as the use of the environment.

On April 12, 2017, Brazilian PTO and ANVISA (Brazilian Health Surveillance Agency) signed the Joint Ordinance # 1/2017, which regulates the procedures for the application of Article 229-C...

The Brazilian Franchise Association (ABF) reported an impressive growth of 8.3% in total revenues from franchise operations in 2015 and expects sales to expand by at least 6% in 2016.

Em recente decisão, a Suprema Corte Americana manteve o entendimento dos tribunais inferiores locais de conceder registro de marca para a expressão "THE SLANTS" para uma banda de música formada por descendentes asiáticos.

The recent rejection by Brazilian PTO (INPI) of the well-known SELARIA brand of the famous luxury store chain, Richards, which belongs to Inbrands, reawakened debates on an old topic...

Decree Number 8,772 of May 11 2016 regulates Law Number 13,123 of May 20 2015, known as the Biodiversity Law, which provides for access to GH, protection and access to ATK...

The Federal Supreme Court recently declared the constitutionality of the new Copyright law (Law 12853/2013), which directly affects the management, collection and distribution of the amounts...

Na última semana, o INPI disponibilizou a lista de Indicações Geográficas (IGs) da União Europeia (UE) para consulta pública.

Brazil´s Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) has taken steps in recent months to try and reduce the enormous backlog of pending patent applications to be examined.