On November 13, 2014, the Brazilian Superior Court of Justice published a digest of principles based on rulings of this court in trademark and industrial property cases.

The decision here analyzed represents an interesting precedent of the State Courts of Rio de Janeiro to begin to see other ways to characterize unfair competition, going beyond the traditional divert of clientele by likelihood of confusion.

The new law, seeking Brazil's technological autonomy, establishes special measures for technological development.

A inteligência artificial e os sistemas de machine learning estão revolucionando o mercado mundial de microprocessadores, e essa revolução abre oportunidades para empresas brasileiras.

Before addressing highly renowned marks, in order to provide a context for the subject of this report, it is appropriate to quickly review what is set forth in Article 233 of Industrial Property Law (IPL) No. 9,279/96 – contained in the chapter on temporary provisions.

Enforcement in Intellectual Property is always a topic of interest for trademark owners, foreign firms and attorneys. During the seminar, we will address not only general issues on enforcement, but also tips to avoid litigation as well as highlights on preliminary injunctions, damages and recent case law in the mentioned countries.

Some considerations of ETHICS are necessary for us to explore our theme properly.

Patent Litigation Comparative Guide for the jurisdiction of Brazil, check out our comparative guides section to compare across multiple countries

Current Intellectual Property Law No. 9,279 of May 14, 1996 and the TRIPS (Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights) Agreement allow for patenting of pharmaceuticals in Brazil. Notwithstanding, in 2001, the Brazilian IP Law was amended and the prosecution of pharmaceutical patent applications changed substantially.

Filed on 17 May 2016, by the acting Federal Attorney General ("PGR"), Mr. Rodrigo Janot, the objective of Constitutional Challenge (ADI) 5529 before the Supreme Federal Court ("STF")...

Depois da aguardada decisão do Supremo Tribunal Federal que autorizou a terceirização de qualquer atividade empresarial, a comunidade jurídica agora discute como será a aplicação do entendimento.