The Supreme Court o Brazil is about to schedule the judgement session of the lawsuit ( ADIN ) 5529 filed by the Federal District Attorney’s Office seeking the invalidation of the sole paragraph of section 40 of the Brazilian Patent Law, which provides for a minimum term of 10 years of validity of patents after their grant by the Brazilian Patent Office.

In recent years, the National Institute of the Industrial Property (INPI) has presented a strong movement of modernization and adaptation to international best practices. Within the INPI, there are several projects that aim to bring the protection of industrial property rights to levels never seen in the country.

According to Article 129 of Brazilian Industrial Property Act (Federal Law 9279/96), a trademark registration grants the owner exclusive rights upon its use within the Brazilian territory. In sequence, however, article 132, III sets forth that the owner of the trademark will not be able to restrain the free circulation/commerce of its product/mark, after it has been placed on the national market by the owner itself or by a third party to whom the owner has given its authorization.

In less than 48 hours, privacy professionals in Brazil and around the world have seen significant developments and unique challenges regarding the country's data protection legal landscape and, in particular, Brazil’s General Data Protection Law.

To better understand this article, we must start with a simple question: What is diversity and inclusion.

Practical Aspects of the Madrid Protocol in Brazil As of May 12, 2020, the Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office (BPTO) started publishing the designations received through the Madrid Protocol. These were the first publications since its adoption in October 2019.

This guide has the objective of summarizing all types of fast-track examination available in Brazil in order to assist applicants in choosing the best way of getting a patent faster in view of the various situations in which the Brazilian PTO can provide an accelerated examination.

In the second half of 2019, the Brazilian Patent Office (BRPTO) started an ambitious plan to eliminate the backlog of unexamined patent applications. The project aims at reducing 80% of the current backlog within two years.

Would you license your main brand to a group whose financial situation you have no knowledge of?

For both law firms and those in the corporate environment, embedding diversity and inclusion (D&I) in hiring and team-building practices is not just the right thing to do, it is critical for brand reputation, staff motivation and positive results. But what does this actually mean and how should it be approached?