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Trademark & Design

Luxury brands and counter piracy measures

Brazil’s luxury market is expanding despite global softness, and a stronger IP toolkit—position marks, trade dress, copyright, border measures, and favorable court rulings—is shaping a robust anti-counterfeiting environment.
2025
9
min read
Global & Comparative IP

Cybersecurity: balancing public interest and innovation incentives

Cybersecurity’s rise as a national-security imperative revives debate on compulsory licensing, but because effective defense depends on trade secrets and operational know-how, any emergency use must be narrowly tailored to avoid exposing sensitive methods while preserving incentives for R&D and cooperation with rightsholders.
2025
6
min read
Life Sciences & Healthcare Patents

ANVISA new rules allowing changes on marketing approval “waiting list”

ANVISA’s new 2025–2026 Operational Tactical Plan aims to reduce marketing approval backlogs by allowing applicants to replace pending submissions before formal review and by granting priority review for GLP‑1 receptor agonists.
2025
5
min read
Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology Patents

Microbial consortium: How to obtain patent protection in Brazil

The scientific significance of microbial consortia, their applications in biotechnology, and the challenges of obtaining patent protection in Brazil under BRPTO regulations.
2025
7
min read
News

Brazil Welcomes New Intellectual Property Powerhouse: RNA Law

A new chapter in Brazil’s IP scene has begun with the launch of RNA Law, an elite boutique firm dedicated to IP litigation, prosecution, and transactions.
2024
3
min read
Patent Filing & Examination

BRPTO publishes new workflow for patent examination in appeal stage

BRPTO introduces a new appeal stage workflow to improve patent examination, focusing on enhancing consistency and efficiency in Brazil’s patent appeal process
2024
5
min read
Legal & Regulatory Updates

Elon Musk x OpenAI: o que o litígio pode significar para o futuro da IA?

Brazilian Congress to debate whether AI can be recognized as an inventor in patents
2024
7
min read
Pharmaceutical & Biotechnology Patents

Listagem de sequências em pedidos divididos – uma comparação entre o EPO e INPI

Explores the impact of Brazil’s updated rules on administrative appeals and their implications for patent stakeholders.
2023
8
min read
Pharmaceutical Technology Patents

Governo relança PDPs, preocupação com propriedade intelectual na indústria farmacêutica

Comparative analysis of sequence listing requirements in divisional patent applications between EPO and BRPTO.
2023
8
min read
AI & IP Law

Congresso vai discutir se IA pode ser inventora de pedido de patente

Projeto de Lei apresentado na Câmara propõe alteração na Lei da Propriedade Industrial
2024
7
min read
Patent Filing & Examination

Divulgação do programa nacional Mover traz expectativas para o aumento de depósitos de patentes voltadas à tecnologia verde

Governo lança programa "Mover" para promover sustentabilidade em automóveis, investimentos em P&D e atrair plantas industriais estrangeiras.
2024
7
min read
AI & IP Law

Computadores quânticos e IA: novos desafios judiciais

Antes da ampla adoção de computadores quânticos, há necessidade de padronização e desenvolvimento de técnicas de criptografia mais complexas para eliminar riscos à privacidade
2024
8
min read
Legal & Regulatory Updates

Brazil: Pharmacovigilance Risk in Evolving Biosimilar Regulation

Legal implications and challenges of quantum computing and AI in Brazil
2015
8
min read
Legal & Regulatory Updates

Brazil: New Regulation of Cannabis-Based Drugs Coming Soon

Risks associated with evolving biosimilar regulations and pharmacovigilance in Brazil
2019
9
min read
Legal & Regulatory Updates

Brazilian Supreme Court Sets an earlier date to decide the fate on the 10-Year Patent Term

Examination of how COVID-19 has affected IP law and practice in Brazil
2021
8
min read
Global & Comparative IP

COVID-19: The impact on IP law and practice in Brazil

Brazil prepares to introduce regulations for cannabis-based pharmaceuticals
2019
8
min read
Patent Litigation & Enforcement

Brazilian Supreme Court considers ruling on patent case for the first time in this century

The Brazilian Supreme Court case that could reshape the country’s patent system
2021
8
min read
Patent Litigation & Enforcement

Thousands of patents at risk of cancellation in Brazil

Brazil’s Supreme Court sets earlier date for deciding 10-year patent term fate
2021
7
min read
Patent Litigation & Enforcement

Bolsonaro vetoes Brazil’s first-of-a-kind compulsory tech transfer law

Bolsonaro vetoes Brazil’s pioneering compulsory tech transfer law, sparking debate
2021
8
min read
Legal & Regulatory Updates

Brazil’s patent term decision: impact and practical tips

Practical tips following Brazil’s impactful patent term decision
2021
7
min read
Patent Filing

Post-filing experimental evidence: how to obtain patents in Brazil?

Strategies for obtaining patents using post-filing experimental evidence in Brazil
2022
8
min read
Legal & Regulatory Updates

Skinny label in Brazil: drug authority seeking to implement new regulations

Brazil seeks to implement new regulations for “skinny labels” in pharmaceuticals
2023
8
min read
Patent Litigation & Enforcement

Biotechnology/pharma patent litigation in Brazil: an update on preliminary injunctions

Update on preliminary injunctions in Brazil’s biotechnology and pharmaceutical patent litigation
2022
8
min read
Global & Comparative IP

How Brazil is becoming a more favourable jurisdiction for life sciences patents

Brazil’s growing favorability as a jurisdiction for life sciences patents
2022
8
min read