We have written before in this column about the challenges of angel investment in Brazil (see article published on 07.15.2013), especially regarding the risks beyond the loss of invested capital which may be followed by the subscription of quotas or shares in an investment in a company. Briefly, we highlight the banality in the disregard […]
A lot is said about how the internet is the real enemy “of copyrights” and consequently trivializes these rights; but, is it really? We continue to see the possibility of the Internet Draft Bill (Marco Civil da Internet) being voted. Sometimes I have even thought, ´´now it will happen´´ and then it didn’t. Once again, […]
In April 1993, the European Organization for Nuclear Research – CERN (in French: Organisation Européenne pour la Recherche Nucléaire – former acronym for Conseil Européen pour la Recherche Nucléaire) published a document putting in the public domain the technology it had developed for the Web: a browser, a server and a code library. It was […]
International Referral, the world’s largest exclusive network of advisory firms is delighted to introduce Gabriel Di Blasi of Di Blasi, Parente & Associados. Gabriel has joined IR as our exclusive IP & Life Sciences Member in Brazil. Gabriel Di Blasi is industrial engineer, industrial property agent and lawyer. His practice covers domestic and international Intellectual […]
New guidelines for the examination of biotechnology inventions in Brazil provide useful support for applicants, as Gabriel Di Blasi and Alexandre Santos explain. Biotechnology had its beginning with fermentation, the use of which coincides with the very beginning of the Christian era, mingling with the history of humanity. The Sumerians and Babylonians had known about […]
Gabriel Di Blasi outlines the existing impediments to developing new biotechnology products in Brazil, and considers recent efforts to improve the situation. The Brazilian government intends to improve regulation for patents, especially in the biotechnology sector. Last March, the Brazilian Minister of Development, Industry and Foreign Trade announced measures to improve the Brazilian regulations related […]
Since July 2013, it has been possible to electronically file patent applications or petitions against applications or existing patents at the Brazilian Patent Office (INPI). Besides filing domestic applications, which had already been made available by the system – referred to as e-Patentes, launched in March 2013 – the user can now operate the system […]
Brazil’s Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) is launching a mediation centre to resolve IP disputes. The centre will begin handling disputes in April 2013. It will deal with patent and trademark conflicts and cases involving counterfeiting and unfair competition. Speaking at a workshop held at the School of Regional Federal Judiciary (EMARF) on Tuesday, March […]
Backlog: Patent backlog in Brazil causes delay in examination BPO reports average delays of 10 years for applications filed in the early 2000s Extreme cases have been reported to have taken up to 12 years Delays apply to both patent and utility model applications Slightly less for utility models (about 8 years) To view the […]
The practice of bribery, defined as the request, receipt, offer or promise of undue advantage to a government officer or employee, described in Brazilian Laws nº 10.763/03 (which has added some language to the Criminal Code and modified language regarding the crimes of active and passive corruption), nº 8.429/92 (Administrative Improbity Law), nº 8.666/93 (Bidding Law) and nº 12.462/11 (Law of Differential Public Procurement Regime), […]
Ordinance No. 27 amending the list of items on the Schedule of Services and Fees for the Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office (BPTO) was published February 7, 2014. This Ordinance is set to take effect thirty (30) days from the date of publication, on March 11, 2014. For the full article please access the link below.
The Confederations Cup recently hosted in Brazil served as a preview of the illegal practice of ambush marketing that trademark titleholders and sponsors may face during the sporting events set to take place here in the near future – World Cup 2014 and the 2016 Summer Olympic Games. In a recent lecture held during the Annual Congress of the Brazilian Association of Intellectual Property […]