Expediting Patent Examination in Brazil

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 […]

New Brazilian Corporate Anti-Corruption Law Takes Effect

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), […]

Current Measures to Protect against Ambush Marketing in Brazil

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 […]

Current barriers to biotech in Brazil – IP & Life Sciences

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 […]

Innovatech Law Firm joins IR as the exclusive Life Sciences Member in Spain.

International Referral, the world’s largest exclusive network of advisory firms is delighted to introduce Javier Merino of Innovatech Law Firm. Javier has joined IR as our exclusive Life Sciences member in Spain.Javier is a Founder and Managing Partner of Innovatech Law Firm located in Barcelona (Spain). Previously, he had been working with the Barcelona office of Baker & McKenzie, the Barcelona office […]