Luiza do Prado, partner of entertainment department, takes part in the ASPI’s XXIII International Congress on Intellectual Property.
For the second consecutive year, Luiza Melo do Prado represents Murta Goyanes at the international congress promoted by São Paulo’s Intellectual Property Association (ASPI), which takes place from March 18-20, 2024, in São Paulo, Brazil. Over the course of three days, professionals from the legal, academic, and business fields will come together in multiple panels (...)
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Alice Rayol, partner of patent department, represented MGA at the event “Celebrating Innovation in the Marvelous City”
“It is crucial to stay up to date on cross-border issues that directly impact intellectual property, such as AI, energy transition, and technology transfer,” says Alice Rayol, a Patent partner and member of the MGA’s Patent Practice Committee. She represented the firm at “Celebrating Innovation in the Marvelous City”, an event jointly organized by the (...)
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The Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office (BPTO) reaches the limit for PCT-PPH requests for 2024
Following our recent client alert, on March 7, 2024, the BPTO announced that it has reached the annual limit of 100 requests for participating in the PCT-PPH Program, when the results of International Preliminary Report on Patentability are used as the basis for such request. New requests for this modality will no longer be accepted (...)
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The limit of entry requests in PPH-PCT in 2024 is close to being reached
On February 29, 2024, the Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office (BPTO) announced in its website that it is on the verge of reaching the limit of 100 participation requests per annual cycle utilizing PCT results as the basis for requests within the scope of Phase IV of the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Project. We (...)
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The Brazilian PTO issued supplementary guidelines regarding the elements that will be accepted during appeal stage of patent applications
In our alert released on December 28, 2023, we reported that the Brazilian PTO had published new rules on the limits and scope of administrative appeals of patent applications (to read this alert, click here). On February 27, 2024, the Brazilian PTO published supplementary guidelines aiming to better clarify which actions will continue to be (...)
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MGA and its partners are featured in Chambers Global Guide 2024
2024 Brings Even More Reasons to Celebrate The firm Murta Goyanes Advogados and partners Antonio Murta, Beatriz Paci, and Marcelo Goyanes have been recognized in the Chambers Global Guide 2024. MGA is considered a leading firm in Patent, Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secrets and Media & Entertainment areas, with undeniable prominence and excellence in the (...)
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Murta Goyanes is recognized again by WTR 1000 as one of the best offices in the world specializing in Trademarks
International recognition – Murta Goyanes Advogados is once again cited in the 2024’s WTR 1000 – World’s Leading Trademark Professionals – ranking, in the Silver category. MGA partners Luiza Duarte Pereira, Antonio Murta and Marcelo Goyanes were mentioned by name in the text. “Murta Goyanes is one of the top IP firms in Brazil. (…) Marcelo (...)
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Marcelo Goyanes recognized as a reference in the list of the main lawyers and specialists in the world
The partner at Murta Goyanes Advogados, Marcelo Goyanes, is listed in the prestigious 2024 selection of WWL/Lexology (Who’s Who Legal: Thought Leaders Global Elite). Marcelo is praised in the list that brings together some of the world’s leading lawyers and experts, as a result of the votes of peers, corporate consultants and other market sources. This nomination reflects not only recognition, but according (...)
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