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Minas Gerais State Court decides that publishing news without misrepresenting events does not generate moral damages. According to a recent decision rendered by the 14th Civil Chamber of the State Court of Minas Gerais, to publish news about a situation that actually occurred, without changing the truth of the facts does not offend the image (...)

Startups may request a fast-track examination os its patent applications. From July 30, 2020, startups can request that their patent applications be examined with priority by the Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office (‘BPTO’). The initiative aims to aid technology-based companies to consolidate in the market, since the patent attests the originality of its inventions and (...)

Artificial intelligence is part of a new Covid-19 diagnostic method developed by the Federal University of Minas Gerais. As a result of an investment of R$ 149,000.00 from the Research Support Foundation of Minas Gerais State, the Physics and Microbiology departments at the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG) developed a new diagnostic method for (...)

YouTube not liable for illegal copyrighted works on its platform, EU court adviser says. The Advocate General Henrik Saugmandsgaard Øe of The Court of Justice of the European Union (CURIA) informed that Google’s YouTube and other online platforms are not liable when users upload illegal copyrighted works onto their platforms. Nevertheless, the right holders can (...)

BPTO shows expressive results in the first half of 2020. Recently, the Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office (‘BPTO’) has published the Performance Report, based on the first half of 2020, as well as the second version of Action Plan 2020. Even facing covid-19 pandemic, almost all the goals initially stablished for this year were maintained (...)

Oxford’s experimental vaccine against Covid-19 is safe and induces immune response. Preliminary results from phases 1 and 2 trials of the vaccine against the new coronavirus developed by the University of Oxford and AstraZeneca suggest that it is safe and induces an immune response. According to an article published Monday (July 20) in the British (...)

Transparency rule of social networks in debate of Fake News Bill of Law divides opinion between major social media platforms and civil society representatives. After approval in the Brazilian Senate, the House of Representatives is currently discussing Bill of Law No. 2630 of 2020 (“Fake News Law”), in particular the implementation of transparency rules. Among the determinations provided (...)

Rio de Janeiro State Court decides that a full rights buyout can only occur when the authors of a particular work receive compensation for the copyright transfer. According to a recent decision rendered by the 2nd Business Court of the State Court of Rio de Janeiro, a full rights buyout can only occur if the authors of a particular (...)