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BPTO POSTPONES THE SUSPENSION OF DEADLINES UNTIL APRIL 30, 2020 DUE TO COVID-19 OUTBREAK Following the governmental recommendations to refrain the COVID-19 outbreak in Brazil, the BPTO published Ordinance No. 161, which postpones the suspension of all administrative deadlines until April 30, 2020. The BPTO’s on-site services remain suspended indefinitely. Users’ inquiries will be answered only through digital service channels. The official notice (in Portuguese) (...)

Murta Goyanes Advogados has been invited to contribute in the renowned publication “International Comparative Legal Guide to: Trade Marks 2020”. The lawyers Luiza Duarte and Tatiana Ortiz made a contribution to this publication, the full content of which is available in the link https://iclg.com/practice-areas/trade-marks-laws-and-regulations/brazil. This article was first published in the ICLG in relation to Trade Marks.   (...)

New coronavirus combat-related technologies are part of the BPTO´s priority examination. Aiming at stimulating, producing and licensing new technologies, the National Institute of Industrial Property (BPTO) will prioritize the examination of patent applications related to innovations that can be used to fight the pandemic of the new coronavirus. The measure was made official through Ordinance (...)

Estimate shows a possible decrease of R$ 140 million in ECAD’s collection of royalties The Central Collection and Distribution Office (ECAD) recently announced a possible loss of approximately R$ 140 million in the collection of amounts resulting from the public performance of musical compositions and phonograms, if the quarantine established due to the Covid-19 pandemic (...)

The Brazilian Association of Independent Television Producers (BRAVI) filed a Direct Unconstitutionality Action¹ arguing that any interpretation of Law No. 12,965/14, known as Brazilian Civil Rights Framework for the Internet, and Law No. 13,874/19, known as the Economic Freedom Act, allowing the availability of paid audiovisual content on the internet, organized in a linear time (...)

Packaging of “Futurinhos Black” cookies does not infringe Oreo’s trade dress. In a recent judgment, the 6th Civil Chamber of Paraná State Court decided that the packaging of “Futurinhos Black” cookies, produced by GL Indústria e Distribuição de Alimentos SA, does not violate the trade dress of the famous Oreo cookies. After the preliminary injunction determining (...)

Companies are prevented from offering for sale coffee capsules compatible with the coffee machine Nescafé Dolce Gusto Based on its Brazilian patent and industrial design registrations relating to the Nescafé Dolce Gusto beverage system, Nestlé filed a lawsuit to prevent defendants from marketing and offering for sale coffee capsules compatible with its Nescafé Dolce Gusto (...)

São Paulo State Court decides that it is not necessary to impose on the internet service providers an obligation to filter results, except in situations of offense to personality rights. According to a recent preliminary injunction decision rendered by reporter Judge Paulo Alcides Salvo from the 6th Chamber of Private Law of the São Paulo (...)