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Brazilian Congress approves Provisional Measure that creates data protection authority The Brazilian Congress, formed by the Chamber of Deputies and the Federal Senate, approved the Provisional Measure No. 869/18, which changes several provisions of the Brazilian General Data Protection Law (Law No. 13,709/18 – “LGPD”). A highlight of the Provisional Measure is the creation of (...)

The BPTO published for public consultation the draft Resolution about the Madrid Protocol. Interested parties may send suggestions and comments until June 27, 2019. The Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office (“BPTO”) is preparing to implement proceedings for (a) trademark registration in a multiclass system; (b) joint ownership of trademark registrations; (c) divisions of trademark registrations (...)

The BPTO published for public consultation the draft Resolution about joint ownership of trademark registrations. Interested parties may send suggestions and comments until June 20, 2019. The Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office (“BPTO”) is preparing to implement proceedings for (a) trademark registration in a multiclass system; (b) joint ownership of trademark registrations; (c) divisions of (...)

The BPTO published for public consultation the draft Resolution about divisions of trademark registrations and applications. Interested parties may send suggestions and comments until June 20, 2019. The Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office (“BPTO”) is preparing to implement proceedings for (a) trademark registration in a multiclass system; (b) joint ownership of trademark registrations; (c) divisions (...)

Client Alert: Brazilian Senate approves admission to the Madrid Protocol The Brazilian Senate (upper house) approved, on May 22, 2019, Bill of Law No. 98/2019, which formalizes Brazil’s admission to the Madrid Protocol. The agreement will allow companies and individuals from member countries to request, through the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), the registration of (...)

On May 9, 2019, the Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office (BPTO) and the Foundation for Support of Research of the State of São Paulo (FAPESP) signed a Technical Cooperation Agreement, aiming at making technical information available and combining efforts , skills and technical knowledge for the development of projects, studies and researches in industrial property. (...)

According to the president of the Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office – BPTO, recent changes in the entity enable the grant of trademark registrations in 10 months, completion of priority patent examinations in 8 months and grant of computer program registrations in 7 days (http://www.inpi.gov.br/noticias/inpi-assina-protocolo-de-intencoes-com-o-ita-e-acordo-de-cooperacao-com-a-fapesp/view).

The operation of the Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office (“BPTO”)´s systems will be interrupted between midnight on June 5 and 11:59 pm on June 10, 2019, due to the move of its Datacenter to a new location. As a result, BPTO’s electronic portal will be unavailable to users, affecting the performance of searches and the (...)