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ANPD publishes statement on the processing of children's and adolescents' personal data

Cyber Security & Data Protection

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Brazilian Supreme Court has postponed the trials on the possibility of blocking internet applications and on civil liability

Regulatory

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Brazilian Supreme Court will resume trials on the possibility of blocking internet applications and on civil liability of online platforms on May 17th

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May 24, 2023

ANPD publishes statement on the processing of children's and adolescents' personal data

May 19, 2023

Brazilian Supreme Court has postponed the trials on the possibility of blocking internet applications and on civil liability

May 11, 2023

Brazilian Supreme Court will resume trials on the possibility of blocking internet applications and on civil liability of online platforms on May 17th

May 11, 2023

The BRPTO released the final version of Technical Note BRPTO/CPAPD #01/2023 on the examination of transgenic plants inventions – particularly, elite events

April 24, 2023

BRPTO invites public comments on proposed normative ordinance regarding formalities and content of patent applications and certificates of addition

April 12, 2023

BRPTO invites public comments on proposed rulemaking on prosecution of design applications under the Hague Agreement

April 6, 2023

The Brazilian Ministry of Health announces the reconstruction of the Executive Group of the Health Economic-Industrial Complex – GECEIS

March 29, 2023

Ministry of Agriculture opens a public inquiry to regulate agricultural aviation in Brazil

February 27, 2023

ANPD approves Regulation on Dosimetry and Application of Administrative Sanctions and may start applying penalties for non-compliance with the LGPD

February 27, 2023

ANPD aprova o Regulamento de Dosimetria e Aplicação de Sanções Administrativas e pode começar a aplicar penalidades pelo descumprimento da LGPD

January 18, 2023

Gislaine Zulli passa a integrar o grupo de life sciences do Licks Attorneys, vinda da Diretoria de Patentes do INPI

January 18, 2023

Gislaine Zulli joins the Licks Attorneys life sciences group, coming from the Patent Office of the BRPTO

January 18, 2023

Article published by IAM on Ericsson v. Apple in Brazil

January 17, 2023

Government appoints Júlio César Moreira as BRPTO’s acting president

January 5, 2023

1st Panel of the Federal Supreme Court decides Constitutional Complaint about patent term adjustment

December 29, 2022

Brazilian Telehealth Act comes into force

December 29, 2022

Brazilian FDA calls for contributions on the possibility of allowing skinny labeling in Brazil

December 27, 2022

New year, new ordinances

December 27, 2022

ANPD updates instructions on personal data breach reporting

December 13, 2022

Abinee holds seminar to discuss modernization of the Brazilian patent system

November 9, 2022

BRPTO's Notice invites public opinion for the 2nd edition of Industrial Design Handbook

October 19, 2022

ANPD publishes guidelines on the use of cookies

October 10, 2022

Brazil joins the Hague Agreement, which simplifies Industrial Design registrations

September 30, 2022

Brazilian PTO (BRPTO) reaches the cap for PPH requests in 2022

September 13, 2022

Court of Appeals of the State of Rio de Janeiro (TJRJ) approves creation of new Public and Private Law Chambers

July 14, 2022

Welcome Patent Term Restoration!

July 5, 2022

Brazilian Legislative Power maintains President Bolsonaro’s veto to anti-patent legislation establishing that patent owners must provide information for compulsory licensing work of a patent (gunpoint tech transfer)

June 14, 2022

Executive Order transforms Brazilian Data Protection Authority into an autarchy

June 7, 2022

Change in the presentation standard for biological sequence listings in force as of July 01, 2022

June 1, 2022

Public consultation on technical note BRPTO/CPAPD #01/2022 – examination of transgenic plants inventions – particularly, elite events - is now open

May 19, 2022

ANPD calls for contributions on international transfers of personal data

May 11, 2022

Brazilian Federal Medical Board regulates telemedicine

April 19, 2022

The BRPTO’s recent publication on the examination of transgenic plants inventions – particularly, elite events - is suspended for Public Consultation

April 13, 2022

BRPTO program addressing backlog upgraded to include applications filed after 2018

March 24, 2022

Updates on the BRPTO’s requirements for the examination of inventions related to transgenic plants – particularly, elite events

March 23, 2022

Brazil and France sign patent prosecution highway (PPH) agreement

February 11, 2022

Constitutional Amendment that includes data protection as a fundamental right is enacted

February 10, 2022

Update on the term of protection of patents affected by the Supreme Court decision (ADI #5529)

January 3, 2022

Happy New Year! New ordinances for 2022 already on track!

December 30, 2021

Brazilian Government updates rules for remittance of industrial property royalties abroad

December 20, 2021

Brazil and Portugal sign PPH agreement

December 16, 2021

BRPTO issues update on patents affected by the decision of the bid to the Supreme Court Original Jurisdiction #5529

November 9, 2021

5G in Brazil: Next Steps after the Bid

October 29, 2021

ANPD approves its Regulation on the Inspection Process and the Administrative Procedure

October 7, 2021

Amendment to the Federal Administrative Proceedings Statute was approved and may impact agrochemical registration and revaluation processes

October 5, 2021

BRPTO introduces the registrability of position marks as of October 1st, 2021

September 15, 2021

Provisional Presidential Decree establishing rules for moderation of social media accounts and content is suspended

August 10, 2021

Fifth official list of patents affected by the Supreme Court decision is released

August 4, 2021

The LGPD administrative sanctions came into force. What's next?

July 9, 2021

National Data Protection Authority postpones public hearing on its rule of supervision and application of administrative sanctions to july 15 and 16

July 8, 2021

5G Deployment in Brazil: status and next steps

July 7, 2021

Bill #12/21 on compulsory licensing of patents considered essential to face Covid-19 is approved by the Brazilian House of Representatives

July 6, 2021

Fourth official list of patents affected by the Supreme Court decision is released

June 29, 2021

The BRPTO postpones the deadline to request expedited examination for applications of Covid-19 related technologies

June 28, 2021

National Data Protection Authority will hold a public hearing on its rule of supervision and application of administrative sanctions

June 23, 2021

Third official list of patents affected by the Supreme Court decision is released

June 2, 2021

Second official list of patents affected by the Supreme Court decision is released

June 1, 2021

Brazilian National Data Protection Authority issues guidance on Controllers, Processors, and DPOs

May 18, 2021

First official list of patents affected by the Supreme Court decision is released

May 11, 2021

Due to preliminary injunction, patents continue to be granted with a reduced term of protection

May 4, 2021

Patents granted with a reduced term of protection due to preliminary injunction

April 27, 2021

The BRPTO continues to grant patents with a reduced term of protection due to preliminary injunction

April 21, 2021

More patents granted with a reduced term of protection due to Supreme Court

April 13, 2021

Patents granted with a reduced term of protection due to Supreme Court

April 13, 2021

La décision provisoire de la Cour suprême interdit le mécanisme de 10 ans après délivrance pour les nouveaux brevets couvrant les produits pharmaceutiques et les dispositifs à usage médical.

April 12, 2021

Supreme Court preliminary injunction bars the 10-year patent term for new patents covering pharmaceutical products and devices for healthcare use

April 5, 2021

Is the BRPTO creating a new Backlog?

March 10, 2021

The ANPD issues its Rules of Procedure – effective immediately

March 8, 2021

Brazil finally ratifies the Nagoya Protocol

February 24, 2021

The ANPD issues new guidelines on personal data breach reporting and launches public consultation for further regulation

January 28, 2021

ANPD publishes its regulatory agenda

January 6, 2021

The BRPTO makes changes to a program in its Plan to Combat Patent Backlog

January 5, 2021

New rules for the submission of Sequence Listing in force as of January 4, 2021

January 4, 2021

New Examination Guidelines for Computer-Implemented Inventions (CII)

December 30, 2020

Phase II of BRPTO’s PPH program is anticipated on January 1, 2021!

December 29, 2020

Happy New Year!! New ordinances for 2021 are coming through!

December 1, 2020

New Patent Applications Examination Guidelines related to Biotechnology Inventions in force as of December 1st, 2020

November 23, 2020

ANVISA’s new Board of Commissioners

October 26, 2020

Ministry of Health creates IP advisory bodies and changes criteria for ANVISA's prior approval process

October 16, 2020

ANPD’s Board of Directors appointed

September 25, 2020

BRPTO deadlines between September 16 and September 25, 2020, are suspended due to system failure

September 18, 2020

BRPTO system crashes! Deadlines are postponed until the system is restored

September 18, 2020

Brazilian Data Protection Act comes into force

September 16, 2020

IP Showcase! BRPTO launches a new program to promote IP assets

August 28, 2020

Brazil opened public consultation to receive comments on the country´s coverage proposal to join WTO’s GPA

August 28, 2020

New Deadline for Contributions for the National Strategy of Intellectual Property

August 27, 2020

Brazilian Data Protection Act will not have its enforceability postponed

August 12, 2020

Brazil’s path for speeding up innovation: The National Strategy of Intellectual Property

August 10, 2020

One step closer to the ratification of the Nagoya Protocol

July 31, 2020

Fast-track examination program updated with new options: Startups are now on board

July 14, 2020

The Nagoya Protocol and its expected ratification by Brazil

July 7, 2020

Regulatory Impact Assessment in Brazil

June 12, 2020

Data privacy act (LGPD) administrative sanctions postponed to August 1st, 2021

June 10, 2020

BRPTO releases updated version of Patent Examination Draft Guidelines related to Biotechnology Arts

June 5, 2020

Brazilian Supreme Court and the attack of the century to the country´s patent law

May 26, 2020

BRPTO’s deadlines to be resumed on June 1st, 2020

May 21, 2020

Brazil submits application to join the WTO Government Procurement Agreement

May 12, 2020

BRPTO’s deadlines suspended until May 31st, 2020 due to COVID-19 outbreak

May 7, 2020

Singaporean Patent Office joins PPH program with the BRPTO

May 4, 2020

Covid-19: Brazil’s Telemedicine Act (Law #13,989/2020) and CFM’s Digital Platform

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