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14 Nov2025As international markets grow closer, parallel importation has become a topic of growing importance, spark-ing debates about the movement of goods across borders. This practice involves the importatio...
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10 Nov2025Key Developments and Strategic Insights: The recently released BPTO Statistical Yearbook 2024 highlights important developments regarding Technology Transfer agreements recorded before th...
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17 Oct2025Trademarks in Brazil: Key Developments and Trends The 2024 BPTO Industrial Property Statistical Yearbook presents a comprehensive picture of the trademark landscape in Brazil, confirming that the d...
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14 Oct2025The Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office (BPTO) Industrial Property Statistical Yearbook 2024 provides a comprehensive overview of the recent developments in Brazil’s innovation and intellectua...
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29 Sep2025Following the release of its institutional study on Standard Essential Patents (SEPs), Brazil’s antitrust authority, CADE, hosted a dedicated event to underscore the public interest surrounding ...
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Starting September 20, 2025, the Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office (BPTO/INPI) will change how trademark applications are paid and prosecuted. The current two-step system — a filing fee and ...
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19 Sep2025Brazil has been steadily improving its intellectual property system. The national office (INPI) has reduced delays in patent and trademark examination, modernized its processes, and joined internation...
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06 Sep2025As technology evolves and connectivity standards expand—particularly around 4G and 5G implementations—the stakes in IP enforcement have grown, and preliminary injunctions (PIs) have become...
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As a firm specializing in providing Intellectual Property advisory services across Latin America, OMC Abogados & Consultores informs you of the latest measures announced by the BPTO – Brazil...
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23 Aug2025The litigation of Standard Essential Patents (SEPs) is rapidly evolving in Brazil, mirroring a global dispute trend. Over the past few years, the country has witnessed a surge in infringement lawsuits...
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01 Jul2025The Brazilian Supreme Federal Court (STF) has concluded one of the most significant rulings of the digital era in Brazil: the analysis of the constitutionality of Article 19 of the Brazilian Internet ...
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28 May2025The Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office (BPTO) has released its “2024 Top Filers Ranking”, offering a detailed snapshot of intellectual property (IP) activity in the country. The re...
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26 Mar2025I) PATENTS 1. BPTO's Performance Results in 2024 The Brazilian PTO released its 2024 Management Report, detailing the results of its operations considering the goals defined in the Strategic...
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20 Mar2025The commercialization of illegal products generates significant losses across various sectors of the economy, affecting consumers, companies, and the government. Combating piracy remains a major ch...
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30 Jan2025The National Institute of Industrial Property (BPTO) released preliminary statistics for 2024 on Wednesday,January 8. The accumulated data reveals important trends in the sector, highlighting signific...
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28 Nov2024The Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office released its 2023 Management Report, encompassing the results of its operations throughout that year bearing in mind the goals defined in the Strategic Plan f...
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08 Nov2024WIPO continually strives to positively influence the global IP System while maintaining its neutrality across different jurisdictions worldwide. In April 2024, WIPO issued a new strategy for Standard ...
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10 Oct2024Over recent years, Brazil has seen an intensification in patent litigation involving SEPs, with an exponential increase in lawsuits brought by both patent holders, NPEs (non-practicing entities), and ...
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13 Sep2024On August 13, 2024, the First Panel of the STJ (Superior Court of Justice) ruled that ANVISA – National Health Surveillance Agency – does not have the legal authority to impose restri...
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26 Aug2024Over the last few years, the spread of counterfeit goods on online sales platforms has become a noteworthy concern for Intellectual Property (“IP”) owners, manufacturers, consumers, and re...