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26 Sep2026The evolving approach of Brazilian courts to Standard Essential Patent (“SEP”) litigation was at the center of the panel “Litigation Involving SEPs”, held during the 46th Inter...
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15 Aug2026On 9 August 2026, the Third Business Court of Rio de Janeiro handed down what is believed to be the first judgment on the merits to address FRAND questions in depth in a Brazilian SEP case: NEC v HMD....
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08 Jul2026Improvements at the Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office (INPI), a significant reduction in patent examination backlog, and increasingly sophisticated patent litigation have placed Brazil on the rada...
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04 Jun2026In 2025, around 40 SEP infringement court actions were filed in Brazil. In the opening months of 2026, around 20 more followed, with the trajectory pointing to a fuller year ahead. A few patterns stan...
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27 May2026The Brazilian Trademark and Patent Office ( INPI ) has released its 2025 rankings of intellectual property filings, covering patents and trademarks, and segmented by resident and non-resident applican...
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05 May2026Standard Essential Patents (SEPs): Brazil’s Consolidation as a Strategic Forum for Global Disputes Disputes involving Standard Essential Patents (SEPs) have rapidly evolved into one...
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01 May2026For many international companies, litigation in Brazil can feel unfamiliar from the very beginning. One of the main reasons is how quickly courts can act. It is not unusual for a judge to issue an ...
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08 Apr2026A more complex and strategic patent litigation landscape Patent litigation in Brazil has undergone significant transformation over recent years, particularly in disputes involving Standar...
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Brazil’s residential security market has emerged as one of the most dynamic and rapidly expanding segments of the country’s broader security ecosystem. Fuelled by wireless technologies, in...
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05 Mar2026Brazil’s patent litigation framework operates under a structural feature that profoundly shapes strategy: infringement and validity are adjudicated in separate judicial spheres. Inf...
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07 Feb2026The Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office (INPI) has released its 2025 statistics, highlighting a significant increase in both applications and grants of intellectual property rights. The data reveal ...
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11 Dec2025The Brazilian market for irregular smartphones underwent a significant shift in 2025, with the share of these devices in total sales falling from 19% to 12%, according to data released by the Brazilia...
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02 Dec2025The European Free Trade Association (EFTA) States – Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, and Switzerland – and the Common Market of the South (Mercosur) – Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, and...
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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...