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Improvements 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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The 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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The 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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As 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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IP Litigation highlights
Ana Paula Affonso Brito e Maria Eduarda Junqueira
Patent Term Adjustment cases: the scenario after 2.5 years of the Supreme Court’s dec...
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For some years now, the litigation scenario involving SEPs in Brazil has been gaining relevance and the number of lawsuits filed by entities holding patents, sometimes NPEs (non-practicing entities), ...
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Brazil’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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Over 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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A 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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Standard 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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I) 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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Under Brazilian law, the injured party in an infringement lawsuit can request compensatory damages in addition to obtaining a court order that the infringing practice be ceased. Such d...
