The Covid-19 pandemic has given rise to a global economic shutdown, causing many governments, including the Brazilian government, to look for solutions to minimize the impact of the virus on the population. One of the measures that have been used in many countries, such as the U.S., is the use of economic stimulus checks that are being distributed by government officials.
Last week, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to be addressed, the Brazilian Senate postponed the entry into force of the Brazilian General Data Protection Law to January 2021. Administrative penalties were also postponed and would be enforceable as of August 2021.
Our partner Gabriela Salerno in an article published by Lexology addresses the topic: Drug Patents and the COVID-19 pandemic.
Our partner Dirceu Santa Rosa, CCEP-I in an article published by IAPP - International Association of Privacy Professionals addresses the Brazilian Senate decision to postpone the entry into force of the Brazilian General Data Protection Law.
Our partner Mônica Gurvitz in an article published by Lexology addresses the topic: The Brazilian backlog elimination plan in numbers and the possible impacts of the COVID-19 crisis.
Com foco no estímulo à produção e licenciamento de novas tecnologias, o INPI - Instituto Nacional de Propriedade Industrial - BR irá priorizar o exame de pedidos de patentes relativos a inovações que possam ser usadas no combate à pandemia do novo coronavírus. A medida foi oficializada por meio da Portaria n° 149/2020, publicada no dia 7 de abril, na Revista da Propriedade Industrial (RPI).
O INPI - Instituto Nacional de Propriedade Industrial - BR publicou nesta terça-feira (dia 14/04), na Revista da Propriedade Industrial (RPI), a Portaria nº 161/2020, que prorroga até 30 de abril de 2020 a suspensão de prazos de que trata a Portaria nº 120/2020, em razão de medidas administrativas de prevenção à infecção e à propagação da COVID-19.
Lobbying to postpone the implementation of the new rules gains momentum with the pandemic.
