Recently, the Brazilian master franchisee/licensee for the well-known brands STARBUCKS, TGI FRIDAY, and EATALY, filed for judicial financial reorganization protection under Brazilian Law, on the grounds of an adverse scenario and financial difficulties for its operations in Brazil during the post-COVID19 pandemic period.

Since 2017, there has been an off-field football dispute over the patent infringement of the spray used to mark the distance between the barrier's position and the ball for free kicks in football matches.

The Brazilian PTO hosted this week, from October 23rd to 27th, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, the ninth meeting of the Experts’ Group for Semiconductor Technology (EGST). This is the first time that the meeting has taken place outside of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), in Geneva, Switzerland. The group’s objective was to discuss a new class in the International Patent Classification (IPC) focused on semiconductors. Participants from several countries such as Japan, Korea, the UK, the USA, France and, of course, Brazil as well as representatives from the IP entities EPO and WIPO from many different areas of related technologies such as chemistry, electricity, and mechanics, were present at the meeting.

In the wake of rapid advances resulting from generative artificial intelligence, global governments, and policymakers are studying and accelerating efforts on how to regulate and legislate about AI, being a multitask work, from what AI is capable to do or not to do, its impacts, and consequences.

The Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office (BPTO) published, in the Industrial Property Gazette 2749 of September 12, 2023, Ordinance No. 36, which establishes the second edition of the Industrial Designs Guidelines.

Last July 13, 2023, Brazilian President Lula sanctioned Federal Law No. 14.620/23, which introduces a very relevant change regarding the formalization of electronically signed contracts.

Gabriela Neves Salerno of Montaury Pimenta Machado & Vieira de Mello and Jeffrey D. Morton of Procopio, Cory, Hargreaves & Savitch LLP provide a comparative review of the patenting system in Brazil and the US for new medical use and antibodies.

Anna, Juan José y Carlos relatan sus historias, intereses y hobbies. Buscan nuevos desafíos y en los despachos donde de trabajan, los consideran con gran potencial para crecer. Aqui sus perfiles, de la mano de MARCASUR.

On July 11, 2023, the Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office (“INPI”) published Ordinances n° 26/2023 and 27/2023, which simplify a series of points related to legal aspects and technical understandings reviewed by the INPI for the improvement of services related to the recordal of technology transfer and licensing agreements in Brazil.

Recently, the Brazilian Congress voted on a new transfer pricing law, sanctioned last June 14, 2023, by President Lula - Law #14,596/2023, adapting Brazil to the OECD standards, with special implications regarding royalties on international operations, practiced between related parties, following international guidelines and the arm's length principle.