Regarded as an importer of technology for many years, Brazil is now frequently referred to as the only BRIC country that has the capacity to expand the internal market for the manufacturing of goods and services, while exerting a dominant position as a global supplier of raw materials. As a result of investments made on the acquisition of foreign scientific and technical knowledge, Brazilian companies have developed into multinational players in highly technological sectors, from oil exploration in deep waters to aircraft manufacturing.

The traditional approach to promote local sustainable growth through the reduction of foreign technological dependency illustrates how intellectual property rights may be subject to the general welfare in a given historic period. The protection of intangible assets is afforded by the law with regard to social interest and the technological and economic development of the country. This principle has been recognised among the fundamental rights and guarantees prescribed by item XXIX of Article 5 of the Brazilian Federal Constitution of 1988.

The November/December Edition of World Intellectual Property Review (WIPR) featured a special supplement on recent trends in Brazil, Russia, India and China – the BRIC countries. The supplement takes in a range of voices from all four countries, highlighting where the legal systems diverge from international norms and providing practical advice on how to navigate the trickier elements associated with doing business. Pedro Bhering and Alysson H. Oikawa, respectively senior partner and senior associate of Bhering Advogados, were some of the experts that gave their views.

Click here to download a copy of the article “Technology transfer in Brazil: a matter of competitiveness” excerpted from the WIPR BRIC Report 2011. *Reproduced with permission from World IP Review. For further information please visit www.worldipreview.com.

Fonte: World IP Review

 

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