News | Superior Court of Justice recognizes limits for the operation of Ecad

10/21/2009

The Superior Court of Justice of Brazil has rendered a decision which prevents the Central Officer for Collection and Distribution... Weiterlesen...

News | Superior Court of Justice recognizes Nestlé’s rights over Moça Fiesta

09/15/2009

The mere similarity between the names of two products that are not related does not preclude the registration of a mark. This was the... Weiterlesen...

News | Software licenses can be proved by various appropriate means

09/01/2009

The Fourth Panel of the Brazilian Superior Court of Justice has expanded the scope of Article 9 of Law 9.609, 1998 (Software Law), helding... Weiterlesen...

News | Producer held as legitimate owner over collective works

07/02/2009

In collective works of artistic character, copyright ownership must be afforded to the producer of the event, as prescribed in article 15,... Weiterlesen...

News | ICANN approves recommendation to implement new names to the Internet

06/26/2009

The Board of ICANN today approved a recommendation that could see a whole range of new names introduced to the Internet's addressing... Weiterlesen...

News | State Court of Appeals confirms judgment on piracy case

06/26/2009

The Fourth Criminal Chamber of the Court of Appeals of the State of Minas Gerais (TJ-MG) held, on a majority decision, that a resident from... Weiterlesen...

News | Trademark infringement violates holder’s identity and justifies moral damages

06/20/2009

The Third Panel of the Brazilian Superior Court of Justice (STJ) held applicable indemnity for moral damages to the company that had its... Weiterlesen...

News | Brazil to launch arbitration in domain name disputes

03/28/2009

The use of arbitration in disputes involving domain names in Brazil is expected to begin this year. TheBrazilian Internet Steering... Weiterlesen...

News | Extension based on TRIPs refused by the Superior Court of Justice

03/28/2009

EI Du Pont De Nemour and Company was not able to extend for another five years its privileges under the patent for herbicide Clorimuron,... Weiterlesen...

News | BPTO adopts recommended standard codes for patent documents

03/13/2009

In line with intellectual property offices in Europe, Japan and the United States, the Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office (BPTO) is... Weiterlesen...