Firm News | Bhering Advogados’ Anti-Counterfeiting Department engaged in operation of seizure and destruction of counterfeit toys in São Paulo
09/03/2019Two hundred tons of counterfeit toys were destroyed in São Paulo last August 28, 2019, following a complaint by Bhering Advogados earlier... Weiterlesen...
News | BRPTO resolutions for reducing internal backlog of pending patent applications
07/10/2019The Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office (BRPTO) published on July 9, 2019 two Resolutions for reducing the current internal backlog of... Weiterlesen...
News | Brazilian PTO (BRPTO) publishes Resolution 217/2018 regarding the fast-track examination of pharma-related patent applications and patents
05/11/2018The Industrial Property Gazette (RPI) 2470 published Resolution 217, which amended Resolution 80 of 2013. Therefore, since May 8, 2018,... Weiterlesen...
News | Brazilian Patent Office communication regarding the Brazilian Genetic Heritage and/or Associated Traditional Knowledge
03/01/2018The Brazilian Patent Office published a statement informing that as of February 27, 2018, a formal Office Action (code 6.6.1) will be... Weiterlesen...
News | The Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office (BPTO) and the Japan Patent Office (JPO) sign an Undertaking to establish a Pilot Program between Brazil and Japan
03/16/2017The President of the Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office (BPTO), Mr. Luiz Otávio Pimentel, and the President of the Japanese Patent... Weiterlesen...
News | End of the Impasse Between Brazilian PTO and ANVISA
03/15/2017(Related to the granting of pharmaceutical patents) After years of an impasse between the Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office - BPTO and... Weiterlesen...
News | The 11th Edition of the Nice Classification (NCL 11) comes into force
02/27/2017The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) continuously makes updates and improvements on the Nice Classification of Products and... Weiterlesen...
News | Apostille replaces consular legalization of documents
08/14/2016By means of Decree No. 8660, of January 29, 2016, Brazil enacts The Hague Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign... Weiterlesen...
News | Brazilian Bar Association – Creation of the special committee on intellectual property
07/18/2016An important act to the Intellectual Property area was recently formalized in Brazil. Ordinance No. 182/2016 of the Brazilian Bar... Weiterlesen...
News | Transfer of Technology – Withholding Income Tax and Cide-royalties
03/30/2016Technology Transfer Agreements: Contribution to Corporate Capital through the acquisition of Know-How is subject to taxation in Brazil In... Weiterlesen...