Luiza Duarte’s article on the BPTO’s Strategic Plan is published by INTA
In an article published at the INTA Bulletin, our partner Luiza Duarte comments on the BPTO’s Strategic Plan for 2023-2026. Luiza highlights that the BPTO has acknowledged the need to optimize quality and agility in the prosecution IP rights in order to reach internationally recognized performance standards. “One of the PTO’s main ambitions is to consolidate Brazil’s leading role in the international intellectual property (IP) environment”, (...)
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BPTO’s operation on June 8 and 9, 2023 and extension of deadlines
The Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office (BPTO) will be closed on June 8 and 9, 2023. The deadlines expiring on these dates will automatically be extended to June 12, 2023.
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The BPTO shows its 2023-2026 Strategic Plan to the Ministry of Development, Industry, Commerce and Services (‘MDIC’)
On May 15, 2023, the interim president of the Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office (‘BPTO’), Júlio César Moreira, and its directors met with the chief of staff of the Ministry of Development, Industry, Commerce and Services (‘MDIC’) to present the programmed actions and goals that will be carried out through the Strategic Plan 2023 to (...)
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BPTO allows the first application for position mark
We are proud to announce that Osklen is the owner of the first position mark allowed by the Brazilian Trademark Office. The Brazilian company, known for the quality and unique style of its products and for its commitment to enviromental sustainability, is aware of the importance of  protecting its intangible assets in Brazil and abroad. (...)
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BPTO publishes rules on transgenic plants
On May 9, 2023, the Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office (BPTO) published the Technical Note INPI/CPAPD No. 01/2023, which addresses the patentability of transgenic plants-related inventions, specially the elite events (when a plant is modified by stable insertion of an exogenous DNA by means of molecular tools, in a specific locus of the genetic material, (...)
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Murta Goyanes will attend the INTA Annual Meeting in Singapore
INTA’s 145th Annual Meeting will take place in Singapore from May 16 to 20, 2023. The event, which is considered the largest gathering of its kind, will once again bring together the most influential brand professionals from across the globe. It is an unique opportunity to discuss key issues and the future of IP, and connect with clients and peers (...)
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Luiza Duarte Pereira and João Gebara will discuss the current scenario of IP in Portugal, Brazil and Angola
Our partners Luiza Duarte Pereira and João Marcos Gebara will discuss key trends and share their expectations for 2023 in the webinar “Portugal, Brazil and Angola: current scenario of IP and perspectives for 2023”, promoted by JALP – Associação Internacional de Jovens Advogados de Língua Portuguesa and the OAB/RJ Industrial Property Committee.  The event will take (...)
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Matheus Laupman is appointed auditor of the Sports Justice of the São Paulo Handball Federation
It is with great satisfaction that we announce that the OAB-SP has appointed Murta Goyanes’ lawyer, Matheus Laupman, as auditor of the Sports Justice of the São Paulo Handball Federation. According to the letter sent to the entity, Laupman becomes an Effective Member of the Special Commission on Sports Law to represent the OAB in (...)
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