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In order to protect the confidentiality of information received by the Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office (“BPTO”) through filings and requests for recordals, and to contain cyber-attacks, the BPTO has temporarily deactivated its electronic services for emergency technical adjustments. According to the BPTO, the system will be reactivated on December 14, 2021, and all deadlines (...)

Our partners Marcelo Goyanes, Luiza Duarte Pereira and Antonio Murta Filho were appointed by the 2022 edition of Best Lawyers Brazil as key practitioners in their areas of expertise.The international publication Best Lawyers is the result of extensive research in which lawyers around the world confidentially assess the professional skills of their peers.

Murta Goyanes Advogados will take part of the world’s premier Trademarks event. Our partners Antonio Murta Filho and Luiza Duarte Pereira will be attending INTA’s annual meeting until Nov. 19. If you are interested in scheduling a meeting, please contact us at contato@murtagoyanes.com.br. It will be a pleasure to see you there. You can find the (...)

On November 5, 2021, the Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office (BPTO) informed that the annual maximum limit of 600 requests for participating on the fast-track prosecution program Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) has been reached. Therefore, requests submitted until December 31, 2021 will not be accepted by the BPTO. The maximum limit of 600 requests will be annually renewed until the end of (...)

Marcelo Goyanes will join the triathlete Fernanda Keller and Edoardo Belleza, leader of clothing category at Specialized Bikes Brasil, in a webinar that will address how the improvements in clothing affects the performance of athletes and how this technology applied to products can be protected by Intellectual Property law. The panel is part of the (...)

Once again, Murta Goyanes Advogados was recognized by the international ranking The Legal 500, in the Latin America 2022 edition, for its performance in Intellectual Property. Our firm was listed among the main practitioners in Brazil and its partners were recognized for the excellence of their services. According to the publication, Murta Goyanes Advogados is ‘able to efficiently and expertly (...)

The Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office (BPTO) will be closed on November 1 and 2, 2021. The deadlines expiring on these dates will be automaticaly extended to November 3, 2021.

On September 2, 2021, the Federal Government enacted Law No. 14,200, which amends Law No. 9,279/96 – the Brazilian Industrial Property Law (BIPL), as to compulsory licensing in cases of national or international emergency, and in case of public interest or recognition of public calamity nationwide. The compulsory licenses will be made on a case-by-case basis upon (a) payment of an indemnity to (...)