News

The operation of the Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office (“BPTO”)´s systems will be interrupted between midnight on June 5 and 11:59 pm on June 10, 2019, due to the move of its Datacenter to a new location. As a result, BPTO’s electronic portal will be unavailable to users, affecting the performance of searches and the (...)

Client Alert: The National Film Agency will resume its regular operation after the Federal Audit Court issued a new decision. The National Film Agency (ANCINE) published an announcement on May 17, 2019 informing that it will resume its regular operation. Such announcement was published a few hours after the Federal Audit Court (TCU) issued a (...)

Client Alert – New guidelines for the Federal Law for Cultural Incentives. The Brazilian Ministry of Citizenship established new guidelines for the Federal Law for Cultural Incentives No. 8,313/91, also known as the Rouanet Law. The Law allows taxpayers (individuals or companies) to allocate part of the income tax to support cultural projects, as a (...)

The BPTO published today for public consultation the draft Resolution about trademark registration in a multiclass system. Interested parties may send suggestions and comments until June 13, 2019.) The Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office (“BPTO”) is preparing to implement proceedings for (a) trademark registration in a multiclass system; (b) joint ownership of trademark registrations; (c) (...)

Brewery Proibida is held liable for ambush marketing in an ad starring Neymar A decision rendered by the 17th Civil Chamber of the Appellate Court of the State of Rio de Janeiro ordered Brewery Proibida to pay damages resulting from the use of a t-shirt similar to the official uniform of the Brazilian soccer team (...)

Vinícius Casciano, associate of Murta Goyanes, will participate in the IV International Symposium on Immunobiologicals, to be held between May 7 and 9, at the Museum of Tomorrow in Rio de Janeiro. The purpose of the event is to foster technological development, integration between scientists, researchers and institutions, and provide visibility to Brazilian scientific production. (...)

The Brazilian Ministry of Citizenship established new guidelines for Law No. 8,313/91, also known as the Rouanet Law (now called the Federal Law for Cultural Incentives), which allows taxpayers (individuals or companies) to allocate part of the income tax to support cultural projects, as a donation or sponsorship. In practice, the fundraising for the fostered (...)

The Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office, the courts of the states of Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo, Espírito Santo, Distrito Federal and Minas Gerais, the Federal Court of Rio de Janeiro, the Superior Court of Justice and the Brazilian Supreme Court will suspend their activities on May 1, 2019. All deadlines expiring on these dates (...)