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The Brazilian National Film Agency (“ANCINE”) published last week the Management Report for 2018. The report was restructured seeking a more appropriate communication to the general public, in accordance with the Federal Audit Court’s instructions. According to ANCINE, the new Management Report answers the two main questions of public interest: (i) why does ANCINE exist?”; (...)

On April 2, 2019, the Brazilian Senate (upper house) approved Bill of Law No. 86/15, which amends article 125 of Law No. 9,279/96 (the Industrial Property Act) allowing owners of trademarks registered in Brazil to request of the recognition of “famous mark” to the Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office (BPTO), regardless of opposition, administrative nullity (...)

Domain name grupofolhadecomunicacao.com.br does not violate the rights of the company Folha da Manhã, owner of the newspaper Folha de S. Paulo. According to a decision issued by the 1st Chamber of Corporate Law of the State Court of São Paulo1, the registration of the domain name grupofolhadecomunicacao.com.br by Folha de Londrina does not constitute (...)

According to a new survey published by the Brazilian Economic and Social Development of Borders Institute (IDESF) and the Brazilian Association Against Counterfeiting (ABCF), the national industry and tax authorities suffered losses of approximately USD 40 million in 2018, due to smuggling and counterfeiting. This amount represents an increase of 14% compared to 2017, and (...)

Brazil and Denmark expand Strategic Cooperation Project related to Innovation On March 21, 2019, the Brazilian and Danish governments expanded their Strategic Cooperation Project related to innovation, which is in force since 2015. For the next three years, the project will be focused on the digital transformation of the Brazilian government and the strengthening of (...)

The Brazilian Ministry of Justice and Public Security (MJSP) has filed two administrative proceedings against Facebook in Brazil, due to the leak of Brazilian user’s personal data. The proceedings refer to the wrongful use of personal data by the Cambridge Analytica consultancy firm and the activity of hackers within the social network, which have stolen (...)

BPTO launches the fourth phase of Pilot Project “Patentes MPE” On March 12, 2019, the Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office (BPTO) issued the Resolution No. 236, establishing phase IV of the Pilot Project “Patentes MPE”, aiming at accelerating the prosecution of patent applications owned by Individual Microentrepreneurs, Micro-Enterprises or Small-Sized Enterprises. According to this Resolution, (...)

Digital influencer will be indemnified for account improperly excluded on Instagram The 1st Small Claims Court of Aracaju ordered Facebook to pay approximately USD 750 due to moral damages caused to a user who had its Instagram account improperly excluded1. The lawsuit was filed by a user who had his Instagram account excluded because a (...)