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In 2018, there was a considerable increase of 48.4% in the number of software applications filed before the Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office (BPTO). Last year 2,511 new applications were filed, while in 2017 there were 1,692. Regarding the registrations granted by the BPTO, there was a decrease of 6.7%, from 5,507 in 2017 to (...)

In 2018, there was a significant decrease of 63% in the number of industrial design applications awaiting for a decision, considerably reducing the backlog of the Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office (BPTO). While in December 2017, 9,288 applications were awaiting a decision by the BPTO, in December 2018 the number was only of 3,433 applications. (...)

In 2018, the Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office (BPTO) granted 11,090 patents. Compared to the previous year, when there were 6,250 grants, the increase was of 77.4%. Regarding the BPTO’s backlog, there was a reduction of 7.4%, dropping from 225,115 to 208,341 applications awaiting for a decision in 2018. There was also a decrease of (...)

The Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office (BPTO) continues expanding international cooperation through Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) agreements. Starting in April, the BPTO will initiate the second phase of the PPH agreement with the Japan Patent Office (JPO), which will last until April of 2021, according to an agreement signed by representatives of both patent offices (...)

In 2018, the Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office (BPTO) granted 191,813 trademark registrations. In comparison with the previous year, when 123,362 registrations were granted, the increase was of 55.5%. Regarding the BPTO’s backlog, there was a significant reduction of 46.6%, dropping from 358,776 to 191,535 applications awaiting for a decision in December 2018. There was (...)

In the United States, the design company Solid Oak Sketches filed lawsuits against video games developers Take-Two Interactive and 2K Games. Plaintiff claims that the unauthorized reproduction of athletes’ tattoos in video game avatars would infringe the tattooers’ copyrights. On the other hand, defendants argue that the questioned drawings would be displayed briefly and without (...)

The Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office (BPTO) started an alliance with CAS, a division of the American Chemical Society specialized in scientific information solutions, aiming at improving the efficiency of patent application examinations, as well as accelerating the processing of applications at the BPTO. CAS will use data from its human curator content collection in (...)

On January 8, 2019, Cláudio Vilar Furtado was appointed President of the Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office (“BPTO”). Nominated by Carlos da Costa, Special Secretary for Productivity, Employment and Competitiveness of the Ministry of Economy, Furtado shall deal with sensitive issues in the current Brazilian intellectual property system. These include the reduction of backlog and timeframe (...)