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Following its Action Plan for 2018, the Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office (BPTO) continues to expand international cooperation through Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) agreements. On September 4, 2018, the BPTO initiated the second phase of the PPH agreement with the other 7 patent offices from PROSUL: Chile, Argentina, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru and Uruguay. Through (...)

Hundreds of influential trademark professionals will gather at INTA’s Trademark Administrators and Practitioners Meeting (TMAP) in Orlando, Florida, from September 12-14. Founding partner of Murta Goyanes Advogados, Marcelo Goyanes, will be a speaker at the panel Brand Collateral – Product Packaging in Latin America, and will address the importance of regulatory clearance of packaging in (...)

In a recent decision¹, the Brazilian Supreme Court held that the removal of images of public agents, defendants in the “Carandiru” case, from the news constituted censorship. In this case, part of the police officers that were defendants in a criminal lawsuit related to the “Carandiru” massacre filed a civil lawsuit against UOL, Rede Globo (...)

In a recent decision¹, the 11th Public Treasury Court of Sao Paulo considered abusive and illegal Habib’s advertising which promoted the sale of meals accompanied by collectible articles. In this case, the consumer protection organization of Sao Paulo imposed a fine to the restaurant chain Habib’s of approximately USD 590,000 due to an advertising targeted (...)

General Data Protection Law is enacted in Brazil On August 14, 2018, Law No. 13,709/2018 – the General Data Protection Law was enacted to regulate the protection of personal data in Brazil. The new legislation was inspired by the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and establishes similar provisions, such as the definition of (...)

Antonio Murta will attend the ABPI´s 38th International Congress, from August 19 to 21. The annual event is the largest in the Intelectual Property area and gather important professionals, government´s agencies and organizations involved in the Intellectual Property debate and improvement. Founding partner of Murta Goyanes Advogados, Murta will be part of the panel “A (...)

According to a recent decision¹ issued by the Court of Appeals of Rio Grande do Sul, the verification report issued by ECAD – Central Bureau for Collection and Distribution of Musical Public Performance Rights (ECAD) are not capable of proving the public performance of musical works. In this case, ECAD filed a lawsuit against a (...)

Murta Goyanes Advogados was recognized again this year by the international publication that brings together the most prestigious law firms on the continent, the Chambers Latin America 2019. The firm´s founding partners, Antonio Murta Filho and Marcelo Goyanes, were also recognized for their depth knowledge in Intellectual Property and Media & Entertainment. Antonio Murta Filho (...)