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Following the recommendation of the Superior Council of Cinema and demands of entities of the audiovisual sector, the National Film Agency (ANCINE) approved the creation of the Anti-Piracy Committee. The Committee will be responsible for the Anti-Piracy Program and for proposing agreements and partnerships with public and private institutions in order to improve anti-piracy actions. (...)

According to a recent decision¹ issued by the 9th Federal Court of São Paulo, Microsoft must offer an easy, direct and simple mechanism to allow users of Windows 10 to disapprove the collection and use of their personal content and data. In this case, the Federal Public Prosecutor filed a civil action seeking that Microsoft (...)

According to a recent decision¹ issued by the Brazilian Superior Court of Justice, the term of protection of mailbox patents is 20 years counted from its filing date. In this case, a pharmaceutical company filed a lawsuit against the Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office (“BPTO”), arguing that, due to the BPTO’s delay in examining its (...)

According to a recent decision¹ issued by the State Court of Rio de Janeiro, the mere illustrative reproduction of an artwork located in public venues does not constitute infringement of intellectual property rights. In this case, Mitra Arquiepiscopal of Rio de Janeiro, the entity responsible for the Catholic heritage of the city and for the (...)

Following its Action Plan for 2018, the Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office (BPTO) continues expanding international cooperation through Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) agreements. The new agreement was signed with the Danish Patent and Trademark Office (DKPTO) on April 12, during the Management Forum between both institutes. Through the PPH agreement, a patent application already granted (...)

The National Film Agency (ANCINE) will now adopt a quota policy for women, transsexual women, afro-descendants and indigenous for the 2018 Theatrical Production Contest, which will result in the allocation of approximately USD 30,000,000 from the Audiovisual Sectorial Fund (FSA) to independent fiction, documentary or animation feature films. The changes in the Contest’s Call now (...)

Following its Action Plan for 2018, the Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office (BPTO) continues expanding international cooperation through Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) agreements. The new agreement was signed with the United Kingdom Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) during the 10th meeting of the United Kingdom-Brazil Joint Economic and Trade Committee (JETCO). Through the PPH agreement, a (...)

According to a recent decision¹ issued by the 47th Civil Court of Rio de Janeiro, internet service providers (ISPs) must monitor new content that exceeds the right to freedom of speech, in addition to those previously indicated for removal in a judicial order. In this case, councilwoman Marielle Franco’s family filed a lawsuit against Google, (...)