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The partner at Murta Goyanes Advogados, Marcelo Goyanes, is listed in the prestigious 2024 selection of WWL/Lexology (Who’s Who Legal: Thought Leaders Global Elite). Marcelo is praised in the list that brings together some of the world’s leading lawyers and experts, as a result of the votes of peers, corporate consultants and other market sources. This nomination reflects not only recognition, but according (...)

One of the most discussed topics in intellectual property law in the early days of 2024 was the fact that the characters Mickey and Minnie have entered into the public domain. However, certain important issues need to be highlighted beyond the headline “Mickey in the Public Domain.” “The first is that only the versions created (...)

The BPTO has recently published new guidelines on the limits and scope of administrative appeals that affect patent, industrial design and trademark prosecution. The new guidelines will be effective as of April 02, 2024. Under the current rules, the substantive technical examination of a patent application is carried out by a First Level Examiner, who (...)

On December 19, 2023, Ordinance INPI/PR No. 52 was published, regulating procedures related to the control of payment of annual fees, shelving of patent applications, and extinction of patents, as well as the restoration of patent applications and patents, in accordance with Articles 84 to 87 of Law No. 9,279/96 (BIPL). Many of these procedures (...)

On December 13, 2023, the Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office (BPTO) published in its official Gazette a technical note providing greater detail concerning the proposal that culminated in the modification of procedures in the distribution of patent applications for the conduction of the technical examination. According to the BPTO’s statement of December 12, and the (...)

On December 6, 2023, the Board Resolution (RDC) No. 831 was published, amending RDC No. 47 of September 8, 2009, which establishes rules for the elaboration, harmonization, updating, publication, and availability of medicament labels for patients and healthcare professionals. RDC No. 831 modifies the prior resolution with regard to the requirement that labels for generic (...)

Our partner Alice Rayol was invited to participate in the postgraduate program in Immunology and Inflammation at UFRJ. On December 5, from 1 pm to 2:20 pm, Alice will teach a class on patents in vaccines within the discipline Vaccinology.

On the 30th, our partner Matheus Laupman will give a lecture on “Introduction to Sports Law”, with Ricardo Horta, Ricardo Sampaio, Roberto de Palma Barracco and Vitor de Checchi Garcia. As part of the event celebrating 10 years of the Sports Law Center of PUC-SP. The event will begin at 2pm at the 239 auditorium (...)