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Due to the publication of Resolution CGI.br/RES/2017/031, the proceeding for registering cancelled domains is now carried out on a monthly basis, lasts six days and no longer covers the right of preference to obtain registration.

In deciding Special Appeal No. 1442083 / ES, the Brazilian Superior Court of Justice reaffirms that media channels cannot expose minors involved in any type of misdemeanor, even if their names are not mentioned. In this case, the Court held that the exposure of a minor committing a criminal offense violated article 143 of the Children’s Protection Act, which prohibits the (...)

Founding partner of Murta Goyanes Advogados and member of the IAEL Executive Committee, Marcelo Goyanes will be at the forefront of Rio Market’s digital piracy programming next Friday, Oct 13th. The business branch of ​​Rio Film Festival will dedicate a full day to discuss the new anti-piracy measures and to discuss a national plan of (...)

According to a recent decision issued by the 10th Federal Court of Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais1, YouTube is not required to block content made available on its platform containing advertising to children. The inclusion of warnings about the prohibition of marketing or promotion of goods and services starring or directed at children would, in practical (...)

Founding partner of Murta Goyanes Advogados, the IP´s specialist Marcelo Goyanes will attend the “II Fórum do Direito Autoral e do entretenimento”, at OAB RJ, next Monday, October 9th. The event is organized by the Copyright and Entertainment Law Committee of the Bar Association, Section Rio de Janeiro, and aims to address proposals and possible solutions (...)

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 2018. 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 (...)

Murta Goyanes Advogados’s Patent Consultant, Maria Alice Calliari will be attending the IIPRD´s event Symposium on Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology & Chemical Patent Laws, in the next few days. For three days (from 25th to 27thseptembre), patent professionals for all over the world will be involved in important issues to optimize patent development efforts and understand regulatory (...)

The lawyer Marcelo Goyanes will be the chairman of the “Streaming in Brazil” panel at the Rio Music Market Conference, on September 13 (10 am). He will discuss the current status of the well-known Oi vs. Ecad litigation after the Superior Court of Justice´s decision in Special Appeal nº 1,559,264, with the possible outcomes of (...)