Client Alert – BPTO unveils radical proposal to tackle patent backlog
On July 27, 2017, the Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office (BPTO) issued a public consultation on a proposal to reduce the current patent backlog by streamlining examination of pending applications. According to the proposal, eligible applications (as detailed below) would form a separate queue so they would be allowed as published or notified upon their (...)
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Facing the BPTO’s new regulations, Murta Goyanes’s partner will lecture a course about “IP Agreements”
In July 2017, new rules for registration of technology transfer agreements entered in force. The procedures adopted by the Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office (BPTO) for decades have now changed, and professionals are required to update their practices. On August 1 and 2, Murta Goyanes Advogados’ partner, Luiza Duarte, will be in Ouro Preto (State (...)
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Marcelo Goyanes presents a new approach on tax incentives for VOD at the Conference “Brasil Streaming”
The conference “Brasil Streaming”, organized by TELA VIVA and TELETIME, will take place on July 17, at the WTC Events in São Paulo. The event discusses regulatory and market matters related to the business models for distribution of content on VOD. Founding partner of Murta Goyanes Advogados, Marcelo will address the possibility of using the current (...)
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Client Alert – BPTO establishes automatic admissibility of PCT applications into national phase
On June 6, 2017, the Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office (BPTO) published Normative Instruction No. 02/2017, which establishes the automatic admissibility of PCT applications in Brazil. According to such Normative Instruction, PCT applications that entered the Brazilian national phase between January 1, 2013 and December 31, 2016, and are pending admissibility examination, shall be automatically (...)
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