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News | The Brazilian PTO publishes Ordinance aiming to expedite examination of patent applications with technologies related to the COVID-19

09/04/2020

On April 7th, 2020, the Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office (BRPTO) published Ordinance N° 149/2020 aiming to expedite examination of patent applications with technologies related to the COVID-19.

The aforementioned Ordinance modifies the BRPTO’s Resolution N° 239/2019, which already provides fast-track examination for applications related to rare diseases, AIDS, cancer and others, and will be in force until June 30th, 2021.

Therefore, all applications that comply with the requirements established by Resolution N° 239/2019 and that are related to pharmaceutical products and processes and equipment and /or materials for use in the diagnosis, prophylaxis, as well as treatment of COVID-19, are now eligible to file the request for fast-track examination.

For more information, please contact out Patent Department at [email protected].

 


 

 

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