ARTICLES, NEWS & MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS
Firm News | Participation in the 130th INTA Annual Meeting – Berlin 2008
05/01/2008The 130th Annual Meeting of the International Trademark Association (INTA) will take place from May 17 to May 21, in the city of Berlin,... Read More...
News | Google hands over private data to Brazilian Senate Commision
04/23/2008"This is a historic moment," said this Wednesday (23) the chairman of the Parliamentary Commission of Investigation (CPI) of pedophilia,... Read More...
News | World Book and Copyright Day 2008
04/23/2008To commemorate the World Day of Book and Copyright (April 23) and the International Year of Languages (2008), UNESCO in Brazil launched a... Read More...
News | Brazil declares Aids drug patent of public interest
04/11/2008An Ordinance signed by the Health Minister of Brazil, José Gomes Temporão, and published on April 04, 2008, in the Federal Gazette,... Read More...
News | Brazilian Bar Association resumes measures to cancel registrations for “rapadura”
04/07/2008The International Relations Committee fo the Brazilian Bar Association will resume attempts to cancel trademark registrations for... Read More...
News | DNS Developments Feed Growing Cybersquatting Concerns
03/27/2008Against the background of an unprecedented number of cybersquatting cases in 2007, the evolving nature of the domain name registration... Read More...
News | Fashion designers get copyright and patent protection for their creations
03/20/2008News story published on BusinessWeek Magazine reports how big names of the fashion industry are suing companies for unauthorized imitation... Read More...
News | BPTO adopts recommended standard codes for patent documents
03/13/2008In line with intellectual property offices in Europe, Japan and the United States, the Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office (BPTO) is... Read More...
News | ECJ affirms exclusivity over the designation “Parmesan”
02/27/2008The European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled that only cheeses bearing the protected designation of origin (PDO) "Parmigiano Reggiano" can be... Read More...
News | Superior Court of Justice won’t hear Tom Cavalcante’s parody claim against de Sílvio Santos
02/07/2008The legal battle between TV network SBT and comedian Tom Cavalcante on the issue of parodies on Sílvio Santos and his programs had a new... Read More...