GENERAL NEWS
News | BPTO notes increase in the number applications in 2008
06/16/2008According to data released by the Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office (BPTO), the number of trademark applications grew at more than 15%... Read More...
News | TJ-RS condemns trademark misuse
06/11/2008The 9th Civil Chamber of the Court of Appeals for the State of Rio Grande do Sul condemned Indústria de Produtos de Limpeza Cloris Ltda... Read More...
News | Regional Federal Court allows INPI’s limitation on the remittance of royalties
06/04/2008In a unprecedented decision in the Brazilian judiciary, the 2nd Specialized Panel of the Regional Federal Court for the 2nd Region (RFC-2)... 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...