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News | Federal government of Brazil sanctions law named Aldir Blanc, establishing emergency measures to the cultural sector

07/10/2020

The federal government of Brazil sanctioned Law 14.017/20, also known as the Aldir Blanc Law (in honor of the deceased composer, victim of... Read More...

Firm News | Bhering Advogados supports Pride Month 2020

06/30/2020

During Pride Month, the team of Bhering Advogados reasserts its support to the LGBTQIA+ community. We value diversity as an essential... Read More...

News | The BRPTO recently released amendments to the examination guidelines of biotechnology-related patent applications

06/16/2020

The BRPTO recently released amendments to the examination guidelines of biotechnology-related patent applications, after a public... Read More...

News | Congress approves new deadline related to provisions of the Brazilian Data Protection Law

06/15/2020

The provisions of the Brazilian Data Protection Law (“LGPD”) related to the administrative sanctions will only enter into force on... Read More...

News | The Brazilian PTO published a study on Artificial Intelligence (AI) tracing AI-related patents filed in Brazil between the years of 2002 and 2019

06/12/2020

The study on AI-related patents identified 5,100 filings. In sum, the number of such patents began to increase in 2009, reaching the levels... Read More...

News | June 10th, 2020 marks the 22nd year of the World Anti-Counterfeiting Day

06/10/2020

World Anti-Counterfeiting Day 2020 is now in its 22nd year and was established by the GACG (Global Anti-Counterfeiting Global) network... Read More...

News | PPH between Brazil and Singapore enters into force

05/14/2020

On May 01, 2020, the pilot project for Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) between the National Institute of Industrial Property (BPTO) and... Read More...

News | Brazilian Supreme Court suspends Provisional Measure on the sharing of personal data

05/08/2020

The Plenary of the Brazilian Supreme Court upheld the preliminary injunction that suspended the effectiveness of Provisional Measure... Read More...

News | Government issues Provisional Measure postponing the Brazilian Data Protection Law (LGPD)

04/30/2020

Government’s Provisional Measure 959 of April 29, 2020, postponed to May 3, 2021 the entry into force of the vast majority of the... Read More...

News | The Brazilian Supreme Federal Court grants injunction suspending the Provisional Measure which had allowed the sharing of data

04/28/2020

In response to the Direct Action of Unconstitutionality filed by the Federal Council of the Brazilian Bar Association (CFOAB), Justice Rosa... Read More...