Brazil Approves Accession to the Budapest Treaty on Patents for Microorganisms
On Wednesday (27), the Chamber of Deputies approved Brazil's accession to the Budapest Treaty, which...
BPTO Updates Trademark Manual: What changed?
The Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office (BPTO) has announced an update to its Trademark Manual...
Brazilian Vaccine Against Malaria Has a Pending Patent and Clinical Trials Expected to Begin
Vivaxin, a Brazilian vaccine developed to combat Plasmodium vivax, the parasite responsible for 82.5% of...
BPTO strengthens the fight against piracy and the protection of GI
On November 12 and 13, the Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office (BPTO) participated in activities...
Brazil and China Partnership: Combating Piracy
On November 6, Brazil and China advanced in a strategic partnership focused on consumer protection...
BPTO will start accepting trademark applications with slogans
The Director of Trademarks, Industrial Designs, and Geographical Indications of BPTO, Schmuell Lopes Cantanhede, announced...
Brazil and Singapore Sign MOU on IP and Launch Business Guides
The Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office (BPTO) and the Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (IPOS)...
Brazil is the most innovative economy in Latin America
Brazil is ranked 50th in the Global Innovation Index (GII) 2024, released on Thursday, September...
New Legislation makes it a crime to register a trademark with the sole purpose of selling it
Bill 2496/24 establishes a penalty of 1 to 3 months of detention or a fine...
Use of the Brazilian singer Tim Maia’s chorus on T-shirt print violates copyright
The paraphrased use of words that appear in the choruses of Tim Maia's songs on...
BPTO holds pre-launch of National Directory to Combat GI Counterfeiting
To reinforce the protection of Geographical Indications (GIs) in Brazil, the Brazilian Patent and Trademark...
Anthropic: ChatGPT rival allegedly trained to avoid copyright infringement and was sued
Anthropic is also facing a lawsuit from music publishers. A group of writers is suing...
Brazil and China discuss cooperation in Industrial Property
The Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office (BPTO) and the Chinese Intellectual Property Office (CNIPA) met...
Brazil is the sixth country in the world with an innovation index
States in the Southeast and South lead the index. São Paulo, Santa Catarina, Paraná, Rio...
The law that preserves Brazilian intellectual production is 20 years old
The National Library receives an average of 80 thousand publications per year. For 20 years...
