Brazil discusses marijuana cultivation release for medical and research purposes
The National Health Regulatory Agency (Anvisa) discussed on Tuesday, June 11, 2019, the legalization of marijuana...
IBM was the top patent recipient in 2018 for the 26th year in a row
IBM earned for the 26th year in a row more patents than any other...
Brazilian PTO launches Manual of Industrial Design
The Brazilian Patents Office launched in January 8th, 2019 the first edition of the Manual...
Samsung has new patents for six types of "mini-notch"
Facing several patent lawsuits, Samsung is preparing for 2019 with six different registrations for notch...
LG Electronics joins Korean FTC in lawsuit against Qualcomm
LG is the latest smartphone maker to join the KFTC (Korean Fair Trade Commission...
Facebook has filed patents to predict user's future locations
Facebook has filed new patents that promise to "guess" users' locations. One of the patents...
Brazilian PTO publishes its annual report on Intellectual Property
The Brazilian PTO published its annual activity report containing statistical data on the production of...
: World Intellectual Property Office (WIPO) published its annual report on Intellectual Property
The World Intellectual Property Organization released on Monday (03/12) its annual Intellectual Property Indicators Report...
Event discusses assignments of IP institutes of the future
Representatives of the Brazilian PTO participated in the 20th Congress of the Inter-American Intellectual Property...
Brazilian PTO releases sector study on biotechnology patents
The Division of Studies and Projects of BPTO's Patents Department has made available a further...
Qualcomm may be forced to license patents to their competers
According to The Verge, Qualcomm has suffered a major setback in a lawsuit that probes...
Broadcom takes Volkswagen to court in $1bi patent claim
According to the German Magazine “Der Spiegel”, the U.S. semiconductor supplier Broadcom has made a...
Bank of America granted blockchain patent
Bank of America, the second largest bank in the US with over 50 cryptocurrency and...
Public Consultation: Geographical Indications
The Brazilian PTO is receiving public comments on the draft of the Normative Instruction that will...
Rule #227 provides for the use of Other Offices technical search to speed up examinations
The Brazilian PTO published on October 30, 2018, the Rule #227/2018 that intends to accelerate examination of...