BRAZIL
April 05, 2021
In an attempt to reduce the patent backlog, the Brazilian Patent Office (BRPTO) published in the Official Bulletin No. 2621 dated March 30, 2021, Ordinance 21/2021, which expands the preliminary examination procedures to encompass patent applications filed from January 01, 2017, to December 31, 2017.
This Ordinance applies to patent applications:
• not submitted to the first technical examination carried out by BRPTO;
• not subject to any type of priority examination by BRPTO;
• not containing third-party or ANVISA’s observations;
• having a corresponding application with prior art searches carried out by foreign Patent Offices and International or Regional Organizations;
• with a filing date up to December 31, 2017.
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