New Guidelines for Examination of Biotechnology Patent Applications
The Brazilian PTO published, in its Official Bulletin No.2604, dated 1 December 2020, a review of the Guidelines for the Examination of Biotechnology patent Applications.
The purpose of this new version is to update and detail the current Biotechnology Guidelines. The Brazilian Guidelines setting out the understanding of the BRPTO on Biotechnology Inventions were firstly published on 12 March 2015, using Rule 144/2015. However, after a public consultation carried in 2019, the Brazilian PTO has reviewed said Guidelines, resulting in this updated version. The new Guidelines have come into force on 1 December, 2020.
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