BRAZIL
January 14, 2025
We are pleased to share with you an IP guide on Brazil that summarizes the most important decisions issued by the Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office (BRPTO) in 2024:
- BRPTO implements new rules on amendments to patent applications during the appeal stage.
- BRPTO updates its guidelines for filing patent appeals.
- BRPTO launches new platform to fight trademark counterfeiting.
- BRPTO will accept trademark applications including advertising elements.
- BRPTO updates the rules for the registration of trademarks of names of individuals or signatures thereof and images of third parties.
- BRPTO establishes new criteria for PPH requests in 2025.
- BRPTO Joined GPPH: Phase V of the PPH Pilot Project to begin in 2025.
- Brazilian Legislation regarding Compliance with Access to Genetic Heritage.
- BRPTO joined Global Patent Prosecution Highway (GPPH).
- BRPTO published a technical note on industrial design examination procedures.
- BRPTO extended the deadline suspension for filing divisional design applications.
- BRPTO reached its annual limit for PPH applications.
Do you want to learn more about the above-referenced topics? "Click on this link" to find out about the most important developments approved in the field of Intellectual Property in Brazil during 2024.