Brazilian government announces a plan to accelerate the analysis of patent applications

The Ministry of Economy announced on Wednesday (July 3) measures to reduce the number of...

A project that exempts hotels from the payment of copyright is on the agenda of the CCT

The project that exempts hotels, motels and inns from the payment of copyright for playing...

Agreement with the EU must rename products in Mercosur due to the protection of Geographical Indications

The agreement between the European Union (EU) and Mercosur may prohibit the nomenclature of some...

Mercosur and the European Union close the biggest agreement between blocks of the world

The countries of Mercosur and the European Union will form one of the largest free...

Bolsonaro signs adherence to the Madrid Protocol

The Brazilian President signed on Wednesday (25) the Brazilian adherence to the Madrid Protocol, on...

INPI is a partner in a meeting promoted by the Ministry of Agriculture

The Brazilian Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Food Supply is organizing the Workshop on the...

INPI promises to reduce patent backlogs by 80%

The president of INPI (National Institute of Industrial Property), Cláudio Furtado, said that in two...

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...