On December 12, 2023, the President of the BRPTO gave a normative and binding character to four Opinions of the Specialized Federal Attorney's Office, imposing restrictions on the actions available…
The EPO and BRPTO are adopting the WIPO Standard ST.26 for the submission of sequence listings in national and international applications filed on or after July 1st, 2022. WIPO Standard ST.26…
The Brazilian Patent Statute (Law #9,279/96) does not explicitly prohibit double patenting per se. However, as shown in the statistics set out below, the BRPTO regularly considers double patenting. …
Brazilian courts and the patent office (BRPTO) are evolving in the evaluation of process claims. Key decisions on both forums are showing how effective those claims can be to protect products in the…
