Brazil opens new PPH application opportunities starting April 2025
Brazil increases access to its Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) program with 800 new slots from April 2025. 140 will be assigned to patents classified under IPC H04. Reviews will occur quarterly.
The INPI will begin accepting trademark applications with advertising elements
Brazil will allow the registration of advertising slogans as trademarks, following a reinterpretation of its industrial property law. This change, aligned with international practices, creates new opportunities to protect distinctive branding elements.
Cannabis legislation opens the door for pharmaceutical brands in Brazil
With new legislation regulating the use of cannabis-based medicines in Argentina and Brazil, the emerging market is an open playing field for pharmaceutical brands looking to making a mark in Latin America.
Some highlights in cannabis legislation in Brazil
Study of the protection of cannabis-based products in Brazil. The cannabidiol.
Brazilian INPI delays the division of trademarks
The Resolution No. 244/2019 establishing the division of trademark applications and registrations was postponed to September 14, 2020.