H&A, recognized by the prestigious WTR 1000 directory
H&A, Herrero & Asociados, recognized by the prestigious WTR 1000 directory. WTR 1000 has established itself as one of the leading directories dedicated exclusively to identifying the world's leading providers of trademark legal services.
2nd edition of the Industrial Drawings Manual is now available
Analysing the changes in relation to the filing of industrial designs in Brazil. Specifically, the Industrial Designs Manual.
Brazil joins the Hague Agreement to regulate international industrial design registration
Reviewing the measures that will govern in Brazil the industrial design registration process under the Hague Agreement as of August 1, 2023.
The INPI announces that applications for participation in the PCT-PPH modality have reached their limit for 2023
Request for participation in the PCT-PPH modality reached its limit for 2023.
PPH (Patent Prosecution Highway) Phase IV established under the BRPTO
Starting on January 1, 2023, INPI/Brazil published phase IV of the Patent Prosecution Highway.
Madrid Protocol: economy and speed in the internationalization process of trademarks
The Madrid Protocol has become an important ally in the internationalization of trademarks, providing broad protection in a simple, agile and cheap way, whose advantages will be addressed in this article.
Our colleague Susana Ruiz participated on The Patent Lawyer Magazine: Patents in Latam
Patents in Latin American countries: exceptions to the rights conferred, patentable subject matter and potential markets.
Recalling important points about the Madrid Protocol in Brazil!
Since then, many changes have been added, allowing the co-ownership and the multiclass system for cases through the Protocol, a total novelty for the Brazilian trademark system.
The 4 classic conflicts of domain names dispute
Discover the main controversies concerning domain names, the four kinds of conflicts and the possible means for solution.
H&A recognized by IAM Patent 1000, the World’s Leading Patent Professionals
H&A recognized by IAM Patent 1000. The World’s Leading Patent Professionals is a unique guide that identifies the top patent professionals in key jurisdictions around the globe.
Brazilian Supreme Court ends with 10-year protection clause in the Brazilian Patent Law
As expected and feared by a large part of the Intellectual Property world, Brazilian Supreme Court has finally ruled that Sole Paragraph 40 of its Patent Law is unconstitutional.
Judgment of the sole paragraph of Article 40 of the Brazilian Patent Law
Justice Toffoli proposes to stop the extension of the term for all patents because he considers it unconstitutional.
New BRPTO (INPI) rule to to reduce backlog in the technical examination of patent applications
BRPTO (INPI) publishes new rule to continue the plan to reduce the backlog in the technical examination of patent applications
PPH reaches in Brazil the annual limit of 400 applications
Due to the success of the Plan to Combat the Backlog and the project to standardize the modalities of priority processing, the BRPTO and DIRPA decided to bring PPH phase II forward to 01/01/21.
BRPTO publishes a study about RNA vaccines to prevent COVID-19
The study aims to provide an overview of current knowledge related to RNA vaccines in a more advanced clinical stage, based on patent documents related to these technologies.