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We are delighted to announce that our senior partners Luiz Leonardos and Patrícia Lusoli were once again ranked by Managing Intellectual Property as IP Stars, and our partner Carolina Schueler was recognized as an IP Rising Star 2019.
Brazil has finally taken all the legal measures that allow the entry into force of the Madrid Protocol in the country.
The "Protocol relating to the Madrid Agreement concerning the International Registration of Marks", better known as the Madrid Protocol, is an international treaty that allows the registration of marks in more than 120 countries through an international application.
On July 3, 2019, the Brazilian Ministry of Economy and the Brazilian Patent Office (BPTO) announced a plan of action intended to reduce the patent examination backlog in 80% by the end of 2021.
Aiming at rendering the priority examination procedure faster and simpler, the Brazilian Patent Office (BPTO) standardized the requirements and improved the proceedings for the different modalities.
We are pleased to announce the opening of our offices in the city of São Paulo.
Legislative Decree No. 49 was published in the Official Gazette of May 30, 2019, approving the texts of the Madrid Protocol on the International Registration of Marks.
Link: https://pesquisa-eaesp.fgv.br/professor/claudio-vilar-furtado
In one of his last acts before passing the presidential sash to his successor Jair Bolsonaro, the now ex-President Michel Temer enacted the Provisional Measure 869/2018, on December 27, 2018, for the creation of the National Authority of Data Protection - ANPD.