Brazilian Superior Court of Justice Reaffirms that the Choice of Pseudonym is an Exclusive and Inalienable Moral Right of the Author

On October 7, 2025, the Third Panel of the Superior Court of Justice (STJ) unanimously held that the...

read +

Brazilian Superior Court of Justice rules that access to digital assets left by deceased persons requires a judicial proceeding with the appointment of an expert

On September 9, the Third Panel of the Brazilian Superior Court of Justice (STJ) ruled, by majority, that access to...

read +

IDS holds debate on recent updates to BPTO trademark procedures

On September 30, the Dannemann Siemsen Institute (IDS) held another edition of Agenda IDS, dedicated to discussing the recent updates implemented by the Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office (BPTO) in its...

read +

European Union publishes draft Adequacy Decision concerning Brazil: if adopted, personal data may flow without further authorizations

On September 5, 2025, the European Commission published the preliminary version of the adequacy decision recognizing Brazil as ...

read +

Brazil’s Performance in the Field of Innovation: GII 2025 and IBID 2025 – Advances and Challenges.

In August and September 2025, two landmark reports were released that help to situate Brazil within the innovation landscape, both internationally and domestically. At the global level, the Global Innovation Index (GII), published...

read +

Brazilian Digital ECA Law Enacted: Technology Companies Must Comply with Rules to Protect Minors Online

On September 17, 2025, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva enacted Law No. 15,211, known as the Digital ECA Law, in reference to the Brazilian Statute of the Child and Adolescent, which establishes...

read +

Brazilian State Court rules, in a preliminary injunction, that ECAD can collect fees for the public performance of music generated by artificial intelligence.

In a recent decision, the Court of Justice of Santa Catarina (TJSC), through Justice João Marcos Buch, denied an Interlocutory Appeal, in a Preliminary Injunction, filed by a company and...

read +

IDS welcomed Dr. Jörn Feddersen, Justice of the German Federal Court of Justice, at an event that discussed trade secrets from European and Brazilian perspectives.

This past Monday, the Dannemann Siemsen Institute (IDS) held another edition of Agenda IDS, this time dedicated to discussing trade secrets and unfair competition considering the experiences of the European Union and Brazil. The event featured a...

read +

BPTO Launches Public Consultation No. 3/2025 on Guidelines for the Examination of Patent Applications Related to Artificial Intelligence

On August 18, 2025, the Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office (BPTO) published Consultation No. 3/2025, with the aim of gathering comments from the public on the draft Guidelines for the Examination of Patent Applications related to Artificial Intelligence (AI).

read +

search