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Collective release brings comments on Industrial Property Law from the perspective of women

This month, the Thomson Reuters - Revista dos Tribunais publishing house is launching the book "Comentários à Lei de Propriedade Industrial", organized by Kone Pietro Fortunato Cesário, Neide Bueno, Tayná Carneiro and Verônica Lagassi. The work presents comments on the provisions of Law No. 9.279/96, the Industrial Property Law (LPI), and is distinguished by the fact that it was written only by women experts in industrial property (IP) - doctors, masters, specialists.

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IDS welcomes Franklin Pierce University: Studying Intellectual Property in the USA

Last Thursday, the Dannemann Siemsen Institute (IDS) held another IDS Agenda event, this time welcoming guest Sarah Dorner, Director of International Admissions and Graduate Studies at the Franklin Pierce Law School of the prestigious University of New Hampshire (UNH Franklin Pierce), who spoke about the institution's short and long-term Intellectual Property (PI) Law courses.

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EUIPO rejects trademark registration with model’s image and raises debate about the distinctiveness of faces as trademarks

Recently, the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) rejected an application to register a figurative trademark consisting of the image of the face of Dutch model Puck Schrover. The decision was based on the trademark's lack of distinctiveness.

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Senate approves bill ratifying Mercosur agreement on the protection of Geographical Indications

At the beginning of the month (4/10), the Brazilian Federal Senate approved a draft legislative decree (PDL 165/22) ratifying the agreement signed in May 2019 between the Mercosur member states (Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay), aimed at protecting geographical indications (GIs) originating in the member countries.

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ANPD issues two warnings to public body for data leaks

A decision that concluded the administrative sanctioning process of the National Data Protection Authority (ANPD) against the public body Instituto de Assistência ao Servidor Público Estadual de São Paulo (IAMSPE) was published in the Federal Official Gazette on October 6. The authority applied two warning sanctions to the Institute for non-compliance with the provisions of the General Law on the Protection of Personal Data (LGPD).

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The National Health Surveillance Agency institutes its new Innovation Policy

Ordinance 1,100/2023, which establishes the Innovation Policy of the National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa), was published last Monday in the Federal Official Gazette (DOU). Among the document's objectives are: the promotion of efficient institutional results; the development of products and services subject to health surveillance that are based on new technologies; and the improvement of Anvisa's capacity to deal with complex issues.

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ANPD launches consultation on its AI and personal data protection regulatory sandbox in Brazil

Last Tuesday, the National Data Protection Authority (ANPD) launched a new consultation with society, this time on its pilot program for a regulatory sandbox for artificial intelligence (AI) and personal data protection in Brazil.

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INPI publishes study mapping patent filings in Brazil involving nanotechnology

The Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office (BPTO) has published a study on the mapping of patent filings in Brazil involving nanotechnology. The study analyzes the technological information contained in patent documents from the last 20 years, with the aim of building a panorama of the patenting of inventions related to nanotechnology in the country, as well as stimulating business, partnerships and the formulation of public policies in the area.

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Study shows that data collection on social networks does not cause significant damage to companies and consumers

A report by Hadi Houalla, recently published by the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF), a non-profit public policy think tank in the USA, has shed important light on the exchange of data for services practiced by large technology platforms. The study was aimed at the US market, but its relevance extends to other countries and markets.

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