IDS attended the 43rd ABPI International Congress

The Dannemann Siemsen Institute (IDS) took part in the 43rd International Congress of the Brazilian Intellectual Property Association (ABPI). The Congress, which took place on August 20, 21 and 22, had as its theme "Intellectual Property as an inducer of social equality", and celebrated the 60th anniversary of the ABPI.

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ANPD launches public consultation on its Regulation of International Transfers of Personal Data

Last Tuesday, the Brazilian National Data Protection Authority (ANPD) opened a public consultation to receive comments and suggestions for its draft resolution on the Regulation of International Transfers of Personal Data and the model of Standard Contractual Clauses.

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STJ: in the context of offensive comparative advertising, material damage is not applicable without proof

The STJ issued a decision in a lawsuit involving offensive comparative advertising, stating that it is not possible to impose the obligation of compensation for material damages without proper proof of damage.

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IDS held international event on amendments to patent claims in celebration of World IP Day

On April 25, Dannemann Siemsen Institute (IDS) held the second Agenda IDS of 2023, in celebration of World IP Day, with the topic Amendments to patent claims: Global updates.

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Case Law Yearbook 2022

The Dannemann Siemsen Institute is pleased to present the second edition of its Case Law Yearbook, featuring a selection of important judicial decisions in the field of Intellectual Property rendered throughout the year 2022.

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BRPTO updates trademark’s forfeiture request procedures

Brazil’s Patent and Trademark Office (BRPTO) published, on December 28, 2022, the Technical Note 03/2022, which updates the procedures referring to trademark’s forfeiture procedures and changes the section 6.5 of the BRPTO’s Trademark Manual.

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Changes in the BRPTO’s Presidency and Board of Directors

The Presidency of the Republic’s Office published yesterday, 01/02/2023, in the Official Gazette of the Union, the Ordinances of January 1, 2023.

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Brazilian PTO updates the procedures related to Patent Examination Fast Track Program

The Brazilian PTO published in IP Journal no. 2712, on December 27, 2022, Ordinances nº 78/2022 and 79/2022, which regulate, respectively, phase IV of the Pilot Project of Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) and the procedures related to expedited examination at the PTO.

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European Commission’s counterfeit and piracy watch list

The European Commission published, on December 1st, the third edition of the “Counterfeit and Piracy Watch List”. The Watch List reflects the results of a public consultation made between December 15th, 2021 and February 14th, 2022, where the Commission invited stakeholders to share their views.

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