Brazilian PTO celebrates 53 years with project to recover the history of patents in Brazil

Last week, the Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office (BPTO) celebrated its 53rd anniversary. In celebration of the date, the institute launched the "Memória da Propriedade Industrial - Patentes Históricas" (Memory of Industrial Property - Historical Patents) project, to ...

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European Union reaches agreement to regulate artificial intelligence

Last Friday (8), the member states of the European Union (EU) and their legislators reached an agreement on the general rules for drafting a regulation for artificial intelligence (AI) models.

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TJ/SP denies the right to exclusive use of the name of a historical personality in the denomination of a Masonic lodge

The State Court of Justice of São Paulo (TJ/SP) upheld a decision that did not recognize the exclusive use of the name of a historical figure by a Masonic lodge. In Freemasonry, specifically, the word lodge...

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Spotify to leave Uruguay after changes to the country’s Copyright Law

In a recent statement, Spotify, one of the world's largest audio platforms, announced through a spokesperson that it will stop offering its services to users in Uruguay by February 2024. The decision, according to the company, was due to the updating of Uruguay's Copyright Law (Law 9.739/37 amended by Law 17616/2003), approved in November.

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ICANN launches global service that simplifies requests for non-public domain name registration data

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), the organization that coordinates the naming and numbering systems on the Internet, launched a new service in November, called the Registry Data Request Service (RDRS).

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The Brazilian PTO publishes a report on its Public Consultation on changes to the procedure for examining patent applications

Last Friday (24), the Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office (BPTO) published the report on its Public Consultation on the possible revision of articles 32 and 33 of Law 9279/1996, the Industrial Property Law.

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IDS attends event on innovation and environmental psychology

Last Thursday (23), IDS, represented by its Academic Coordinator, Patricia Porto, took part in an international event on innovation combined with environmental psychology. The meeting was promoted by Swissnex, a global network...

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WIPO: World Intellectual Property Indicators 2023

WIPO: World Intellectual Property Indicators 2023 The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has published its annual report with global indicators related to Intellectual Property. Based on statistics on filing, registration and validity of national and regional IP offices in 2022, the indicator covers patents, trademarks, industrial designs, protection of cultivars and geographical indications. It also […]

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ANPD publishes Technical Note on the Safe Stadium Project, which aims to introduce recognition technologies to Brazilian stadiums

Recently (November 10), the ANPD published a new technical note, this time with guidelines on the "Safe Stadium Project". The project, which is ...

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