ANPD publishes its Institutional Plan for Educational Actions, with measures to disseminate data protection knowledge in Brazil

The Brazilian National Data Protection Authority (ANPD) published (01/17) its Institutional Plan of Educational Actions 2023/2024. The document includes 25 activities, some of which have been underway since 2023, which aim to...

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Brazilian voice actors create “Dublagem viva” movement to call for regulation of the use of AI

Widespread in 2023, generative artificial intelligence (AI) began to be used to replicate the voices of singers and actors. On this basis, in November 2023, a group of Brazilian voice actors joined a global movement to...

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Clipping – January 2024

Here you will find selected news about Intellectual Property and related subjects.

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STJ rules that the granting of a utility model for improvement, in itself, does not exclude infringement of the patent for the main invention

In a recent judgment, the 3rd Panel of the Superior Court of Justice (STJ) unanimously ruled that being the holder of a duly granted utility model (UM) patent does not, in itself, authorize the use of the product that implements it, especially when...

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For the first time, Chinese court rules that AI-generated images can be protected by copyright

At the end of November 2023, the Beijing Internet Court, a judicial body that deals with cases related to virtual activity, recognized copyright protection for images generated by an artificial intelligence (AI), the first ruling handed down in the country on the subject.

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ANPD publishes the first edition of the Priority Themes Map, which sets out its main lines of action until 2025

On December 2023, the National Data Protection Authority (ANPD) published the first edition of its Map of Priority Themes (MTP) for the 2024-2025 biennium. The document sets out...

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ANPD publishes revision of its Regulatory Agenda for 2023-2024

At the end of 2023, the National Data Protection Authority (ANPD) published its first revision of the Regulatory Agenda for the 2023-2024 biennium, changing the priority of two actions. The document, published in November 2022, brought with it the 20 regulatory actions considered to...

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INPI releases IP Bulletin with overview of 2023, and results show that patent and trademark filings grew in Brazil

Last Tuesday (8), the Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office (BPTO) published its Monthly Industrial Property Bulletin, a statistical document that evaluates industrial property (IP) applications and grants. This edition covers both the month of December and...

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The Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office publishes its 2024 Action Plan

On December 29th, the Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office (BPTO) released its 2024 Action Plan, made up of 34 goals and 48 strategic initiatives that should guide the BPTO's activities throughout the new year. The Plan defines...

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