Protecting IP in Brazil: Recent Developments in Navigating Patent Examination, Reducing the Backlog, and Enforcing Patents

The Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office has taken multiple steps to reduce bureaucracy and optimize procedures, increasing efficiency as well as productivity. The promising initial results—namely, the reduction in the patent examination backlog—have put Brazil back in the innovation game and provide opportunities for innovative companies seeking IP protection in one of the world’s largest economies.

Join us as we discuss several recent developments in Brazil, including:

• An overview of Brazil’s market and IP
• Recent actions taken by the Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office to reduce the patent examination backlog in Brazil
• Programs and strategies to effectively accelerate patent examination in Brazil
• Patent Prosecution particularities in Brazil
• Patent enforcement in Brazil

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Moderator:
Jason Romrell 

Speakers:
Laetitia d’Hanens, Gusmão & Labrunie Intellectual Property
Juliano Murakami, Gusmão & Labrunie Intellectual Property 
Vanessa Ribeiro, Gusmão & Labrunie Intellectual Property

Date:
Wednesday, May 14, 2020

Time:
1:00 - 2:00 p.m. EDT
2:00 - 3:00 p.m. GMT
19:00 - 20:00 CEST