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Ministry of Health publishes the new Internal Regulations of the Deliberative Committee (DC), the body responsible for approving proposals for PDP and PDIL
On December 18, the Brazilian Ministry of Health (MoH) published MoH's Ordinance #6,097/2024, which approves the new Internal Regulations of the…
National Congress Approves Additional CSLL to Adapt to OECD Globe Rules and New Provisions Related to Brazilian Worldwide Taxation System
Following the House of Representatives’ approval just one day before, the Brazilian Federal Senate approved, on December 18, 2024, Bill of Law No. 3…
Federal Government Publishes Decree Requiring the Adoption of Integrity Programs in Public Bids and Contracts
On December 10, 2024, Brazil’s Federal Government published Decree No. 12,304/2024, which regulates Law No. 14,133/2021 (Law on Public Bids and…
Brazil’s Recycling Incentive Law: Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Publishes Related Ordinance
Ordinance GM/MMA No. 1,250/2024 has been enacted by the Brazilian Ministry of Environment and Climate Change to regulate the presentation, analysis…
ANVISA publishes a normative instruction establishing complementary requirements for registration requests for formulated products obtained from equivalent technical products
Yesterday, on December 17, 2024, ANVISA's Rule #950, dated December 13, 2024 (RDC #950/2024), was published, through which the Brazilian FDA (ANVISA)…
Latin America's Climate Strategies at COP29: Successes and Hurdles
Last month, the 29th edition of the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP29) took place in Baku, Azerbaijan, between 11 and 22 November 2024…
Aneel Inicia Consulta Pública Para Regulamentação de Armazenamento de Energia No Brasil
A diretoria da Agência Nacional de Energia Elétrica (ANEEL) aprovou, na última Reunião Pública Ordinária de 2024, realizada no dia 10 de dezembro, a…
Brazilian Trademark Office (INPI) Holds Meeting on Trademark Prosecution for Online Betting Applications
On December 10, 2024, the Brazilian Trademark Office (INPI) held an in-person meeting with trademark practitioners to discuss new guidelines related…
Suspension of Activities of Brazilian Courts during Holidays Season
During the period December 20 / January 20 the Brazilian courts activities are suspended, including deadlines. The so-called court recess takes place…
L’OEB va faire un bout de chemin avec ses amis brésilien et néozélandais sur l’autoroute de la PI qu’est l’accord PPH
Le Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) est un accord entre deux offices de propriété industrielle permettant au déposant de requérir l’accélération du…
Supreme Court rules on validity of intermittent contracts
Since the Labor Reforms in 2017, 'intermittent contracts' have been used by many companies as an alternative form to engage individuals…
The impact of the Brazilian QDMTT on M&A transactions: the goodwill case
On October 3, 2024, the Brazilian Federal Government enacted Provisional Measure No. 1,262 ("PM 1,262/24") aiming to impose a Qualified Domestic…
Juntos - December 2024 Updates on Antitrust and Competition Enforcement in Latin America
In public remarks at an international conference in November, the president of Argentina’s National Commission for the Defense of Competition (CNDC)…
Important Update: New Rules for the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) in Brazil
The Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office (BPTO) has announced modifications to the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Program by means of Ordinance…
Novas Regras para o Programa Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) no Brasil
O Instituto Nacional da Propriedade Industrial (INPI) anunciou modificações no Programa Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) por meio da Portaria 48/2024…
Public Consultation on the Brazilian Sustainable Taxonomy
Brazil’s Ministry of Finance has initiated a public consultation on the Brazilian Sustainable Taxonomy (TSB), a fundamental instrument for…
Brazilian Bill regulating the use of Artificial Intelligence is approved by Senate and goes to the Chamber of Deputies
After more than a year of debates, the Senate yesterday (10) approved Bill No. 2.338/2023, which aims to regulate the use of artificial intelligence…
New Internal Regulations of the Technical Assessment Commission (CTA) detail the criteria for analyzing and classifying PDP and PDIL proposals
The Ministry of Health (MoH) published yesterday (December 10, 2024) SECTICS/MoH's Rule #1/2024, which approves the new CTA's Internal Regulations…
海外知識產權資訊（2024.11）期
11月11日至22日，世界知識產權組織（WIPO）締結外觀設計法條約外交會議在沙特阿拉伯首都利雅得召開，會議成功締結《利雅得外觀設計法條約》。國家知…
Latin America Environmental Updates: September and October 2024
Brazil faced a significant increase in forest fires, especially in the Amazon and Cerrado regions. Cerrado experienced a 221% increase in burned…
