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[Blog] Brésil : Simplification et nouvelles options pour protéger vos marques

Il est possible depuis le 07/08/2025 de solliciter un examen accéléré d'une marque sous réserve de pouvoir justifier de la nécessité de bénéficier d'une procédure prioritaire et d'acquitter une taxe...

NG

Novagraaf Group

Court Orders Multi-Million Peso Damages Award In Trademark Dispute

The Court ordered the infringer, an actor in the cookie industry, to pay tens of millions of pesos, plus legal fees and costs, in favor of our client, for marketing cookies that used a confusingly similar trademark without authorization

O

OLIVARES

Navigating Divisional Application Strategies In Mexico

Divisional applications are an excellent way to protect additional embodiments of an invention. In many fields, and especially in the pharmaceutical industry, divisional applications...

O

OLIVARES

Patents Comparative Guide

Patents Comparative Guide for the jurisdiction of Argentina, check out our comparative guides section to compare across multiple countries

O'Conor & Power

Significant Modification To The Last Edition Of The Linkage Gazette.

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OLIVARES

High Renown Trademark Recognition In Brazil: Key Insights

CT

Chang Tsi & Partners

来了~「墨西哥著名商标」的申请指南与流程详解！

K

Kangxin

Patent Litigation Comparative Guide

OA

OlarteMoure & Asociados LTDA

In Good Spirits: The Geographical Indication War Over 'Pisco'

LS

Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan

Brazil Announces First Major IP Fee Revision Since 2012

RT

RNA, Technology and IP Attorneys

Brazilian Trademark And Patent Official Fees To Increase Substantially! Up To 49% Increase In Some Categories!

CT

Chang Tsi & Partners

Brazil Introduces New Rules On Acquired Distinctiveness In Trademark Registration

VI

Venturini IP

MEXICO – Don't Miss The Two-month Term To File The Declaration Of Actual Use When Renewing Your Mexican Registration Derived From An International Registration!

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OLIVARES

Registering Trademarks in Brazil: What You Need to Know

HS

Harris Sliwoski

Brasília Em Pauta – Edição Nº 207

Brazil Litigation

MB

Mayer Brown

Green Advertising In Brazil: Between Ethical Boundaries And Greenwashing Risks

Brazil Media & IT

GA

Global Advertising Lawyers Alliance (GALA)

Brazilian Trademark And Patent Official Fees To Increase Substantially! Up To 49% Increase In Some Categories!

CT

Chang Tsi & Partners

TPS For Honduras, Nepal, And Nicaragua: Another Shift In The Legal Winds

Worldwide Immigration

SS

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Puerto Rico Governor Signs Two New Acts Addressing Arbitration And Preferences For Veterans

Puerto Rico Employment

LM

Littler Mendelson

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Patent Litigation

Trade Secrets

Protección De Datos Personales Y Decisiones Automatizadas: Sentencia Del Tribunal De Justicia De La Unión Europea (TJUE) – Asunto C-203/22

CK, una persona natural, solicitó un contrato de telefonía móvil, pero le fue denegado debido a una evaluación crediticia automatizada realizada por Dun & Bradstreet Austria GmbH...

European Union Privacy

IA

Iriarte & Asociados

ChatGPT And DALL-E Phenomena: Whose Intellectual Property Is Related To Artificial Intelligence?

In this topic, it is important to highlight that for the existence of artificial intelligence a basic harmonious arrangement ..

LA

Leão Advogados Associados

Infringement Actions

The new Federal Law for the Protection of Industrial Property includes several changes regarding administrative infringements, with the following being the most relevant:

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OLIVARES

Trade Secrets As A Response To Compulsory Licensing

S

Silva

Court Rules That Injunction Prohibiting Use Of Trade Secret Lasts Only As Long As Employment Contract Provides

WS

Winston & Strawn LLP

Mexico Is Moving Forward To Have A New IP Law

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OLIVARES

Puerto Rico Enacts Protection For Employees' Credit History

Puerto Rico Employment

SG

Smith Gambrell & Russell

Los cimientos intelectuales de un buen negocio

BC

Becerril Coca & Becerril

Mujeres A La Vanguardia

CM

Clarke, Modet & Co

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Patent

Navigating Divisional Application Strategies In Mexico

Divisional applications are an excellent way to protect additional embodiments of an invention. In many fields, and especially in the pharmaceutical industry, divisional applications...

O

OLIVARES

Patents Comparative Guide

Patents Comparative Guide for the jurisdiction of Argentina, check out our comparative guides section to compare across multiple countries

O'Conor & Power

Significant Modification To The Last Edition Of The Linkage Gazette.

On August 20, 2025, the Mexican Institute of Industrial Property (IMPI) published the latest edition of the Linkage Gazette introducing a substantial difference...

O

OLIVARES

High Renown Trademark Recognition In Brazil: Key Insights

CT

Chang Tsi & Partners

Patent Litigation Comparative Guide

OA

OlarteMoure & Asociados LTDA

Brazil Announces First Major IP Fee Revision Since 2012

RT

RNA, Technology and IP Attorneys

Brazilian Trademark And Patent Official Fees To Increase Substantially! Up To 49% Increase In Some Categories!

CT

Chang Tsi & Partners

Protección Del Patrimonio Cultural De Las Comunidades Indígenas En Música, Cine Y Televisión

Mexico Government

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OLIVARES

[Blog] Augmentation De Taxes Officielles Pour Les Demandes De Brevet Et Brevets Au Brésil

NG

Novagraaf Group

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Trademark

[Blog] Brésil : Simplification et nouvelles options pour protéger vos marques

Il est possible depuis le 07/08/2025 de solliciter un examen accéléré d'une marque sous réserve de pouvoir justifier de la nécessité de bénéficier d'une procédure prioritaire et d'acquitter une taxe...

NG

Novagraaf Group

Court Orders Multi-Million Peso Damages Award In Trademark Dispute

The Court ordered the infringer, an actor in the cookie industry, to pay tens of millions of pesos, plus legal fees and costs, in favor of our client, for marketing cookies that used a confusingly similar trademark without authorization

O

OLIVARES

High Renown Trademark Recognition In Brazil: Key Insights

In Brazil, trademark protection extends beyond specific industries when a mark is granted High Renown (Alto Renome) status. Understanding the difference between a Well-Known trademark and a High Renown trademark is crucial for businesses seeking cross-class protection.

CT

Chang Tsi & Partners

来了~「墨西哥著名商标」的申请指南与流程详解！

K

Kangxin

INEA Establishes Voluntary Sustainability Criteria To Extend Environmental License Terms In The State Of Rio De Janeiro

Brazil Environment

MB

Mayer Brown

In Good Spirits: The Geographical Indication War Over 'Pisco'

LS

Lakshmikumaran & Sridharan

Brazil Announces First Major IP Fee Revision Since 2012

RT

RNA, Technology and IP Attorneys

Brazilian Trademark And Patent Official Fees To Increase Substantially! Up To 49% Increase In Some Categories!

CT

Chang Tsi & Partners

Brazil Introduces New Rules On Acquired Distinctiveness In Trademark Registration

VI

Venturini IP

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IT & Internet

Online Trial: A New Alternative For IP Rights Owners?

The Internet is not only one of the most effective and pervasive methods of communication, but also one of the most problematic areas regarding IP rights violation.

BC

Becerril Coca & Becerril

.mx Domain Names Registration

Based on several market analises performed since the beginning of the millennium in Mexico, it has been possible to identify a clear and constant growth in the use of domain names by the small and medium size companies of the country.

Mexico Media & IT

BC

Becerril Coca & Becerril

New Policies On Registration Of Domain Names

From December 8th 2007 , it is in force the registration of the second level domains, apart from being shorter, easier to remember, the new domains ".pe" are faster to prosecute and can be traded by any one who wishes to do so.

ED

Estudio Delion

Protection of Trade Secrets in the Andean Region

Venezuela Media & IT

DR

D'Empaire Reyna Abogados

Andean Community Trademark - Domain Name Disputes

BB

Bustamante & Bustamante

Update on Domain Names In Brazil*

Brazil Strategy

D

Daniel Law

Amendments to the Mexican Legislation on Electronic Transactions Issues

Mexico Accounting

BC

Becerril Coca & Becerril

Why Should We Be Worried About The New Top-Level Domain .Biz And .Info?

Colombia Media & IT

PR

Parra Rodríguez & Cavelier

Intellectual Property Rights And The Internet: Digital Distribution And The Technological Threat To Intellectual Property

EM

Estudio Mille

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Latest Videos

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Emprendimiento Marcas No Registradas (Video)

CL

CLD Legal

Don't Miss The Opportunity To Expedite Your Patent Examination In Brasil! (Video Content)

CM

Clarke, Modet & Co

Impact Of Digital Environment On Intellectual Property (Video Content)

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OLIVARES

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