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Normative Instruction RFB No. 2,205/2024: Regulation of the Effects Applicable to Cases Decided by CARF by Casting Vote
On July 24, 2024, Normative Instruction No. 2,205/ of the Brazilian Federal Revenue Service (the "Instruction”) was published, that regulates Article…
Global Patent Prosecution Highway: Brazil Joins International Program Aimed at Enhancing Celerity in Patent Examination
The Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office (BPTO) joined the Global Patent Prosecution Highway (GPPH) program on July 6, 2024. Coordinated by the…
Bioenergy series - the evolution of the Brazilian ethanol industry
In the first three articles in our bioenergy series, we focused on biomass: the sustainability credentials of biomass; biomass and BECCS; and the…
The BRPTO seeks partnerships to optimize the patent database
In a Notice published in BRPTO's Official Gazette # 2794 of July 23, 2024, the Brazilian PTO announced that it is looking for parties that are…
Issuance of Regulation on the Role of the Data Protection Officer
On July 17, 2024, the National Data Protection Authority (ANPD) published Resolution CD/ANPD No. 18/2024, which approved the Regulation on the Role…
Non-compete clauses in labor relations in Brazil: competition and labor law perspectives
On April 24, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a rule banning non-compete clauses in employment contracts in the United States. The…
Brasília em Pauta - Edição Nº 166
Acompanhamento da adequação ao novo estatuto jurídico definido pela Lei n.º 13.303/2016 (Lei das Empresas Estatais). Anticorrupção e Compliance TC…
Non-compete clauses in labor relations in Brazil: competition and labor law perspectives.
On April 24, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a rule banning non-compete clauses in employment contracts in the United States. The…
Cláusulas de não concorrência em relações trabalhistas no Brasil: perspectivas do direito concorrencial e trabalhista
No dia 24 de abril deste ano, a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) divulgou norma proibindo cláusulas de não concorrência em contratos…
Hacking the system: admissibility of evidence from cyberattacks in arbitration
This article examines the treatment of evidence obtained through cyberattacks in arbitration proceedings conducted under institutional Arbitration…
ANPD em voga: aprovado Regulamento para atuação de Encarregados e disponibilizada nova plataforma para requerimento de titulares
Nesta semana (terça, 16), a Autoridade Nacional de Proteção de Dados (ANPD) aprovou a Resolução CD/ANPD nº. 18, que dispõe sobre o Regulamento…
ANPD in the spotlight: Brazilian Data Protection Authority approves Regulation about the DPO and discloses new platform for data subject’s requests
This week (Tuesday, 16), the Brazilian Data Protection Authority (ANPD) approved the Resolution CD/ANPD No. 18, which frames the Regulation of the…
Understanding the UPC: Analyzing the impact of the Unitary Patent Court’s first operational year
The Unitary Patent Court (UPC) has emerged as a new force in the global patent landscape. For the first time, it offers a means to enforce patents…
A brief overview of recent discussions and expected changes in the life sciences landscape for the upcoming future in Brazil
Over 2023 and the beginning of 2024, the life sciences sector has been heated by debates and changes, which varied from amendments to rules from the…
DIRBI - prazo até 20/7
Em 20 de julho de 2024, sábado, encerra-se o prazo para entrega da primeira Declaração de Incentivos, Renúncias…
Acontece Tributário de 8 a 13 de julho de 2024
Em 11/7, foi publicado o Decreto nº 12.106, que regulamenta o incentivo fiscal à cadeia produtiva da reciclagem estabelecido na Lei nº 14.260/2021…
Tribunais superiores reconhecem incidência de contribuição previdenciária sobre verbas trabalhistas
No mês passado, por maioria de votos, o Supremo Tribunal Federal (STF) delimitou os efeitos da decisão que havia sido emitida em agosto…
Brazil Energy Journal - July 2024
Brazil is making strides towards energy transition as its Congress passed the Bill of Law No. 2,308/2023, the Hydrogen Legal Framework, on July 11…
PPH in Brazil: case limit for 2024 has been reached
The Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office (BPTO) has just published a notification informing that the annual limit of 800 Patent Prosecution…
PPH no Brasil: limite de pedidos de PPH para 2024 foi atingido
O Instituto Nacional de Propriedade Industrial (INPI) publicou uma notícia informando que o limite anual de 800 pedidos de Patent…