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Brazilian Courts Push Back on abusive Forum Shopping: Jurisdiction of Rio de Janeiro Business Court Affirmed in SEP Dispute
Judicial systems thrive on predictability and fairness. In patent litigation, these principles are often tested, not only by global extraterritorial…
Acontece Tributário - 1º a 7 de fevereiro de 2026
Em 4/2, foi publicado o ATO Declaratório Interpretativo RFB nº 2/2026, que estabelece regras transitórias para a contagem de prazos processuais até…
Digital Law in Brazil - Current Hot Topics | Facial Biometrics and the LGPD: Advances, Risks and Regulatory Trends
The use of facial biometrics has become one of the most widespread Technologies driving digital transformation in recent years. From authentication…
Brasília em Pauta - Edição Nº 227
Embargos de declaração em face de acórdão proferido em sede de representação acerca de supostas irregularidades em licitações relacionadas às obras…
Rumos da Reforma Tributária: 30. IS: o pecado e a indulgência
Como maior corolário da Reforma Tributária sobre o consumo, podemos destacar a revolução do sistema tributário nacional mediante a criação de um…
Irides: Weekly global patent litigation update
This edition features updates from: The United Kingdom, Brazil, Canada and the Unified Patent Court (UPC). The Irides Weekly Update is our round-up…
Patentes, inovação e o futuro dos medicamentos para perda de peso
A partir de 2026, o mercado global de medicamentos para obesidade e sobrepeso entrará em uma nova fase. Ao mesmo tempo em que moléculas inovadoras…
Patent Term Adjustment in Brazil: Current Landscape and Perspectives
The declaration of unconstitutionality of Article 40, sole Paragraph, of the Brazilian Industrial Property Law (Law No. 9,279/1996 IPL) by the…
Patent Term Adjustment no Brasil: panorama atual e perspectivas
A declaração de inconstitucionalidade do artigo 40, parágrafo único, da Lei da Propriedade Industrial (Lei nº 9.279/1996 - LPI) pelo Supremo Tribunal…
Digital Law in Brazil - Current Hot Topics | Sponsored Links and Unfair Competition in Brazil: Recent Court Trends
In judging Special Appeal No. 2096417 - SP (2023/0328252-0), the Rapporteur, Minister Nancy Andrighi, stated that:"In analyzing the civil liability…
New IBAMA Regulation on Ship-to-Ship Operations Enters into Force
On January 23, 2026, Normative Instruction No. 22/2025 (the ”NI”), issued by the Brazilian Institute of the Environment and Renewable Natural…
Anvisa approves new cannabis regulatory framework in Brazil
Anvisa (Brazil’s FDA) has published four new Rules of its Board of Directors (RDCs) in the Federal Register on February 3. Together, these rules…
Brazil O&G Permanent Offer: ANP approves draft tender protocol
On January 26, 2026, Brazil’s National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (“ANP”), approved by means of Directors Decision No. 54/2026 the…
Declaração Anual de Capitais Brasileiros no Exterior
O prazo para a entrega da Declaração Anual de Capitais Brasileiros no Exterior (“DCBE Anual”) ao Banco Central do Brasil (“Bacen”), referente à…
Declaração do Censo Quinquenal Bacen - Capitais Estrangeiros no Brasil
Nos termos da Resolução BCB nº 278, de 31 de dezembro de 2022 (“Resolução 278”), publicada pelo Banco Central do Brasil (“BACEN”), iniciou-se o prazo…
Bacen Five-Year Census Statement - Foreign Capital in Brazil
According to BCB Resolution No. 278, dated as of December 31, 2022 (“Resolution 278”), published by the Brazilian Central Bank (“BACEN”), the period…
Annual Information of Brazilian Capital Abroad
The period for submission of the Annual Information of Brazilian Capital Abroad (Declaração Anual de Capitais Brasileiros no Exterior - “Annual…
- Anvisa Publishes a New Regulatory Framework for Medicinal Cannabis and Research in Brazil
The Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency (Anvisa) has published, in the Brazillian Official Gazette, a set of Collegiate Board Resolutions (RDCs) and…
Anvisa publica novo marco regulatório sobre cannabis medicinal e pesquisa no Brasil
A Agência Nacional de Vigilância Sanitária (“Anvisa”) publicou, no Diário Oficial da União, um conjunto de Resoluções da Diretoria Colegiada (RDCs) e…
Brazil as a Strategic Hub for Biotech Innovation and IP Protection
Recent years have witnessed an extraordinary acceleration in biotechnological innovationworldwide. These advances span applications in healthcare…
