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The Kellis IP Weekly

Since living in Brazil from 2021-2024 as the USPTO’s Intellectual Property Attaché for Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, Guyana, and Suriname, Mr. Kellis has published the Kellis IP Weekly to help interested parties stay informed regarding intellectual property developments in Brazil and the surrounding region. If you have questions or concerns about any of the developments described in the Kellis IP Weekly and how those developments might impact your business, please contact Kellis IP.

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The Kellis IP Weekly: Issue 11.2
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The Kellis IP Weekly: Issue 11.2

Court Upholds Assignments Executed in the Pre-Streaming Era:  Famous musicians Erasmo Carlos (now deceased) and Roberto Carlos assigned their copyrights in 72 musical works to Editora Fermata do Brasil, through the execution of 47 contracts dating as far back as the 1960’s.  Unhappy with the minimal royalties they were receiving for the reproduction of the works in question via streaming services, however, the pair challenged the nature of those contracts, arguing that . . .

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The Kellis IP Weekly: Issue 10.5
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The Kellis IP Weekly: Issue 10.5

INPI Releases Study on Patenting Scenario Surrounding Monoclonal Antibodies for Breast Cancer Treatment:  The study, coordinated by INPI and conducted by the Technical Group for Intelligence in Industrial Property under the Interministerial Group for Intellectual Property (GIPI), evaluates patent applications related to the monoclonal antibodies trastuzumab and pertuzumab (which are costly for Brazil’s universal health system, SUS, to acquire) . . .

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