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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 11.3
Modified Bill on AI Inventorship Moves Forward: As originally introduced, PL 303/2024 would have amended Brazil’s IP law to allow the patenting of inventions created solely by AI. Now, the rapporteur of the Chamber of Deputies’ Science, Technology, and Innovation Committee has recommended approval of a modified version of the bill. Deputy Leonardo Gadelha’s (PODE-PB) substitute language would require patent applicants to specify, at the time of filing, the level of assistance provided by AI in the development of the invention: no assistance, partial assistance, predominant assistance, or fully autonomous assistance. The term of protection afforded any resulting patent would vary . . .
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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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The Kellis IP Weekly: Issue 10.4
Courts Prevent Retroactive Application of New Patent Appeal Guidelines: Decisions from the 9th, 12th, and 25th Federal Courts of Rio de Janeiro have all concluded that INPI’s new patent appeal guidelines, which went into force on April 2, cannot be applied retroactively. In the 9th Federal Court decision . . .
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The Kellis IP Weekly: Issue 10.3
INPI Publishes September Patent Pendency Numbers: According to the agency, patent pendency in September, from filing to a technical examination decision, averaged 4.4 years (with specific technical area averages ranging from 3.3 years in the metallurgy and materials space to 5.7 years in the biopharmaceutical space), or 3.2 years counted from the filing of the request for examination (with specific technical area averages ranging from 2.1 years in the . . .
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The Kellis IP Weekly: Issue 10.2
This week I had a conversation with an investor who routinely declines investment opportunities in Brazil—where he was born and raised—because “Brazil is not a serious country.” He ultimately explained that as an investor, he cannot count on Brazilian institutions to act in a predictable way, and as a result cannot justify the risk associated with investments in the country. This investor’s opinion is reflected in Brazil’s score on the . . .
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The Kellis IP Weekly: Issue 10.1
Brazil Ranks 50th in Global Innovation Index: WIPO’s 2024 Global Innovation Index lists Brazil one spot below its ranking last year, but the country still holds the top spot within Latin America and the Caribbean. Five years ago, Brazil was ranked at 66th, making it one of the top climbers since 2019. The country also . . .
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The Kellis IP Weekly: Issue 9.4
New AI Bill Text Expected: Since the most recent version of PL 2338/23 was released on July 4, 2024, legislators have submitted an additional 15 proposed amendments to that bill and received input and feedback from dozens of entities. Rapporteur Eduardo Gomes is expected to soon release an updated version of the text, which will reveal . . .
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The Kellis IP Weekly: Issue 8.5
INPI Gives Some Patent Owners 60 Days to Provide Information about Access to Genetic Resources: INPI’s August 27 Industrial Property Gazette contains a public notice explaining that in some cases, INPI has issued patents to applicants who affirmed that the subject invention utilized access to genetic resources, but never provided the corresponding SisGen registration number as required . . .
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