Region: Brazil

Domain dispute data shows trademark owners successfully challenging registrations through SACI

Data on domain name disputes in Brazil suggest that rights holders may be more successful filing UDRP proceedings under the Administrative System for Internet Conflicts; however, evidencing bad faith can be difficult.

10 July 2024

Filing growth returns in Mexico; United States most claimed country at WIPO: data analysis

WTR analyses trademark filing trends at major Latin American registers.

27 June 2024

Breaking the bottleneck: Brazil launches new functionality to combat counterfeiting

In an exclusive interview with WTR, the manager of Brazil's anti-counterfeiting directory, Elton Ferreira Barbosa, reveals what foreign brand owners need to know about the latest improvements to the directory.

24 June 2024

Brazil: Market growth pushes anti-counterfeiting efforts up the agenda

Featured in Anti-counterfeiting and Online Brand Enforcement: Global Guide 2024

Brazil’s economic success is being overshadowed by a boom in the number of infringing goods. Despite the sale of counterfeit products presenting sizeable challenges – particularly online – Brazil has demonstrated remarkable advancements in targeting product piracy.

24 June 2024

Brazil grants Scotch whisky GI; Ukraine pledges development of IP mediation – IP office updates

In this latest update, the WIPO Design Law Treaty comments deadline looms, Chile expands its deadlines for Biobío applicants, and much more.

19 June 2024

Coming soon: new IP registration for electronic games in Brazil

Brand owners await further clarification on a new form of IP protection encompassing both games programming and hardware.

10 June 2024

The META dispute: what you need to know

This update sheds some light on the latest developments in the dispute between Brazilian company Meta Serviços em Informática S/A and Facebook-owner Meta Platforms Inc.

30 April 2024

Meta battle highlights importance of being first to file in Brazil

An ongoing dispute over whether Meta can continue to use its name in one of its largest global markets serves as a warning to brands thinking of expanding into Brazil.

15 April 2024

From in-house leadership to private practice: former AB InBev, FIFA veterans share advice for navigating career change

Two former in-house leaders from AB InBev and FIFA talk to WTR about their recent moves to law firm practices – including what spurred such significant career changes.

04 April 2024

Enforceable content of design registrations following new PTO guidelines: what you need to know

While there is still debate as to the scope of appeals to the PTO’s Appeal Board, the new directives shed some light on the examination and effect of designs granted by the PTO.

25 March 2024