Change in Brazilian industrial property law: ANVISA no longer participates in the processing of patent applications
31 Aug 2021
Previously, in practice, patent applications in the pharmaceutical field, and also in food and biotechnology areas, when in some way related to the pharmaceutical...
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Eurasian Patent Office launches its pharmaceutical register
03 Jul 2021
The Pharmaceutical Register contains information on Eurasian patents relating to active pharmaceutical ingredients that have been assigned International Nonproprietary Names (INNs)....
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Eurasian Industrial Design System expected to launch on June 1, 2021
17 May 2021
In April 2021, the Eurasian Patent Office announced that it will start accepting Eurasian industrial design applications from June 1, 2021....
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Judgment made on constitutional challenge on patent terms in Brazil
12 May 2021
Brazil Supreme Court judges patent term minimum term unconstitutional
Judgment on the Constitutional Challenge ADI 5529, concerning the minimum term of 10 years from grant...
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The issue of patent terms in Brazil
06 Apr 2021
ADI 5529 judgement will be announced on 7th April 2021
On April 7th 2021, the Brazilian Federal Supreme Court (STF) will judge the Direct Plea...
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Patent term extension in China
10 Feb 2021
The Fourth Amendment to the China Patent Law (“Amended Patent Law”) adopted in October 2020 introduced a brand-new Patent Term Extension (PTE).
In China, since...
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