Considering the Pandemic of COVID-19, we inform below the measures taken by the Brazilian Authorities that generate reflexes in the administrative procedures of trademarks, patents and industrial designs that are being processed before the Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office (BPTO), as well as reflected in the lawsuits in progress before the Brazilian Courts.
SUSPENSION OF MEASURES DEADLINES BEFORE Brazilian PTO
The BPTO through a Resolution published on March 16, 2020, suspended all ongoing deadlines for any and all measures to be filed in adminstrative procedures of trademark, patent, industrial design and registration of technology transfer agreement, until April 14, 2020. Therefore, all deadlines that would end within that period are extended, and will end on April 15, 2020
IMPORTANT NOTE: Despite the suspension of the deadlines in progress, our office recommends and requests that our Clients analyze and respond to us with their instructions as soon as possible, since our office will prepare and file measures through the BPTO electronic process system, via internet, in order to avoid a large accumulation of measures and work in the last days of the deadline or close to the deadline of April 15, 2020.
Our team is already working through a modern Home Office system and we will continue to advise and assist our Clients normally, mainly through e-mails and teleconferencing systems.
SUSPENSION OF JUDICIAL DEADLINES BY BRAZILIAN COURTS
On March 19, 2020, the National Council of Justice (CNJ), the Brazilian Authority that administers and regulates the Brazilian Judiciary system, published a resolution stating that all the ongoing judicial deadlines, referring to lawsuits, are suspended until the next April 30, 2020.
In the last few days, several Brazilian State and Federal Courts had already issued rules suspending judicial deadlines, trial hearings and public service.
However, the determination of the National Council of Justice (CNJ) covers all Brazilian State and Federal Courts, standardizing the measures that will be taken by the Courts due to the Covid-19 Pandemic, as well as standardizing the suspension of judicial deadlines.
In any case, the CNJ resolution determines that urgent / precautionary measures, as well as urgent measures (preliminar injuctions), must be analyzed and implemented by the Courts during this period of suspension of terms.
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