JUL
22
2019

Brazilian Intellectual Property Protection in the Mercosur / EU Trade Agreement

Claudia Zeraik

In view of the favorable export environment that is now being envisaged for Brazilian producers, the trade agreement between Mercosur and the European Union, as well as Brazil´s accession to the Madrid Protocol should be celebrated as a step forward in the protection of intelectual property.

JUL
11
2019

Brazil: Recent decisions issued by Rio de Janeiro’s Federal Court contribute to expedite rulings on judicial appeals from rejection of trademark applications

Paulo Armando Innocente de Souza e Rafael Marques Rocha

This is because Rio de Janeiro’s Federal Court, in very recent rulings overturning PTO’s rejecting decisions based on senior registrations opted to rule out the owner of the blocking registrations when the Applicant’s claim is supported by a letter of consent or coexistence agreement provided by the seniority’s owner

MAY
30
2019

Collective bargaining off drivers using app – is it a legal possibility in brazilian legal ordinance?

Maria Lucia Ciampa Benhame Puglisi

It is important to analyze, as a premise of this legal possibility, the Brazilian trade union structure, as well as the legality of the legal business, based on the civil legislation, focusing on the definition of the “capable agent”.

MAY
21
2019

The president of the United States Imposes Government Control on the Security of Information Technologies and Communications of Interest to Foreign Adversaries

Ericson M. Scorsim

According to the justification of the Executive Order, foreign adversaries are increasingly creating and exploiting vulnerabilities in information and communications technology and services, which store and communicate vast amounts of sensitive information, facilitate the digital economy, and support critical infrastructure and vital emergency services.

MAY
13
2019

New normative instruction enables lawyers and accountants to declare the authenticity of documents

Enrique Tello Hadad and Fernanda Nakada

By virtue of this Normative Instruction, the Manuals of Limited Liability Companies, Corporations, Limited Liability Individual Companies (EIRELI), Cooperatives and Individual Entrepreneurs were changed to reflect this new rule, which becomes effective as of the date of its publication.

MAY
13
2019

Enactment of law 13.818/19, which changes the publication rules of notices of general meetings and other documents in corporations

Enrique Tello Hadad and Fernanda Nakada

The new rules, with exception of the dismissal of publication of the corporate documents in the Official Gazette (which will become effective as of January 1, 2022), became valid as of the publication of the referred Law (April 25, 2019).

MAY
13
2019

Process of setting up branches of foreign entities in Brazil is now electronic

Enrique Tello Hadad and Fernanda Nakada

The new rule aims at reducing the bureaucracy and, consequently, the time required for the process of setting up branches of foreign entities in the Brazil.

APR
15
2019

The United Kingdom discusses new rules to regulate online content to protect user safety

Ericson M. Scorsim

The United Kingdom is seeking to build a new regulatory framework for online content, by holding technology companies accountable for the content they distribute and promoting the duty of care with regard to protecting the users of digital services.

APR
11
2019

Brazilian Federal Senate approves change in the publication rules of notices of general meetings and other documents in corporations

Enrique Tello Hadad e Fernanda Nakada

The bill will now be submitted to the sanction of the president of the Republic and, if approved, the new rules, with exception of the dismissal of publication of the corporate documents in the Official Gazette (which will become effective as of January 1, 2022), will be valid as of their publication.

APR
5
2019

The European Union’s Strategic Outlook on China: Security Aspects of the 5G Networks

Ericson M. Scorsim

This text is based on the main aspects of that official document, focusing on the matter of cybersecurity in the 5G networks.

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