Amendments to Brazilian Law to request expedited examination of patent applications
The Brazilian Official Bulletin 2570, dated 07 April 2020, published amendments to Resolution No. 239/2019, that regulates conditions on Requests for Priority Examination of Patent Applications, by means of Ordinance No. 149/2020.
The amendments provided by said ordinance aim to allow the accelerated substantive examination of patent applications related to pharmaceutical products and processes, as well as medical devices and/or materials used for the diagnosis, prophylaxis and treatment of COVID-19.
Whereas the diagnosis, prophylaxis, and treatment of COVID-19 have been specifically included due to the emergency measures and the worldwide pandemic situation, there is a specific time limit, 30 June 2021, applied only for this type of technologies. read more