Brazil: Constitutional & Administrative Law

Brazil's Committee on Industry, Commerce, and Services has issued a favorable opinion on legislation addressing patent ownership for AI-assisted inventions. The proposed amendment to the Brazilian Patent Statute would establish that patent rights for inventions developed with artificial intelligence assistance belong to the individual or legal entity providing the economic or technical means for development, while maintaining that AI systems themselves cannot hold patent rights due to lack of legal personho

The Brazilian House of Representatives is considering legislation that would introduce a Patent Term Adjustment mechanism to compensate patent holders for administrative delays at the Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office. The proposed framework establishes specific time limits for examination actions and would extend patent terms by one day for each day of unjustified delay attributable to the Office, with a maximum extension of five years.

A Polícia Federal publicou nova instrução normativa que moderniza o controle e fiscalização de produtos químicos no Brasil, estabelecendo pela primeira vez faixas claras de multas, critérios objetivos de dosimetria e procedimentos padronizados para penalidades. As mudanças impactam fabricantes, importadores, exportadores e demais operadores do setor, que agora enfrentam regras mais rigorosas sobre comunicação de irregularidades, suspensão e cancelamento

The Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office has resolved technical issues that had temporarily halted the issuance of industrial design registration certificates. Certificate processing...

Brazil stands at the threshold of a historic labor transformation as the Chamber of Deputies approves a constitutional amendment to end the exhausting 6x1 work schedule that has dominated millions of workers' lives for decades. What began as a viral video from a pharmacy clerk has evolved into a nationwide movement that could permanently reshape the country's approach to work-life balance and worker well-being.

O debate sobre a instituição de um mecanismo de Patent Term Adjustment (PTA) no Brasil divide o INPI e o setor privado, com propostas legislativas buscando compensar titulares quando o instituto atrasar na análise de pedidos de patente. Enquanto o INPI argumenta que seus tempos médios atuais de análise tornam o PTA desnecessário, especialistas apontam que países líderes em inovação como EUA, Japão e China adotam o mecanismo justamente para proteger inve

O “Brasília em Pauta” é um boletim semanal preparado pela equipe de Contencioso de Brasília, contendo os principais casos a serem julgados pelo Supremo Tribunal Federal, Superior Tribunal de Justiça e Tribunal de Contas da União, bem como importantes questões a serem votadas pela Câmara dos Deputados e Senado Federal.

On March 9, 2026, the Supreme Federal Court (STF) ruled that the Federal Court of Accounts (TCU) overstepped its constitutional authority by substituting its own judgment for the regulatory policy choices...

Brazil's infrastructure sector is undergoing a period of significant regulatory and institutional evolution. New public policies...