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The 9th edition of CRUZEIRO/NEWMARC Intellectual Property's Newsletter begins with two
good news for Brazil; the European Community granted the first patent letter to a genuinely
Brazilian medicine. Aché Pharmaceutical Laboratory has the grant to produce and commercialize a
medicine developed by Medtopic, a company in the field of molecular biotechnology. China has also
granted the first patent to a medicine developed in Brazil, which prevents epilepsy attack, developed
by the Brazilian doctor Luiz Eugênio de Araújo Mello, Pro-Rector of graduation of Unifesp-
Universidade Federal de São Paulo (São Paulo Federal University).
Other important pieces of information for your business are highlighted in this edition: the
Due Diligence, a service that assures the good conveyance and signals the health of the company,
is a practice rarely used by Brazilians but it assures the fulfillment of good businesses.
Read more about the losses caused by piracy: today, Brazil is the
4th biggest victim of piracy in the world. On the other hand, the Country reached the mark of one million trademarks
registered, despite the problem of INPI's (Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office) shortage of funds.
More information is brought on this edition.
And for a more comprehensive reading, one article written by journalist Claudia Izique
about inventions that portray the needs of the
19th century and, one about the good news of
the Instituto Brasileiro de Propriedade Intelectual IBPI (Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office)
about an intensive program for 2006.
Enjoy your reading!
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Brazil in the European Community
European Community grants the first patent letter to a genuinely Brazilian medicine.
The Pharmaceutical Laboratory Aché has the grant to produce and commercialize a medicine
developed by Medtopic, a company in the field of molecular biotechnology development.
CRUZEIRO/NEWMARC Intellectual Property is responsible for the patent application.
Brazil in China
China grants the first patent to a medicine developed in Brazil which prevents epileptic
attacks, developed by the Brazilian doctor Luiz Eugênio de Araújo Mello, pro-rector of graduation at
Unifesp - Universidade Federal de São Paulo (São Paulo Federal University).
SAFETY AND GOOD BUSINESSES
Companies become merchandise without guarantee for businesses. The Due Diligence, a
service that assures conveyance and signals the health of the company, is a practice rarely used
by Brazilians.
The losses caused
by piracy
The United States urge Brazil to end piracy. Today, Brazil is the fourth biggest victim of piracy
in the world, and yet, the pirate products from Brazil, apprehended by the North American
customs represent less than 1% of the total.
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INPI (Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office)
shortage of funds
Instituto Nacional de Propriedade Industrial - INPI (Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office)
is deprived with the shortage of funds. The shortage of funds imposed by the government
to Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office is leading the autarchy to a difficult situation.
The mark of a million
More than a million trademarks have already been registered in Brazil. Registration
guarantees privilege of use and doesn't cost much.
Read the article "INVENTIONS PORTRAY THE NEEDS OF THE 19TH CENTURY", written by
journalist *Claudia Izique, published on the Magazine FAPESP Online.
New phase of IBPI (Brazilian Institute of
Intellectual Property)
What is new in Instituto Brasileiro de Propriedade Intelectual IBPI. Having at aim to
make advancements in the commitment to disseminate the study of Intellectual Property in Brazil
and abroad, The IBPI (Brazilian Institute of Intellectual Property) programmed for 2006, a series
of speeches with several topics, such as the Access to Biodiversity and Biotechnology Patents,
the
Evaluation of Trademarks, the CONAR and the Comparative Advertisement , the Intellectual
Property and the Competition Right, the Technological Innovations and Fiscal Incentives, among others.
Site
A new site of the attorney's office Newton Silveira, Wilson Silveira e Associados
Advogados specialized in Intellectual Property is available at www.silveira.com.br.
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Regus Patoff and his adventures!
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CRUZEIRO/NEWMARC
Intellectual Property:
Av.Paulista, 1499,
18o. andar, CEP 01311-928, Sγo Paulo - SP,
Brasil, e-mail
cruzeiro@newmarc.com.br, tel: +55 11
3170-1122, fax: +55 11
3170-1120.
Production: Litera Relacionamento com Imprensa, e-mail litera@litera.com.br,
tel. 55 (11) 3673-7270.
Managing Editor: Maria Luiza Paiva.
Editorial Councelors: Newton Silveira, Wilson Silveira, Marcelo Conrado
Silveira and Eduardo Silveira.
Design: Formato Design, formato.sp@terra.com.br,
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