“The Economical and Political Outlook of Brazil”, after elections, was the theme presented by Mr. Peter Eduardo Siemsen, partner at Dannemann Siemsen, from Brazil at the opening of the seminar “New Trends in Brazilian Intellectual Property”. Around 50 attendees, including some of the most prestigious Japanese agents in the business of Intellectual Property joined the afternoon gathering at the Embassy of Brazil in Tokyo.
Following the initial presentation, Mr. Akiyoshi Imaura, Director of the Regional Cooperation Office of the JPO came to an overview of Brazil/Japan PPH Agreement. Discussions on Protection of Patents and Recent Developments on trademark prosecution and perspectives for Madrid Protocol were in focus, too. The final presentation, “How to effectively enforce IP rights in Brazil”, by Mr. Joaquim Eugenio Goulart, partner at Dannemann Siemsen, has led to a succession of questions and answers, with some specific questions about difficulties faced by Japanese companies in Brazil, regarding Intellectual Property and the long time required to process the applications.
Sapiens Global took the opportunity to better understand the situation in Mercosur as one of our clients is requiring patents and trademark registration to cover Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay.