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Budapest Treaty
The entry into force of Brazil’s accession to the Budapest Treaty represents a significant step forward for the country’s patent system and innovation ecosystem
We have a team of professionals that are highly specialised in regulatory law, working in particular in the areas of health, mining, telecommunications, oil and gas, biotechnology, chemical and biological pesticides, and infrastructure in general.
Our professionals also operate strongly in the areas of biotechnology related to agribusiness, offering legal advice for the registration, release and marketing of genetically modified organisms, plant varieties, and chemical and biological pesticides, as well as access to genetic resources; guidance and legal advice in proceedings at the National Technical Biosafety Commission (CTNBio), the Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supply - MAPA, the National Health Surveillance Agency – ANVISA and the Brazilian Institute of the Environment and Renewable Natural Resources – IBAMA, as well as consultancy on obtaining certificates, licenses and other authorisations.
Our team also offers the following services:
- analysis of the applicable legislation and preparation of legal opinions;
- development of strategies for defending portfolios and legal advice on notification, registration and the ratification of products with agencies and regulatory bodies;
- participation in public hearings, submission of comments to public consultations and proposals for new regulations, and bilateral meetings with regulatory entities and the National Congress;
- defence of our clients’ interests in punitive administrative procedures, including procedural guidance, preparation of defences, appeals and hearings with bodies for possible negotiation of commitment agreements;
- operation in lawsuits involving regulatory matters.
