Court: Supreme Federal Court (Brazil)

Brazil: Navigating patenting challenges in the pharmaceutical landscape

Featured in The Guide to Life Sciences: Key issues for senior life sciences executives 2024

Brazil is a strategic market for many local and foreign pharmaceutical companies due to its protective legislation with regard to access to healthcare. However, its pharma ecosystem is complex and requires a comprehensive understanding of the legal framework that governs IP protection.

24 June 2024

Brazil Supreme Court affirms term adjustment of non-pharmaceutical Monsanto patent

The decision hands an agribusiness asset case back to the trial court with potentially heavy financial ramifications for the IP owner and parent company Bayer

17 April 2024

Brazilian Supreme Court issues new guidance on landmark patent term adjustment decision

The watershed 2021 ruling has raised several important questions which Brazil's courts are now beginning to answer

06 December 2023