The Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office (BPTO) published the following notices in the Electronic Official Bulletin No. 2657, of March 17, 2020: Due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic outbreak, deadlines are temporarily suspended from March 16, 2020 to April 14, 2020. In addition, the Office authorized remote working for public officers and announced that face-to-face services […]
As is well known, the federal government and the states have declared a public health emergency and have been adopting measures to prevent infection and cope with the spread of COVID-19. The measures aim to encourage isolation among the population to try to contain the pandemic. Faced with the declared public health emergency, many companies […]
Dear Clients, Since the beginning of the New Coronavirus (Covid-19) events we have been monitoring the situation carefully, following the orientations and recommendations of the Official Bodies. We have acted preventively in order to maintain a safe environment for the Trench Rossi Watanabe community while we ensure an excellent service to our Clients. In case […]
On March 9th, 2020, the Federal Decree No. 10.271/2020 was published determining the execution and fully enforcement of Mercosul Resolution GMC No. 37/19. The Common Market Group of Mercosul (GMC) adopted the Resolution GMC No. 37/19 on July 2019 that regulates consumer protection on e-commerce. The regulation applies to all suppliers located in any of […]
On March 2nd, 2020, the Ministry of Justice and Public Security issued the Ordinance No. 71/2020, which establishes rules for the formalization of Consent Decrees within the Consumer Nacional Secretariat (“SENACON”) in administrative proceedings or preliminary investigations. The parties can execute Consent Decrees either before, during or after the conclusion of administrative proceeding, at first […]
With the WHO statement re. the COVID-19 pandemic yesterday, the Brazilian Ministry of Health published today Ordinance No. 356, to regulate the measures set out in Law 13,979/20 to deal with the new virus. The Ordinance provides for measures relating to isolation, quarantine, mandatory medical testing and vaccines, among others. According to the ordinance, isolation […]
On February 13th, 2020, the Consumer National Secretariat (“SENACON”) initiated public consultation on the Ordinance draft regarding the calculation of fines. The suggestions and commentaries to the draft must be submitted via online form, available on this link, until March 14th, 2020. The Ordinance draft proposes that the calculus of the base-penalty considers (i) the supplier’s […]
On March 6th, 2020, the Brazilian Ministry of Environment (MMA) published the Ordinance No. 81/2020, which establishes the form of sharing the benefits in the non-monetary modality of access to genetic heritage, according to the Biodiversity Law (Law No. 13,123/2015). The Ordinance contemplates templates and procedures to be followed for the proposition, analysis and signature […]
A reminder that until the end of March (March 31, 2020) is the legal term for companies that receive foreign investment to comply with the Declaration of Economic and Financial Information by submitting their financial data, related to the base-date of December 31, 2019, in the Central Bank of Brazil System, as per Resolution No. […]
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