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The Kellis IP Weekly
After living in Brazil from 2021-2024 as the USPTO’s Intellectual Property Attaché for Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, Guyana, and Suriname, Mr. Kellis published the Kellis IP Weekly to help interested parties stay informed regarding intellectual property developments in Brazil and the surrounding region. The Kellis IP Weekly was discontinued in March 2025.
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The Kellis IP Weekly: Issue 9.2
INPI Publishes Latest Performance Results: INPI has updated its online reporting system with the latest data, from August 2024. According to that system, the average patent pendency is . . .
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The Kellis IP Weekly: Issue 9.1
INPI Announces Anti-Counterfeiting Directory for GIs: INPI’s National Directory for Combatting Counterfeiting, which previously contained information pertinent only to trademarks, has been expanded to include GI-related information. GI owners may now include . . .
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The Kellis IP Weekly: Issue 8.5
INPI Gives Some Patent Owners 60 Days to Provide Information about Access to Genetic Resources: INPI’s August 27 Industrial Property Gazette contains a public notice explaining that in some cases, INPI has issued patents to applicants who affirmed that the subject invention utilized access to genetic resources, but never provided the corresponding SisGen registration number as required . . .
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The Kellis IP Weekly: Issue 8.4
Patent Pendency, Regulatory Data Protection Discussed at Health Forum: The August 21st Health Forum, hosted by think tank Esfera Brasil and Brazilian pharmaceutical laboratory EMS, featured multiple high-level speakers and attendees, including . . .
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