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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 10.3
INPI Publishes September Patent Pendency Numbers: According to the agency, patent pendency in September, from filing to a technical examination decision, averaged 4.4 years (with specific technical area averages ranging from 3.3 years in the metallurgy and materials space to 5.7 years in the biopharmaceutical space), or 3.2 years counted from the filing of the request for examination (with specific technical area averages ranging from 2.1 years in the . . .
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