Patent reform: legal certainty is under threat

Two congressmen from the Brazilian House of Representatives intend to amend some of the main articles in the current industrial property law (IPL) as a way of reforming the patent system. According to the bill’s authors, Newton Lima and the politician known simply as Dr. Rosinha, both affiliated to the Workers’ Party, what is being proposed follows the example of other countries that have been adjusting their policies and procedures that hamper the granting of patents.