Study Committees

Industrial Design Committee

José Eduardo Filgueiras & Saulo Calazans

JUNE

Scientific Meeting:
“Updates in design protection at INPI,” with Flávio Alcântara Queiroz (INPI)

Ongoing issues:
BuscaWeb reform;
Deposit platform limits (JPEG, number of images);
Five-year fee visibility.
Ongoing dialogue with INPI leadership (Alexandre Lopes & Gustavo Novis).

Art & Culture Law Committee

Carmem Iris Parellada Nicolodi, Frederica Richter & Gustavo Martins de Almeida

MAY

Institutional actions
incl. OAB/PR Fashion Law WG meetings

JUNE

Scientific Meeting:
“Art expertise from judicial & technical perspectives,” with Carolina Uzeda and court expert Douglas Quintale

JULY

Institutional actions
incl. OAB/PR Fashion Law WG meetings

AUGUST

Institutional actions
ABPI–ABAPI–UEL cooperation in Londrina

NOVEMBER

Institutional actions
II Brazilian Fashion Law Congress (Oct)
CODAIP participation
International representation in Geneva (audiobooks & Artlaw partnerships)

Enforcement & CNCP Committee

Márcio Gonçalves, David Rodrigues & Raquel Corrêa Barros

FEBRUARY

ANCINE Public Consultation contribution:
Contribuição sobre regulamentação do art. 3º da Lei 14.815/2024.

APRIL

Events/webinar::
“Fuel Piracy”

JUNE

Scientific Meeting:
“Hidden Cost of Irregular TV Boxes,” with ABTA’s Jonas Antunes Couto

JULY

Events/webinar:
“Software Piracy”

AUGUST

Government engagement
At CNCP/SENACON and RFB (COANA)

Standard-Essential Patents & FRAND Committee

Luiz Henrique do Amaral, Pedro Frankovsky Barroso & Gabriel Oliveira Guilherme

FEBRUARY & MARCH

Member survey and internal priorities report

JUNE

Scientific Meeting:
“The Judiciary’s role in determining FRAND royalties,” with Rufus Pichler (USA) and Jemma Trainor (London)

OCTOBER

Events/webinar:
Joint meeting with Antitrust Committee/CADE contributions

Trademarks Committee

Clarissa Jaegger, Jana Fraccaroli & André Oliveira

JANUARY

Technical inputs on:
INPI pricing

MARCH

Technical inputs on:
AIPPI Study Questions

APRIL

Technical inputs on:
INPI consultations on acquired distinctiveness and well-known marks

JUNE

Scientific Meeting:
“Slogans: protection before and after new interpretation of Art. 124(VII), Law 9,279/96,” with speakers from Bayer, L’Oréal, and INPI

Advertising Law Committee

Fernanda Magalhães & Valdir de Oliveira Rocha Filho

JANUARY

Strategic partnership:
with ABA

Technical articles on:
Regulated sectors, “washing,” and medical sector (latter slated for 2026).

JUNE

Scientific Meeting:
“AI in advertising & comparative law,” with Hannah Taylor (USA) and Roch Glowacki (UK)

Events/webinar:
Joint event on Digital Piracy with ABA and Enforcement & CNCP Committee.

Geographical Indications Committee

Andréa Possinhas, Claudia Maria Zeraik & Cristina Biscaia

JUNE

Scientific Meeting:
“IGs as an alternative to protecting traditional knowledge,” with speakers from Embrapa, UNIVILLE, and INPI

SEPTEMBER

Technical submissions:
Opposition to mandatory OCR’d A4 documents in INPI CP No. 04/2025

Patents Committee

Gabriela Neves Salerno, Viviane Trojan & Marc Hargen Ehlers

JANUARY

Technical inputs on:
INPI pricing

MARCH

Technical inputs on:
AIPPI Study Questions

JUNE

Scientific Meeting:
“INPI in Global PPH: Implications & Benefits,” with INPI’s Adriana Brigante Deorsola and Pamela Echeverria (USA)

AUGUST

Technical submissions in:
Two INPI consultations
New uses in Chemistry;
Joint ABPI–ABAPI submission on Ordinance No. 04/2025.

International IP Law Committee

Philippe Bhering, Jéssica Oyarzábal & Karina Carmona

APRIL

Events/webinar:
“Use of Audiovisual Works for AI Development—EU & U.S. Perspectives”

JUNE

Scientific Meeting:
“UPC updates and challenges vs. classic EP validation,” with Vítor Palmela Fidalgo and Ronja M. Schregle (Munich)

Antitrust Committee

Ana Paula de Aguiar, José Mauro Decoussau Machado & Roberto Rodrigues

JUNE

Scientific Meeting:
“Competitive aspects of digital platforms from CADE’s perspective,” with Camila Cabral Pires Alves (CADE) and Vicente Bagnoli (Italcam)

OCTOBER

Events/webinar:
Joint meeting with SEP/FRAND Committee

Plant Varieties & Biotechnology Committee

Maria Isabel Coelho de Castro Bingemer, Roberto Ribeiro & Marisa Moura Momoli

JUNE

Scientific Meeting:
“AI in health and biotech,” with speakers from AC Camargo, USP, and AI Pathology

NOVEMBER

Technical production:
Article for ABPI’s COP30 Special

Events:
Participation in the Brasília launch of the COP30 Special with MDIC

Government engagement:
Meetings with Congressman Vitor Lippi leading to withdrawal/archiving of PL 3697/23 and rejection of PL 4042/24.

Copyright & Personality Rights Committee

José Roberto de Almeida, Pedro Tavares & Camila Garcindo Dayrell Garrote

MARCH

Technical inputs on:
AIPPI Study Questions

JUNE

Scientific Meeting:
“Copyright, Generative AI & Remuneration,” with Luca Schirru (IBDAutoral)

AUGUST

Institutional Actions:
Meeting between the committee coordinators and Professor Maria Rita Neiva, from Mackenzie Presbyterian University, to discuss potential collaborations between the professor—or Mackenzie—and the committee’s initiatives.

Sports & Esports Committee

Andrea Lerner & Roberta Arantes

JUNE

Scientific Meeting:
“IOC approval for Olympic Esports and IP issues for developers, athletes, and brand owners,” with Ricardo de Simões Nobre Junior

Bioeconomy & Sustainability Committee

Ana Cristina Müller, Luiz Ricardo Marinello & Leonardo Cordeiro

JUNE

Scientific Meeting:
“Evolution of Access to Associated Traditional Knowledge legislation in Brazil and abroad,” with Maximiliano Arienzo (WTO & WIPO) and environmentalist Fernanda Kaingáng

NOVEMBER

Institutional Actions:
Participation of Luiz Marinello at COP30, where he contributed with interviews for ABPI’s social media channels.

Technical production:
Article for ABPI’s COP30 Special

Events:
participation in Brasília launch with MDIC

Civil Procedure & ADR Committee

João Vieira da Cunha, Marcelo Leite da Silva Mazzola & Rodrigo S. Bonan de Aguiar

MARCH

Technical production:
AIPPI Study Questions

JUNE

Scientific Meeting:
“Complex Expert Evidence and Procedural Timetables,” with Marcela Trigo and Raul Murad Ribeiro de Castro

Digital Law & Data Privacy Committee

Fabio Luiz Barboza Pereira, José Eduardo de Vasconcellos Pieri & Cristiane Manzueto

JUNE

Scientific Meeting:
“Cybersecurity & Data Protection: Strategies to Mitigate Risks and Incidents,” with Antônio Gesteira (FTI Consulting) and Amber Thomson (USA)

NOVEMBER

Events/Webinar
Organization of the online event “Civil Liability of Internet Service Providers: Impacts of the STF Decision”, featuring Carlos Affonso Souza, from ITS.

Technology Transfer & Franchising Committee

Cândida Ribeiro Caffé & Pablo Torquato

JUNE

Scientific Meeting:
“Choice of Forum or Arbitration in Technology Transfer & Franchise Agreements—Impacts of Law 14,879/2024,” with Antonio Deccache