1 May 2011AmericasOtto Licks and Anderson Nascimento

The Brazilian pharmaceutical sector: a year in review

Brazil had no patent protection for pharmaceutical inventions until 1994. The TRIPs Agreement, incorporated in 1995 and the Patent Law, approved in 1996, provide patent protection for pharmaceutical inventions.

Already registered?

For multi-user price options, or to check if your company has an existing subscription that we can add you to for FREE, please email Adrian Tapping at atapping@newtonmedia.co.uk

More on this story

Americas

Amneal acquires biopharma ahead of $300bn patent wave

23 April 2026 The US pharma giant is spending up to $1 billion to build an end-to-end biosimilar platform and is counting on a decade of expiring biologic patents to make it pay off.

Americas

Health tech firm sues Nvidia-backed rival over ‘brazen’ theft

23 April 2026 Plaintiff alleges that a $6 billion rival probed its records system via a long-term customer, using confidential information to develop its product in the behavioural health tech space.

Americas

Squires refuses to resurrect HydraFacial patent review

22 April 2026 Decision underscores a growing deference to parallel rulings and tighter control over duplicate patent challenges.