Propiedad industrial e intelectual y desarrollo tecnológico

" Ross Kaufman 34 - likely suspension of the "consulta previa" at the INPI, which con– sumed months before the technology licensing process could begin. These three changes, together with the vast simplification of INPI rules and procedures, are expected to be adopted by "October 12; - protection for pharmaceutical patents. In this regard, on July 18, 1990 an interministerial comínissionwas formed to prepare a draft law by March 1991. They will also consider the question of man– datory licensing currently contemplated by the Code. - Approval by the CONIN of informatics Technology joint ventures on October 4, 1990. - SEI was extinguished. - with respect to software, it is expected that the examination of similarity wilI be eliminated, and distribution wilI no longer be restricted only to Brazilian companies. By the way, at least one source has suggested that foreign software soId in Brazil through the current system costs up to 6 times more than in the United States, although this is disputed. In short a system so durable that, despite its palpable effects, it looked as if it wou1d 1ast forever, may now be substantially dismantled.