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During the months of December and January, there is what we call a Court Recess. This is a lapse of time in which the courts and other Institutions of the Brazilian judiciary stop working due to year-end festivities. The so-called Court Recess takes place between December 20th and January 6th, and all deadlines for lawsuits are suspended during said dates. In addition, we still note further suspensions between January 7th and 20th.

A very well-known problem faced by trademark owners in Brazil, especially trademarks that cover consumer goods, are the popular shopping malls in large cities, which are often distribution centers for counterfeit products.

Brazil, European Union, USA December 19 2022 As a result of the great technological advances achieved in recent years, Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become popular and, thus, research and technologies have been increasingly developed making use of it. Today it is notoriously recognized the use of AI in several fields of application in everyday life, such as financial markets, industry, agriculture, transportation and even entertainment.