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Marcela Trigo is a partner in Trench Rossi Watanabe in the Intellectual Property and Information Technology Group and has over 10 years of experience in complex litigation, before state and federal courts in Brazil, having acted in several leading cases in the area of Industrial Property. Her practice focus, Acts primarily representing clients in legal disputes involving patents, trade secrets, data package exclusivity, unfair competition and regulatory compliance, in particular in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and telecommunications fields. Trench Rossi Watanabe and Baker McKenzie have executed a strategic cooperation agreement for consulting on foreign law.
In Corporate Compliance

Brazil: Justice Secretary publishes ordinance with new guidelines for social networks in connection with attacks on schools

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On 12 April, Justice Secretary Flavio Dino issued an ordinance that makes it possible to hold digital platforms accountable for the dissemination of content that promotes violence in schools. The document sets forth specific obligations for platforms, such as the immediate removal of certain content after a request from the competent authorities, systemic risk assessment, adoption of measures to prevent the spread of new threats to schools and a policy of active content moderation by application providers. In addition, platforms must prepare reports for the justice secretariat analyzing the risk factors of spreading certain illegal content, and whether recommendation algorithms or other algorithms used by platforms, as well as the content moderation practices adopted, contribute to such risk factors.

In Brazil

Brazil: Bill No. 3227/20201, which intends to modify the Internet Content Moderation Rules, is sent to the National Congress

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On 6 September 2021, President Jair Bolsonaro signed Provisional Measure No. 1.068/2021, amending the Brazilian Internet Legal Framework, which regulates the use of the internet in Brazil. The MP was criticized by different sectors of society, who argued that it did not meet the applicable formal and material requirements.

In Brazil

Brazil: Provisional measure intended to modify internet content moderation rules

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President Jair Bolsonaro signed provisional measure No. 1.068/2021 on 6 September 2021, amending the Brazilian Internet Legal Framework, which regulates the use of the internet in Brazil. The PM does not apply to messaging and mobile commerce apps, establishes “rights and guarantees” for users of social networks, and defines rules for content moderation.

In International

International: HCLS Webinar Series – Lessons from COVID-19: Compulsory licensing in a new world

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The Baker McKenzie Healthcare & Life Science Industry Group presented the first of a series of short webinars sharing legal industry insights and providing practical guidance in the context of today’s evolving world. On 17-18 November 2020, the session focused on a region-by-region view of the evolving compulsory licensing regimes during the COVID-19 pandemic.

In Global

Launch of the Global Trade Secrets Thought leadership piece: The Bourd Ultimatum

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Baker McKenzie is proud to present The Board Ultimatum: Protect and Preserve (The Rising Importance of Safeguarding Trade Secrets), our new report published in partnership with Euromoney Institutional Investor Thought Leadership.