The firm Di Blasi, Parente & Associados will be sponsoring the BioPartnering Latin America™ 2012, event that will take place from September 11 to 13, 2012, at the Sofitel Hotel, in Rio de Janeiro.

The partner Gabriel Di Blasi will be the moderator for  the Panel “Intellectual Property and the development of biotechnology in Brazil” on September 13, 2012, from 10:45 to 11:30 (Leadership Session 5).

The following specialists will be speaking at the Panel:

Dr. Eduardo Cruz, Chief Executive Officer, Axis Biotec Brasil

Ms. Cláudia Magioli, General Coordinator of Patents, Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office – BPTO

The panel will disclose, among other subjects: Patents in the biotechnology field, patentable materials, examination guidelines and the impact of other laws on Intellectual Property, as well as, the Provisional Measure that regulates the access to genetic resources in Brazil.