President signs law optimizing intellectual property protection procedures

The President signed a law that optimizes administrative procedures related to the legal protection of intellectual property objects.

In particular, the timeframes for examining applications, issuing certificates for trademarks and geographical indications, and registering industrial property rights have been shortened.

The law also establishes the procedure for paying remuneration to authors for the use of service works in science, inventions, utility models, industrial designs, plant varieties, integrated circuit topologies, and trade secrets.

Additionally, the use of musical works is permitted without the rights holders' consent—but with remuneration paid—when creating and broadcasting certain television programs included in the mandatory free-to-air package, and during important state political, public, and cultural events.

The signing of the law aims to systematize legal regulation of public relations concerning intellectual property protection.