Pharmaceuticals, Food & Cosmetics
Growing Your Share of the Market

Brazil’s growing population has a huge appetite for innovative, safe and effective products. But registration procedures can consume valuable time and resources. And the complex regulatory framework can be subject to conflicting interpretations.

Trench, Rossi e Watanabe offers the legal, technical and commercial know-how you need to tap into and grow in the Brazilian market. Associated with international law firm Baker & McKenzie, our pharmaceuticals, food and cosmetics professionals are part of a network of lawyers in more than 65 offices in 38 countries.

We can help you register and protect patents, conduct clinical tests and gain approval for new drugs and products. We maintain close relationships with relevant public agencies. We can also anticipate and address regulatory issues affecting your operations.

If controversy occurs, we can defend your interests through litigation or administrative procedures. In several cases, we have helped to set precedents for how Brazil’s health laws are interpreted.

How We Can Help

• Product registration – Assist in the approval and registration of pharmaceuticals, food and cosmetics with relevant government authorities, including the National Agency of Sanitation (Anvisa) and the Ministry of Agriculture
• Trademark registration – Register patents and trademarks before the Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office (INPI)
• Licenses and agreements – Draft and review agreements related to manufacturing, distribution, joint marketing, research and development, and licensing
• Mergers and acquisitions – Assist in all aspects of local and cross-border M&A, from initial talks to integration after the deal is closed
• Public contracts – Prepare bids and secure contracts with public health agencies
• Litigation – Investigate and coordinate criminal procedures and filing of civil lawsuits related to the counterfeiting of drugs, foods and cosmetics, crimes against public safety and patent litigation