Rio’s Justice Center 4.0 will judge IP actions

Normative Act No. 23/2021, signed by Judge Henrique Carlos de Andrade Figueira and published in DOERJ (Official Gazette of the State of Rio de Janeiro) on October 18^th, 2021, defined and established the matters and territorial scope of the “1^st Justice Center 4.0” of the Judiciary Branch of the State of Rio de Janeiro. The Nucleus will process and judge actions on industrial property, copyright, and trade names, as defined in paragraph ‘f’, item I, of article 50 of Law No. 6.956/2015 (Law of Organization and Judicial Division of the State of Rio de Janeiro) and jurisdiction over the entire territory of the State of Rio de Janeiro.

The Nucleus will work with three judges appointed by the President of the Court of Justice of the State of Rio de Janeiro through a previous Notice, according to the provisions of article 4 of Resolution TJ/OE nº 20/2021.