Activities

IP KEY LATIN AMERICA – ANNUAL WORK PLAN

IP Key Latin America (LA) is an EU project directed and funded by the European Commission and implemented by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO). The project is currently on its second phase and will work with Latin America over the next 3 years starting in 2022 after the success of its first phase that took place from 2018 to 2021.

The current Annual Work Plan 1 - 2022 (AWP1) covers an implementation period of 9 months, from 1 April to 31 December 2022, and consists of 18 activities, all contributing to the key results of the action.

The distribution of activities in the AWP1, according to the priorities identified and the areas of concern in the LA countries, focuses on trade marks and industrial designs (28 %). In addition, the AWP1 focuses on Cross-IP, intellectual property rights (IPR) enforcement, geographical indications, plant varieties and patents. It is worth mentioning that several ‘cross IP’ and ‘enforcement’ activities cover the abovementioned IPRs.

The AWP1 - 2022 is seen as an opportunity to dedicate more resources to the creation of great value deliverables, while also providing the basis for subsequent actions.

Accordingly, as outlined below, the majority of the 2022 activities will have sub-regional coverage, thanks to the possibility of using new technologies, such as teleconferencing and videoconferencing.

 

Activities time table (tentative)

Q2

Q3

Q4

No.

Activity description

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

1

Conference promoting the accession to international Treaties (Madrid protocol and the Hague agreement)

                  

2

Mediation Seminar

                  

3

Economic impact study for Brazil

                  

4

Regional conference on GIs

                  

5

GI Seminar for Central America

                  

6

Workshop on the use of GIs in the market for MCS

                  

7

GI Seminar for producers and administrators in Chile

                  

8

Challenges in plant variety protection and opportunities for cooperation

                  

9

Workshop on patents examination: new technologies and trends

                  

10

Workshop on non-traditional TMs examination

                  

11

Workshop to promote convergence of practices and tools

                  

12

Preliminary study for the development of common guidelines on Designs for the CAN

                  

13

Feasibility Study on the Establishment of a CAN TM Registration system

                  

14

Enforcement Week - forum on the enforcement in the digital world

                  

15

Enforcement Week - seminar on border enforcement

                  

16

Enforcement Week - seminar for judges

                  

17

Regular monitoring of IP Chapter Commitments

                  

18

Reporting of follow-up actions to the EC Counterfeit and Piracy Watch List

                  

The current Annual Work Plan 2 - 2023 (AWP2) covers an implementation period of 12 months, from 1 January to 31 December 2023, and consists of 21 activities, all contributing to the key results of the action.

The distribution of activities in the AWP2, according to the priorities identified and the areas of concern in the LA countries, focuses on enforcement (19 %). In addition, the AWP2 focuses on Cross-IP, trade marks and designs, geographical indications, plant varieties, copyrights and patents. It is worth mentioning that several ‘cross IP’ and ‘enforcement’ activities cover the abovementioned IPRs.

The AWP2 - 2023 is seen as an opportunity to dedicate more resources to the creation of great value deliverables, while also providing the basis for subsequent actions.

Accordingly, as outlined below, the majority of the 2023 activities will have sub-regional coverage, thanks to the possibility of using new technologies, such as teleconferencing and videoconferencing.

 

Activities time table (tentative)

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

No.

Activity description

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

CROSS-IP

21

Regular monitoring of IP Chapter Commitments

                        

17

Support to the implementation of the modernised Intellectual Property Law in El Salvador

                        

19

Study on the contribution of IPR to economic performance and employment in Colombia

                        

15

Roving seminars on the importance of IPRs for Business

                        

GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS

3

Geographical indications for Andean countries: Challenges and Opportunities

                       

4

Workshop on the use of GIs in the market for MERCOSUR

                       

PVP

12

Seminar on Plant Varieties in Ecuador

                       

16

Webinar on Plant Varieties enforcement

                        

PATENTS

2

Workshop on patents examination: Medical Patents

                        

TRADE MARKS AND DESIGNS

18

Workshop on trade marks: best practices on bad faith and colour marks

                        

1

Workshops to promote convergence of practices and tools

                       

10

Study visit to support International Treaties

                        

11

Studies in support of International Treaties

                        

13

Development of common guidelines on Designs for CAN

                        

ENFORCEMENT

6

Enforcement week -Forum on Enforcement in the digital world

                        

7

Enforcement week – Seminar on border enforcement in MERCOSUR

                        

8

Enforcement week - Seminar for judges

                        

20

Video about Enforcement targeted to Brazil

                       

COPYRIGHTS

9

Webinar for Chilean IP prosecutors

                        

14

Webinar for Copyright Directors of Andean Countries

                       
26 - 27 Nov 2023

Webinar on Plant Varieties enforcement

This activity consists of a 2-day webinar. The first day will be dedicated to analysing the way in which plant varieties protection is protected in some European countries.

16 - 20 Oct 2023

Roving seminars on the importance of IPRs for Business

This activity is designed to provide the target audience with an introduction to intellectual property (IP) and explain how to deal with the different types and systems of IP protection and the various mechanisms by which IP can be used to generate value.

18 - 22 Sep 2023

Study visit to support International Treaties

In order to support Peru, Colombia and Chile in their preparations for possible accession to the Madrid Protocol and the Hague System, representatives from these countries visited the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO - Alicante) and the Spanish Patent and Trademark Office (OEPM)

06 - 07 Jul 2023

Enforcement week - Seminar for judges

In an effort to strengthen the enforcement of intellectual property rights (IPR) in Latin America, the European Union (EU) participated in a two-day seminar held on 6-7 July 2023 in Brazil.

01 - 31 Jul - Dec 2023

Workshop on patents examination: Medical Patents

New technologies are emerging in the healthcare industry and strongly influence the way we experience medical services. The European Patent Office (EPO) published recent statistics that show a total of 14 295 European patent applications were filed in 2020 in medical technology (MedTech).

08 - 09 Jun 2023

Seminar on Plant Varieties in Ecuador

The inaugural seminar on plant varieties in Ecuador, organised by IP Key LA, took place on 8 and 9 June in Tabacundo, the country's flower-growing region.

04 May 2023

Webinar for prosecutors and agents specialised in Intellectual Property

IP Key Latin America co-organised the ‘Webinar for prosecutors and agents specialised in Intellectual Property’ (4 May 2023), together with the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), the Intellectual Property Crime Investigation Brigade (BRIDEPI - part of the Chilean Invest

01 - 31 Jan - Dec 2023

Video about Enforcement targeted to Brazil

This activity would consist of a <3-minute explanatory video to deliver a number of key messages to avoid fakes and choose genuine products instead – especially when it comes to taking care of our health and avoiding supporting criminal organisations.

01 - 31 Jan - Dec 2023

Workshops to promote convergence of practices and tools

Interactive exchanges with selected LA IPOs, bilaterally or in small groups of IPOs with similar interests, focusing on convergence of examination practices (Common Practices) and IP tools on trademarks and designs, including participation of EU experts and presentations from Latin American count

05 - 13 Dec 2022
Online Forum

Latin American customs officials meet in Mexico and Panama

At the beginning of December, the ‘Workshop for Latin American Customs Officials on the Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights’ was held in an online and face-to-face format in Mexico and Panama.

29 Nov 2022
Online Forum

Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights in the digital world

With the main objective of presenting success stories and best practices, IP Key Latin America (LA) invited authorities and institutions from all Latin American countries to the forum ‘Enforcement of IP rights in the digital world’.

25 - 26 Oct 2022

Virtual Workshop on Patent Examination

IP Key Latin America (LA) brings together experts from Latin America in the ‘Virtual Workshop on patent examination: computer-implemented inventions, new technologies and trends’.

26 - 27 Sep 2022
Antigua Guatemala, Guatemala - Hybrid

Geographical Indications Seminar for Central America

IP Key LA successfully organized the Geographical Indications Seminar for Central America, which took place in the city of Antigua, Guatemala,on September 26 and 27.

01 - 30 Jul - Sep 2022
Online seminar

Workshop on patents examination: new technologies and trends

This activity aims to strengthen the Latin American IPO’s capacity to deal with new technologies (i.e. artificial intelligence) and to increase examiners’ efficiency in this area, as well as to improve their decision predictability for end-users.

01 - 31 Jul - Dec 2022
Online seminar

Workshop on the use of GIs in the market for MCS

This activity will contribute to facilitating the adoption of transitional measures and engagement in rebranding strategies in relation to distinctive signs in conflict with EU GIs. It will favour the expansion of GIs among local producers and raise awareness.

01 - 31 Jul - Dec 2022
Chile - Hybrid

GI Seminar for producers and administrators in Chile

The activity aims to raise operator, stakeholder and authority awareness and knowledge of how to develop and market GIs. Specific market-related issues will be studied, including coexistence with trade marks, focusing on cases related to the phasing out of the use of protected names.

01 - 31 Apr - Dec 2022
Study

Feasibility Study on the establishment of a CAN TM Registration system

This activity, comprising a feasibility study on the possible creation of a CAN trade mark registration system with the aim of evaluating the practicality of developing a CAN regional registration system for trade marks and its benefits for the Andean community, and for the companies operating in

01 - 31 Apr - Dec 2022
Online workshop

Workshops to promote convergence of practices and tools

This workshop will be an opportunity to share experiences on aligning with CPs and to introduce and create a discussion platform with LA countries on the new areas of practice and IP system in which EU IPOs have further converged.

01 - 31 Apr - Dec 2022
Study

Economic impact study for Brazil

This study aims to provide evidence on the economic importance of IPRs for Brazil and to present it in a way that policy makers can easily use it in their work and it can serve as a tool for raising IP awareness among policy-makers and Brazilian citizens.

30 - 31 Mar 2021

Seminars on IP solutions for SMEs working in Latin America

In a technological and social environment that is undergoing major transformations – with a growing tendency towards a data-oriented economy and society, the emergence of AI, and the growing importance of technologies such as blockchain, 3D-printing and the Internet of Things (IoT) – the need for

29 - 30 Mar 2021

Geographical indications for Andean countries

Geographical names, appellations of origin or traditional designations relate to products with specific qualities or characteristics that originate in the geographical environment in which they are produced.

17 - 18 Dec 2020

Third IP Enforcement Week: Judges Symposium

On the 17 18 December, selected judges from courts of the Andean Region as well as IP officials of the Andean IPOs joined the Third IP Enforcement and Governance Week to participate in the Judges Symposium.

26 - 27 Nov 2020
Regional

IP Key LA and INPI France hold GI online seminar for Latin America

The European Union and Latin American countries have strong ties when it comes to agri-food products. The agricultural sector plays a strategic role in both regions, which demands adequate IP protection, especially regarding geographical indications (GIs).

27 Oct 2020
Brazil

Blockchain and Intellectual Property: IP goes deeper in Industry 4.0

With the support of the Federação das Indústrias do Estado de São Paulo (Brazil’s largest business association) and the Instituto Nacional de Propiedade Industrial (the national administrator of industrial property rights), IP Key LA organised a two-day web

21 - 24 Jul 2020

IP Key LA to Host Virtual Seminar on Industrial Design Rights

Organised by IP Key LA with the support of the EUIPO and IP offices from France and Spain, the activity aims to improve administrative procedures for the protection of industrial designs and to promote the benefits and advantages of the Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs.
11 Dec 2019
Panama City, Panama

Final 2019 IP Key Latin America activity focused on IP users’ experiences

IP Key LA, along with the Inter-American Association of Industrial Property (ASIPI) and the Registry of Industrial Property-Ministry of Commerce and Industries of Panama (DIGERPI), have organised the final activity of the project’s 2019 annual work plan, a seminar focused on the experiences of IP

02 - 03 Dec 2019
Mexico City, Mexico

The Enforcement of GIs brings EU and local experts to Mexico for a seminar

IP Key LA, along with the Mexican Institute of Intellectual Property (IMPI), has organized a Seminar on the Enforcement of Geographical Indications in Mexico City, in order to approach the existing measures in the area and how those can be improved, as well as exchanging information on transnatio

10 - 14 Jun 2019
Quito, Ecuador

IP Key La Announces New Workshop on Trade Marks and Designs Examination Practice

The IP Key Latin America 2018 work plan included the holding of a workshop in Costa Rica to facilitate the adoption of the search and classification tools created by EUIPO, from which the following results were obtained in 6 offices: RPI Costa Rica (TMview, DesignView y HDB), DNPI Uruguay (TMview

16 - 17 May 2019
Santiago de Chile

Workshop on Trade Marks and Designs Examination Practice

In IP Key LA’s 2018 work plan, Trade Mark and Design examination practices were the focus of two sub-regional workshops implemented in Central America and the Andean Region – where offices of all Latin America participated.

29 Mar 2019
Latin America

Approval of IP Key Annual Work Plan 2019

The 2019 Annual Work Plan (AWP) of IP Key Latin America has been approved on 17 December 2018 after close consultation with all involved stakeholders.

28 - 29 Mar 2019
Lima

Seminar on Geographical Indications and Trade Marks

IP Key LA organized, along with the Peruvian IP Office (INDECOPI) a Regional Seminar on Geographical Indications and Trade Marks. The activity consisted of a one and half-day event that took place in Lima in March 28th and 29th.

29 - 30 Nov 2018
Bogota

Training and Exchange of Best Practices regarding the Registration of GIs

IP Key LA is jointly organizing, with the Andean Secretariat and the Superintendencia de Industria y Comercio (SIC), an Andean Workshop on Geographical Indications (GIs) and Appellations of Origin (AOs), with the purpose of gathering geographical indications experts and negotiators from the Andea

12 - 16 Nov 2018
Mexico

IP Key LA introduces the first IP Enforcement week in Mexico

As a major step in the process of building and consolidating an IPR network in the region, IP Key LA will hold the IP Enforcement Week in Mexico, with the collaboration of the Mexican Institute of Industrial Property, the Council of the Federal Judiciary, the General Administration of Customs and

29 - 30 Oct 2018
Alicante

Relationship between Geographical Indications and Trade Marks

The IP KEY Latin America project invited representatives from Peru, Colombia and Ecuador, together with representatives of the European Commission, to an information session on the relationship between geographical indications and registered trade marks.

23 - 24 Oct 2018
Brazil

Training Event for Patent Examiners

The activity consists in a two-day workshop in Brazil and will take place next October 23rd and 24th, with the objective of providing a hands-on training on free EPO tools (Espacenet, CCD and Global Dossier).

04 - 05 Sep 2018
Ciudad de Panamá

Regional seminar about the Singapore treaty on the law of trademarks

WIPO and the Dirección General del Registro de la Propiedad Industrial (DIGERPI) from Panamá, along with the IP Key project, will organize a seminar that will cover operational aspects, as well as, benefits and specificities of the Singapore Treaty on Trademarks Law.

23 - 31 Aug 2018
23-24/08 Lima; 27-29/08 Lima 30-31/08 Quito

Plant varieties protection: seminars and workshop

IP Key Latin America will visit Peru and Ecuador next August to promote best practices and generate awareness about the protection of plant varieties.

31 - 01 Jul - Aug 2018
Bogotá

Regional Seminar on the IP Enforcement

Since the beginning of the project, the work of IP Key Latin America has had a strong focus on promoting legal expertise in the field throughout Latin America, with the purpose of lending theory and practice in the area of intellectual property, drawing on the skills and expertise of judges, publ

04 - 08 Jun 2018
San Jose, Costa Rica

Workshops on EU-created IP tools

As part of the activities planned for 2018, IP Key LA organises a series of workshops on EU-created IP tools. The beneficiaries will be IP Offices from Central and South America that have already manifested interest and technical feasibility for integration of such tools.

14 - 16 May 2018
Guadalajara, Mexico

Conferences in Guadalajara, Mexico

Between the 14th and 16th of May, Ricardo Ferreira, deputy project leader, participated in a series of workshops related to the protection of brands and designs.

18 - 22 Dec 2017
El Salvador, Guatemala and Nicaragua

Fact-finding mission to Central America

During the fourth mission to the region, the project delegation met a number of important stakeholders in the region, in particular staff at the Secretary of Economic Integration of Central America (SIECA), compiling further suggestions

20 - 30 Nov 2017
Colombia, Ecuador and Peru

Fact-finding mission to the Andean Region

During this third visit to the region, the IP Key project delegation met with some 50 stakeholders in 20 different meetings across major countries of the Andean region, where activities pertaining to areas of mutual interest (up to 40) were identified.

19 - 27 Oct 2017
Costa Rica, Mexico and Panama

Fact-finding mission to Central America and Mexico

During its second mission, the IP Key project was presented to more than 60 stakeholders in some 20 meetings across the major countries of Central America and Mexico. These exchanges resulted in a very large number of suggestions (80) for activities of the Annual Work Plan.

18 - 29 Sep 2017
Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay

Fact-finding mission to MERCOSUR and Chile

The IP Key project journey through Latin America started with a first visit to MERCOSUR countries and Chile, where the project was presented to 95 stakeholders gathered in 30 meetings across seven major cities in the region.