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Chile joins DesignView

As of 22 July 2019, the National Institute of Industrial Property Office of Chile (INAPI) has made its design data available to the DesignView search tool.

Andean Region Officials visit Portugal to participate in IG related activities

IP Key LA supported the participation of high-level intellectual property (IP) officials in charge of Geographical Indications (GIs) from Peru, Bolivia, Ecuador and Colombia in the Worldwide Symposium on Geographical Indications 2019 and the GI Study Visit held in Portugal between the 02nd and 06

IP Key LA participates in a business forum organized by WIPO, OEPM and INDECOPI

With lectures on the importance of Intellectual Property for SMEs, the protection of trademarks and, designs in Europe and the access to relevant information on industrial property, IP Key LA’s project leader Pedro Duarte provided information, experiences and useful resources for those involved i

SMEs from the Andean Community and Europe participated in the Itinerant Seminar How to increase the value of their commercial assets through IP?

During 6 days, experts from INDECOPI (Peru), SENADI (Ecuador), SIC (Colombia), EUIPO, Latin America IPR SME Helpdesk, the OEPM and INPI France, among others, gave presentations and participated in debates that combined experiences, best practices and theoretical and statistical information.

IP Key LA co-organizes the seminar Argentina - Europe: the Intellectual Property as a bridge for your business

May 7th, 2019.

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Experts from Latin America and Europe spoke about the present and future of Geographical Indications in Peru

IP Key LA held on March 28th and 29th in Lima, Peru, the "Seminar on Geographical Indications and Trade Marks: Prospects for the future", oriented to the Andean Community, with the presence of invited experts from Europe and Latin America.

Roving Seminar on the Importance of Intellectual Property Rights for SMEs: European and Latin American perspectives

Before starting the first session of the Roving Seminar on Intellectual Property for SMEs, in Mexico City, on March 22, 2019, Pedro Duarte, project leader of IP Key Latin America said that "both in the European Union and in Latin America , one of the reasons why SMEs do not protect their innovati

EU and Andean Community gather negotiators of Geographical Indications in Colombia

With the support of the Andean Secretariat and the Superintendence of Industry and Commerce (SIC) of Colombia, IP Key Latin America has carried out the Sub-regional Workshop on Appellations of Origin (DO) and Geographical Indications (GIs): challenges in their implementation and the possibilities

IP Key LA introduced the first IP Enforcement Week in Mexico

IP Key LA, the Mexican Institute of Industrial Property (IMPI), the Council of the Federal Judiciary, the General Administration of Customs and the Delegation of the European Union to Mexico co-organized, three events to promote the exchange of experiences, trends and best practices in the applic [...]

IP Key LA fosters debate on Trade Mark, Design Examination Guidelines and on Unconventional Trade Marks

IP Key LA and the Superintendencia de Industria y Comercio (SIC) of Colombia organized a Regional Workshop on Trade Marks and Designs Examination Guidelines, with the collaboration of the Andean Secretariat and in the context of IP Key’s cooperation with PROSUR. [...]