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Workshop on International Treaties
This activity, organised in cooperation with WIPO, consists of a workshop to discuss the Hague…Enforcement forum for the Andean Community judges and prosecutors
This forum consists on a 2-day seminar in Ecuador, gathering around 50 judges and district…Workshop on patents examination: pharmaceuticals, biotechnology and bioinformatic
The activity consists of a 2-day workshop for patent examiners in LA IPOs, aimed at equipping…Past Activities
Seminar on Geographical Indications for Chile.
In an important event for intellectual property (IP) in Latin America, experts and representatives…Seminar on Geographical Indications for MERCOSUR
In an important step towards intellectual property (IP) protection, Latin America is about to sign…Virtual workshop on trade marks: position marks, three-dimensional marks and marks for virtual goods and services
More than 300 participants joined online on 19 and 20 March to attend the Virtual Trade Marks…Online Workshop: Industrial Design Examination
Over 100 intellectual property (IP) examiners and officials from 16 Latin American nations met…Other news
EUIPO publishes a call for compiling a list of vendors
EUIPO is setting up a list of economic operators interested in providing independent and hands-on expertise to foster IP cooperation and increase effective awareness in the field of intellectual property rights in both EU and non-EU countries.
[...]IP Key Latin America gives a presentation to master’s degree students of intellectual property and innovation in Argentina
On 3 June, the European project presented details of its structure and activities in Latin America to students of the University of San Andrés’ Master’s Degree in IP and Inn
[...]IP Key participated in the online seminar "Systems of Madrid and The Hague in Mexico", organised by IMPI and WIPO
On 27 May, IP Key LA participated in an online seminar, organised by WIPO and the Mexican Institute of Industrial Property (IMPI). The activity "Systems of Madrid and The Hague in Mexico" convened national and international experts to discuss the uses, benefits and experiences with both systems.
[...]Latin American IP national offices: Updates on COVID19 measures
Considering the current circumstances around the globe, and particularly in the Latin American Region, IP Key LA has established contact with local IPOs to gather information about the procedures still available for users.
[...]CP3 extension – DNPI Uruguay
As a result of the joint efforts of the National Directorate of Industrial Property under the Ministry of Industry, Energy and Mining of Uruguay (DNPI), the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO
[...]World IP Day: Let’s learn more about IP Rights and how businesses can benefit from them
World IP Day is commemorated every 26 April.
[...]Panama joins TMclass and DesignClass
As of 16 March 2020, the General Directorate of the Industrial Property Registry of Panama (DIGERPI) is part of TMclass and DesignClass.
[...]Geographical indications in Latin America: key protection of agri-food products
In Latin America and Europe consumers are paying more attention than ever to the quality of agri-food products. Latin America and the EU are large global exporters of agricultural commodities and Brazil and Mexico are among the top five suppliers of agri-food products to the EU.
[...]Cuba joins TMview and DesignView
The Cuban Office of Industrial Property (OCPI) made its trade mark and design data available to the TMview and DesignView search tools on 9 December 2019.
[...]Chile joins TMclass
As of 25 November 2019 the National Institute of Industrial Property Office of Chile (INAPI) joins TMclass with the latest version of the Nice classification.
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