Ecuador joins DesignView

As of 11 November 2019, Ecuador’s National Service of Intellectual Rights (SENADI) has made its design data available to the DesignView search tools.

With SENADI on board DesignView now contains data from 70 participating offices.

Argentina joins TMclass and Peru joins DesignClass

As of 04 November 2019, the National Institute of Industrial Property of Argentina (INPI) is part of TMclass. INPI will use and accept the list of terms from the harmonised database (HDB) in TMclass.

Second Week of IP Enforcement and Governance brought together national and international experts in Argentina

IP Key LA organized three events in which the challenges of intellectual property rights (IPR) infringements in the digital environment were analyzed. In addition, judges and customs officers were trained to identify current trends in counterfeiting and piracy.

Brazilian Judges Attend IP Key Latin America Seminar to Discuss Intellectual Property Infringements in Online Markets

Held in Rio de Janeiro on August 15, the event brought together expert lawyers from Europe and Latin America who agreed that enforcing intellectual property (IP) laws in the digital environment is a major challenge for authorities and business right-owners.

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.