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. [...]

Mexico to use the list of terms from the harmonised database in TMclass

As of 12 November 2018 the Mexican Institute of Industrial Property (IMPI) will use the list of goods and services from the harmonised database (HDB) in TMclass and IMPI’s online tool ClasNiza.

IP Key LA collaborates with CISAC to strengthen the collective management and copyright of visual artists in the region

On October 29 and 30, IP Key LA and CISAC held an event in Santiago, Chile, with the objective of promoting an update of the copyright legislation applicable to visual artists (painters, sculptors, photographers, designers…) and exchange information on best practices for collective management in the region and in the EU. [...]

Relations between trade marks and geographical indications

Based on an increasing use and awareness of the importance of protected GIs as a tool for sustainable development and prosperity, IP Key LA organized a two-day informative session to present to the relevant Latin American stakeholders, not only the existing legal framework for TMs registrations vis-à-vis GIs, but also how this is applied in practice by the competent authorities. [...]

IP Key LA continues its efforts to promote the “network effect” in Latin American IP offices

IP Key Latin America, with the support of the National Institute of Industrial Property of Brazil (INPI) and of the European Patent Office (EPO), hosted a workshop in Rio de Janeiro on the use of free patent information tools of the EPO.  The activity is in line with the experience of the Europea [...]

Plant Varieties – Challenges and Opportunities

IP Key LA organized a series of seminars in Peru and Ecuador, in collaboration with CPVO, UPOV, INDECOPI, SENADI, and t [...]

Costa Rica joins TMview and DesignView

As of 22 October 2018 the National Registry of the Republic of Costa Rica (RNPCR) has made its trade mark and design data available to the TMview and DesignView search tools.

With RNPCR on board TMview and DesignView, both tools now contain data from 68 participating offices.