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.

IP Key LA joins WIPO and DIGEPIH in a workshop on Trade marks

IP Key LA and the EU brought their experience in convergence and harmonization criteria to the Trade mark Experts Sub Regional Workshop of Central American countries and the Dominican Republic jointly organized by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and The General Direction of In [...]

Ecuador joins TMclass

As of 25 September 2018, Ecuador’s National Service of Intellectual Rights (SENADI) joins TMclass with the latest version of the Nice classification.

Innovation, Business and Intellectual Property in Mercosur countries

Intellectual property is a powerful tool for investment, growth and job creation. Furthermore, knowing how to manage and exploit IP opens the door to innovation and competitiveness, both in Europe and in Latin America.

IP Key LA advances in the promotion of the "network effect" and regional cooperation in Panama

To deepen the operational aspects, as well as the benefits and specificities of the Singapore Treaty on the Law of Trademarks, WIPO and the General Directorate of the Registry of Industrial Property (DIGERPI) of Panama, organized a seminar in Panama, together with IP Key Latin America - as proof [...]

IP Key LA shares experiences and best practices related to Non-Traditional Trademarks in Mexico

Due to the recent reform of the Industrial Property Law in Mexico, that includes the possibility of registration of non-traditional trademarks, the Mexican Institute of Intellectual property (IMPI in Spanish) and the Mexican Confederation of Industrial Chambers (CONCAMIN) held a seminar on the Re [...]

Innovation, Business and Intellectual Property

Intellectual property is a powerful tool for investment, growth and job creation. Furthermore, knowing how to manage and exploit IP opens the door to innovation and competitiveness, both in Europe and in Latin America.

IP Key LA, WIPO and Colombian authorities organized seminar about Enforcement of IPR

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 of Intellectual Property throughout Latin America, with the purpose of implementing theory and best practices in the area of intellectual propert

The Cuban Office of Industrial Property (OCPI) joins TMclass

As of 08 August 2018 the Cuban Office of Industrial Property (OCPI) joins TMclass with the latest version of the Nice classification.

This last addition brings the total number of national and regional IP Offices, including OAPI, WIPO and EUIPO, in the tool to 71.