Latin America

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. Finally, national and international experts discussed the economic impact caused by violations of IP regulations, introduced best practices and possible advances, and emphasized the need of working together and in a coordinated manner.

The Green Expo is the Latin American event that presents cutting-edge sustainable solutions and technologies for all industries and aims to bring together, in the framework of an exchange of knowledge and business, all industrial sectors interested in the development of a Circular Economy with Zero Waste. And, as part of its 2019 edition, it has convened IP Key Latin America to develop a seminar focused specifically on Intellectual Property and Green Technologies.

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.

The Regional Seminar on the Patent Cooperation Treaty and the Sub-Regional Meeting of Experts on Patents of Central American Countries and the Dominican Republic for the update of the Processing Manual of Patent Applications and the strengthening of collaboration mechanism, will take place in Costa Rica and will gather IP Offices of Latin America (including Dominican Republic and Cuba).

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.

With INAPI on board, DesignView now contains data from 69 participating offices.

With the addition of more than 4,500 industrial designs from INAPI, DesignView provides information and access to more than 14.7 million designs in total.

18 months after starting work on the construction and consolidation of an intellectual property network in the region, IP Key LA announces the second week dedicated to the Observance and Governance of Intellectual Property. On this occasion, the capital of Argentina, Buenos Aires, will host authorities related to the administration of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) and representatives of companies from Latin America and the European Union, who will attend activities dedicated to the promotion of the enforcement and governance of IPRs.

IP Key LA convened judges with IP jurisdiction from courts in Brazil, other Mercosur countries and Chile to participate in the seminars "Infringements of copyright in the digital environment" -organized in collaboration with IFPI- and "The observance of trade mark and design rights and online markets” -with the support of INTA and BASCAP-.

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 06th of July.