In IP Key LA’s 2018 work plan, Trade Mark and Design examination practices were the focus of two sub-regional workshops implemented in Central America and the Andean Region – where offices of all Latin America participated. This facilitated discussions on EU and Latin American best practices, in the examination of trade marks and designs by IP Offices.
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 Latin America held this edition of its roving seminar for SMEs, focused on the Andean countries, as a follow-up to the editions that took place in Mexico and Central America and Chile and Mercosur.
The IP Key Latin America 2018 work plan included the holding of a workshop in Costa Rica to facilitate the adoption of the search and classification tools created by EUIPO, from which the following results were obtained in 6 offices: RPI Costa Rica (TMview, DesignView y HDB), DNPI Uruguay (TMview, DesignView y TMclass), OCPI Cuba (TMclass), CNR El Salvador (TMclass), SENADI Ecuador (TMclass), DIGERPIH Honduras (DesignView).
In parallel, IMPI Mexico and INDECOPI Peru decided to use the harmonized database (HDB).
EU Trade mark and Design Presentation
EU Trade mark and Design Presentation
EU Trade Mark Presentation
EU Trade Mark Licenses Presentation