Latin America

The XXII Congress of the Inter-American Association of Intellectual Property (ASIPI), held from 3rd to 6th December in Mexico City, was an event that brought together distinguished experts and professionals from the world of intellectual property (IP), mainly from Latin America and Spain. With a diverse agenda ranging from academic debates to social events, the congress focused on the significance of protecting IP for economic growth and development in the region.

The European Multidisciplinary Platform Against Criminal Threats (EMPACT) is an integrated approach against organised and serious international crime in the EU. Member States work with EU institutions to ensure internal security, from information exchange to training and joint operational actions, aiming to dismantle criminal networks.

Organised and serious international crime damages the economy, harming both individuals and society. Criminal networks are often complex, and strategies to suppress crime must equally be multidisciplinary and multiagency to be more effective.

IP Key LA, in conjunction with the Delegation of the European Union in Mexico, presented three panels within the International Forum of Publishers and Book Professionals at the Guadalajara International Book Fair 2023 on the 28th and 29th of November. Over 400 people attended and showed a keen interest in the three sessions.

IP Key LA was present in the sixth phase of Operation 404, an international action against piracy aimed at suppressing crimes committed against intellectual property on the internet.

The action is part of an internationally integrated mobilization coordinated by the Ministry of Justice and Public Security (National Secretariat of Public Security of Brazil), the Civil Police of Brazil, and Law Enforcement Agencies from the United Kingdom, Peru, the United States, and Argentina.

Patent Awareness Week 2023 will take place from 28 to 30 November in a fully digital format. Organised by the European Patent Office (EPO), this free-to-access online event promises a comprehensive presentation of patent knowledge, addressing critical issues such as data, information, knowledge and intelligence.

The Guadalajara International Book Fair (FIL) will welcome the European Union as Guest of Honour for its 37th edition, from 25 November to 3 December 2023. This event, one of the most important in the literary world, will become a meeting place between Europe, Mexico, Latin America and the Caribbean, with the aim of strengthening ties and creating new areas of collaboration.

Mexico is preparing to end 2023 with an event that is of great importance for intellectual property (IP). From 3-6 December, Mexico City will be the stage for the XXII Congress of ASIPI, the Inter-American Association of Intellectual Property. The Presidente InterContinental Hotel will serve as the headquarters for this congress, which promises to bring together numerous participants from various fields.