Latin America

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• Actividades de sensibilización para la protección de la Propiedad Intelectual, Antonio Berenguer

The IP Key project journey through Latin America started with a first visit to MERCOSUR countries and Chile, where the project was presented to 95 stakeholders gathered in 30 meetings across seven major cities in the region. More than 100 ideas for future activities and areas of mutual interest were discussed and considered for inclusion in the project’s first Annual Work Plan.

During its second mission, the IP Key project was presented to more than 60 stakeholders in some 20 meetings across the major countries of Central America and Mexico. These exchanges resulted in a very large number of suggestions (80) for activities of the Annual Work Plan.

Worthy of note was the presentation of the project offered to the Council of Ministries of Economy (COMIECO) of the 6 countries grouped into the Secretary of Economic Integration of Central America (SIECA).

Thursday 19 October – Panama City

During the fourth mission to the region, the project delegation met a number of important stakeholders in the region, in particular staff at the Secretary of Economic Integration of Central America (SIECA), compiling further suggestions for future activities. Moreover the visit permitted to fine tune a number of organizational aspects connected with the setup of the project office in Mexico.

During this third visit to the region, the IP Key project delegation met with some 50 stakeholders in 20 different meetings across major countries of the Andean region, where activities pertaining to areas of mutual interest (up to 40) were identified.

Specifically the project delegation visited the headquarters of the Andean Community (CAN) and met with its Secretary General. The project was also presented during a session of the IP Dialogue regarding the Association Agreement between the EU and its FTA partners in the region.

During the 4 Fact Finding Missions through Latin America, held from September to December 2017, contacts with a vast array of stakeholders gave rise to 250 ideas and areas of mutual cooperation.  As required by the fact that IP Key LA is the first ever IP project funded by the EU, and implemented by EUIPO, on continental basis, IP Key LA staff held more than 80 meetings with more than 200 stakeholders from 16 countries –representing both EU and local interests.