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Workshop on patents examination: pharmaceuticals, biotechnology and bioinformatic
The activity consists of a 2-day workshop for patent examiners in LA IPOs, aimed at equipping…Enforcement forum for the Andean Community judges and prosecutors
This forum consists on a 2-day seminar in Ecuador, gathering around 50 judges and district…Regional seminar on enforcement for IP Prosecutors, Customs and Police Investigators in Costa Rica
This seminar consists on a 3-day in-person seminar to be organised jointly by WIPO, USPTO, the…Past Activities
South America IP Enforcement Summit
The aim of this activity, with the support of INTERPOL, is to support different authorities in the…Seminar on Geographical Indications for Chile.
In an important event for intellectual property (IP) in Latin America, experts and representatives…Seminar on Geographical Indications for MERCOSUR
In an important step towards intellectual property (IP) protection, Latin America is about to sign…Virtual workshop on trade marks: position marks, three-dimensional marks and marks for virtual goods and services
More than 300 participants joined online on 19 and 20 March to attend the Virtual Trade Marks…Other news
Andean Community countries will have a database of trade marks in the subregion
Today, the General Secretariat of the Andean Community (CAN) and IP Key LA, implemented by the European Union Intellectual Property Office, announced the launch of a technological tool that will allow users to access information on trade marks registered in the subregio
[...]IP Key LA – EUIPO study is highlighted during event on the economic impact of intellectual property in Peru
The European project, Intellectual Property Key Latin America (IP Key LA), in conjunction with INDECOPI (Instituto Nacional de Defensa de la Competencia y de la Protección de la Propiedad Intelectual), recently
[...]July virtual high-level meetings in the margins of WIPO General Assemblies in Geneva 2021
Following the first series of high-level meetings with non-EU stakeholders, which took place in the first half of this year, the Office, over the period from 6 to 16 July, is meeting with the heads of non-EU IP offices.
[...]Honduras joins TMclass
As of 14 July 2021, the General Directorate of Intellectual Property of Honduras (DIGEPIH) will be included in TMclass.
[...]DNPI Uruguay now aligned with CP5
The National Directorate of Industrial Property under the Ministry of Industry, Energy and Mining of Uruguay (DNPI) has published a practice paper today on the impact of non-distinctive/weak components of trade marks in the examination of llikelihood of confu
[...]IP Key LA and INDECOPI present the first economic impact study in Peru
IP Key Latin America (IP Key LA), the Delegation of the European Union in Peru and the National Institute for the Defense of Free Competition and Protection of Intellectual Property (INDECOPI) present the first study on the economic contributi
[...]DNPI Uruguay now aligned with CP6
The National Directorate of Industrial Property under the Ministry of Industry, Energy and Mining of Uruguay (DNPI) has published a Practice Paper concerning the graphic representation of industrial designs.
[...]A more sustainable world, thanks to an SME and its relationship with intellectual property
Spirit Design is a leading international strategic design company based in Vienna.
[...]IP & SMEs: Taking your ideas to the market
One more year comes, and it is already 26 April, also known as the Intellectual Property day, as established by the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) two decades ago.
[...]SMEs and intellectual property, a winning combination
According to the European Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), SMEs represent 99 % of all companies in the EU.
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