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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
Cuba joins TMview and DesignView
The Cuban Office of Industrial Property (OCPI) made its trade mark and design data available to the TMview and DesignView search tools on 9 December 2019.
[...]Chile joins TMclass
As of 25 November 2019 the National Institute of Industrial Property Office of Chile (INAPI) joins TMclass with the latest version of the Nice classification.
[...]Ecuador joins DesignView
As of 11 November 2019, Ecuador’s National Service of Intellectual Rights (SENADI) has made its design data available to the DesignView search tools.
With SENADI on board DesignView now contains data from 70 participating offices.
[...]Argentina joins TMclass and Peru joins DesignClass
As of 04 November 2019, the National Institute of Industrial Property of Argentina (INPI) is part of TMclass. INPI will use and accept the list of terms from the harmonised database (HDB) in TMclass.
[...]Second Week of IP Enforcement and Governance brought together national and international experts in Argentina
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.
[...]Brazilian Judges Attend IP Key Latin America Seminar to Discuss Intellectual Property Infringements in Online Markets
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.
[...]Chile joins DesignView
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.
[...]Andean Region Officials visit Portugal to participate in IG related activities
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 06
[...]IP Key LA participates in a business forum organized by WIPO, OEPM and INDECOPI
With lectures on the importance of Intellectual Property for SMEs, the protection of trademarks and, designs in Europe and the access to relevant information on industrial property, IP Key LA’s project leader Pedro Duarte provided information, experiences and useful resources for those involved i
[...]SMEs from the Andean Community and Europe participated in the Itinerant Seminar How to increase the value of their commercial assets through IP?
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.
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