This study aims to provide evidence on the economic importance of IPRs for Brazil and to present it in a way that policy makers can easily use it in their work and it can serve as a tool for raising IP awareness among policy-makers and Brazilian citizens. Specifically, in terms of content, it aims to assess the combined contribution of industries that make intensive use of the various types of IPR to the economy of Brazil.

On 15 December 2022, representatives from 16 Latin American countries attended the ‘Virtual Workshop on Mediation: Intellectual Property Cases’, organised by the EUIPO and IP Key Latin America (LA).

The main objective of the activity was to contribute to raise awareness among SMEs and IP rights holders about alternative dispute resolution methods, such as mediation.

The aim of this activity is to build on the celebration of the 10 years of accession of Mexico and Colombia to the Madrid Protocol, by organising a conference promoting accession to both the Madrid Protocol and the Hague Agreement. This conference will also be an opportunity to present the findings of the seven studies developed within IP Key LA, and for Latin American countries to share their experience among themselves. Furthermore, this activity will serve to give support to those countries interested in joining the Hague and the Madrid Protocols.

IP Key LA successfully organized the Geographical Indications Seminar for Central America, which took place in the city of Antigua, Guatemala,on September 26 and 27. Bringing together leaders from six Central American countries with institutions of the European Union, the main objective of this conferences was to promote the dialogue to improve the protection, promotion and use of geographical indications in the region.

El Instituto Mexicano de Propiedad Industrial (IMPI) ha publicado hoy un documento sobre la práctica relativa a la representación gráfica de un dibujo o modelo.

From September 22nd to the 24th, in Jalisco, Mexico, leaders from 16 Latin American countries, together with authorities from European Union organizations, participated in the Regional Conference on Geographical Indications. Being this event one more effort by IP KEY LA to promote dialogue between the two parties, in order to implement the best practices and policies in the region.

The official launch of the second phase of IP Key Latin America took place in Mexico City on 27 April. The project aims to increase intellectual property protection and enforcement throughout Latin America.

Top representatives of Latin American national IP offices attended the event. The Mexican government was represented by Alfredo Rendón, Director General of the Mexican Institute of Intellectual Property (IMPI).

IP Key Latin America organised a seminar in Quito on 25 May to discuss the current state of plant variety protection in Ecuador, in collaboration with the EU Delegation to Ecuador, the CPVO and SENADI.

The Superintendence of Industry and Commerce (SIC) under the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Tourism of Colombia has published a practice paper on figurative marks containing descriptive/non-distinctive words.

O projeto europeu lançou 4 estudos de impacto econômico em países-chave da região como parte de suas contribuições para o cenário local de propriedade intelectual