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Tuesday, 16 September 2025

El Índice Mundial de Innovación de 2025: Latinoamérica y el Caribe

Verónica Rodríguez Arguijo September 16, 2025 No comments:

Hoy se anunció la publicación de la 18.ª edición del Índice Mundial de Innovación (GII, por sus siglas en inglés). Publicado desde 2007, el GII ha sido una fuente útil de análisis para medir la innovación. Consulta aquí mis reportes sobre ediciones anteriores del GII.

El GII de 2025 fue publicado por la Organización Mundial de la Propiedad Intelectual (OMPI), en colaboración con el Instituto Portulans.

El GII de 2025 contiene la más reciente clasificación mundial de innovación de más de 130 economías, basándose en 78 indicadores. El tema del informe de este año es “La innovación en la encrucijada”.

El Explorador de ecosistemas y datos de innovación del GII de 2025 (en inglés) muestra las reseñas sobre el desempeño de cada economía con respecto a todos los indicadores, destacando sus puntos fuertes y áreas de mejora en materia de innovación. Este año se agregó un nuevo filtro que permite revisar el desempeño de la innovación en las siguientes regiones: África, ASEAN, Unión Europea, Latinoamérica y los PMA.

11th Session of the WIPO Conversation on IP & Frontier Technologies: Infrastructure for Rights Holders and Innovation

Verónica Rodríguez Arguijo April 21, 2025 No comments:

The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) will hold the Eleventh Session of the WIPO Conversation on Intellectual Property and Frontier Technologies (formerly WIPO Conversation on IP and AI) on 23 and 24 April 2025.

The theme of the eleventh session is “Infrastructure for Rights Holders and Innovation”. The session aims to bring together stakeholders to discuss, inter alia, the challenges that AI poses for copyright, including rights management, attribution and compensation.

The agenda comprises the following topics:

Copyright infrastructure.
Infrastructure for training data.
Infrastructure for outputs.
The EU AI Act and Code of Practice.

The list of speakers is available here. The event will be held in a hybrid format. Registration is still open for a wider audience (virtual). If you haven’t registered, the live webcast of the session will be available here.

If you have a craving for more WIPO on IP and AI, do not forget to review here a list of sources at the bottom of the article.

Image by Frank Rietsch from Pixabay.

10th Session of the WIPO Conversation on IP & Frontier Technologies, AI Output: To Protect, or Not to Protect – that is the IP Question

Verónica Rodríguez Arguijo November 03, 2024 No comments:

The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) will hold the Tenth Session of the WIPO Conversation on Intellectual Property and Frontier Technologies (formerly WIPO Conversation on IP and AI) on 5 and 6 November 2024.

The theme of the tenth session is “AI Output: To Protect, or Not to Protect—That is the IP Question.” The session aims to bring together stakeholders to discuss, inter alia, the relationship between AI-generated content and IP, evaluate current practices, and propose practical solutions.

The agenda comprises the following topics:

From patentability dilemmas to copyright conundrums: Economic perspective.
Current copyright landscape: Where does AI fit in?
Pay per use? AI outputs, training data and the infringement question.
Deepfakes, cheap fakes, voice jacking and other AI manipulations.
Technical cooperation for the benefit of all.
Connecting the dots: Industry solutions to identify AI outputs.

The list of speakers is available here. The event will be held in a hybrid format. Registration was open for WIPO members & Observers (onsite) and a wider audience (virtual). If you haven’t registered, the live webcast of the session will be available here.

If you have a craving for more WIPO on IP and AI, do not forget to review here a list of sources at the bottom of the article.

Image by T Hansen from Pixabay.

El Índice Mundial de Innovación de 2024: Latinoamérica y el Caribe

Verónica Rodríguez Arguijo September 27, 2024 No comments:

Ayer se anunció la publicación de la 17ª edición del Índice Mundial de Innovación (GII, por sus siglas en inglés). Publicado desde 2007, el GII ha sido una fuente útil de análisis para medir la innovación. Consulta aquí mis reportes sobre ediciones anteriores del GII.

El GII de 2024 fue publicado por la Organización Mundial de la Propiedad Intelectual (OMPI), en colaboración con el Instituto Portulans.

El GII de 2024 contiene la más reciente clasificación mundial de innovación de más de 130 economías, basándose en 78 indicadores. El tema del informe de este año es “Descubriendo la promesa del emprendimiento social”.

El nuevo Explorador de ecosistemas y datos de innovación del GII de 2024 (en inglés) muestra las reseñas sobre el desempeño de cada economía con respecto a todos los indicadores, destacando sus puntos fuertes y débiles en materia de innovación.

9th Session of the WIPO Conversation on IP & Frontier Technologies: Training the Machines – Bytes, Rights and the Copyright Conundrum

Verónica Rodríguez Arguijo March 10, 2024 No comments:

The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) will hold the Ninth Session of the WIPO Conversation on Intellectual Property and Frontier Technologies (formerly WIPO Conversation on IP and AI) on 13 and 14 March 2024.

The theme of the ninth session is “Training the Machines—Bytes, Rights and the Copyright Conundrum”, which aims to bring together stakeholders to discuss the multifaceted relationship between IP and training data. The event will foster a holistic understanding of the impact of training data on the IP landscape by evaluating current practices, proposing practical solutions, and envisioning future direction.

The agenda comprises the following topics:

The current IP state of play: Training data containing copyright-protected works.
Does litigation really solve everything? A litigation tracker.
Can regulation keep up? Navigating the evolving regulatory landscape.
Can contractual frameworks mitigate the IP risk until regulation catches up?
Shaping a possible way forward: New approaches for the new AI age.
Presentation: Generative AI, training data and innovation – how large language models are acceleration scientific break throughs.

The list of speakers is available here. The event will be held in a hybrid format. Registration was open for WIPO members & Observers (onsite) and a wider audience (virtual). If you haven’t registered, the live webcast of the session will be available here.

If you have a craving for more WIPO on IP and AI, do not forget to review here a list of sources at the bottom of the article.

Image by ktfcaptain from Pixabay.

Encounter 32, The UPC after eight months: achievements and challenges?

IPTango February 13, 2024 No comments:

On 21 February 2024, FIDE (Legal and Business Research Foundation) and TIPSA (Transatlantic Intellectual Property Academy) will hold the Encounter 32, The UPC after eight months: achievements and challenges?

The panellists are Rian Kalden (Second Panel of the UPC Court of Appeals) and Kevin Mooney (Simmons & Simmons). Emmanuel Gougé (Pinsent Masons) will moderate the session.

The suggested readings and the report on the session will be available on the Global Digital Encounters (GDE) website as time goes by.

The Encounter is offered free of charge, but registration is required. Register here now!

If you missed previous Encounters or want to watch them again, click here.

Credit: The image is courtesy of FIDE.

Encounter 31, Testing borders of IP rights: compulsory licensing and beyond

IPTango November 25, 2023 No comments:

On 28 November 2023, FIDE (Legal and Business Research Foundation) and TIPSA (Transatlantic Intellectual Property Academy) will hold the Encounter 31, Testing borders of IP rights: compulsory licensing and beyond.

The panellists are Bruno Vandermeulen (Impact Licensing Initiative) and Prof. Dr. jur. Tilman Müller-Stoy (Bardehle Pagenberg). Wolf Meier-Ewert (WTO) will moderate the session.

The suggested readings and the report on the session will be available on the Global Digital Encounters (GDE) website as time goes by.

The Encounter is offered free of charge, but registration is required. Register here now!

If you missed previous Encounters or you want to watch them again, click here.

Credit: The image is courtesy of FIDE.

8th Session of the WIPO Conversation on IP & Frontier Technologies: Generative AI and IP

Verónica Rodríguez Arguijo September 18, 2023 No comments:

The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) will hold the Eighth Session of the WIPO Conversation on Intellectual Property and Frontier Technologies (formerly WIPO Conversation on IP and AI) on 20 and 21 September 2023.

The theme of the eighth session is “Generative AI and IP”, aiming to bring together stakeholders to discuss the challenges generative AI may pose to the IP system and inter alia helping to establish best practices for the protection of creative works in the digital age.

The agenda comprises the following topics:

The Rapid Rise of Generative AI: Opportunities and Challenges Ahead
What is Generative AI and what differentiates it from other AI models?
Regulation of Generative AI: Do you feel the need… the need for speed? (Emerging Trends in Generative AI)
Generative AI – A Jack of Many Trades? (Generative AI: Use Cases)
A Mosaic of IP Issues: Painting the Full Picture of Generative AI and IP
Access to training data: Exploring Text and Data Mining (TDM) Exceptions, Fair Use, and Moral Rights
Authorship and Ownership of AI-generated Works: IP is all around
The Impact of Generative AI on the Creative Industries – a Tool for Human Creativity or Creative Destruction?
IP Strategies for Innovators and Creators in the Age of Generative AI
Generative AI for IP Administration: Applications and Pitfalls
How are Member States and IP Offices updating their guidelines to better accommodate IP issues related to Generative AI?
How are IP Offices dealing with applications written by ChatGPT?
Should IP laws be updated to reflect the use of Generative AI?
How can governments ensure that the use of Generative AI does not stifle innovation or competition in creative industries?

The list of speakers is available here. The event will be held in a hybrid format. Registration was open for WIPO members & Observers (onsite) and a wider audience (virtual). If you haven’t registered, the live webcast of the session will be available here.

If you have a craving for more WIPO on IP and AI, do not forget to review here a list of sources at the bottom of the article.

Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay.

3er Congreso Internacional de Propiedad Intelectual y Tecnologías Disruptivas

IPTango September 18, 2023 No comments:

El 19 y 20 de septiembre de 2023 se llevará a cabo el 3er Congreso Internacional de Propiedad Intelectual y Tecnologías Disruptivas.

El evento es organizado por el Centro de la Propiedad Intelectual de la Facultad de Derecho de la Universidad Austral (CPI) y la Escuela Latinoamericana de Propiedad Intelectual (ELAPI).

El programa incluye panelistas de diversos países y está disponible aquí. Entre otros temas, se abordarán los siguientes:

Inteligencia artificial generativa: ¿promtear para generar obras?
Clonación de voz: ¿nueva oportunidad para los creadores o desafío de valor?
¿El mundo jurídico offline es aplicable al online?
Nuevas fronteras en la gestión de la PI ante la piratería digital
Gestión de acuerdos de licencia con NFT
Perspectivas y desafíos regionales de la PI ante el mundo digital: diálogo con autoridades
Entender los aspectos claves de la transferencia de tecnología
Medicamentos y biosimilares: aspectos de regulación y protección de la PI

El evento es en línea y sin costo, pero se requiere inscripción previa. ¡Regístrate aquí!

Consulta más información sobre el Congreso aquí.

Crédito: la imagen es cortesía de ELAPI.

INTA participates in the 43rd International Congress of ABPI

IPTango August 22, 2023 No comments:

The Brazilian Association of Intellectual Property (ABPI) is organizing the 43rd International Congress from 20 to 22 August 2023 in Brazil’s beautiful city of Rio de Janeiro.

The year’s theme is ‘IP as a Promoter of Social Equality’. The programme includes artificial intelligence and challenges for copyright, the protection of famous marks, the liability of internet service providers, anti-piracy strategies, the Hague Agreement in Brazil and innovation policies, among others.

CEO of the International Trademark Association (INTA), Etienne Sanz de Acedo, is confirmed for the event’s closing plenary. He will participate in the session ‘Intellectual Property of the Future’ along with Kathi Vidal (United States Patent and Trademark Office), Sherif Saadallah (World Intellectual Property Organization), Gabriel Leonardos (president of ABPI), and Luiz Henrique do Amaral (Dannemann Siemsen).

Founded 145 years ago, INTA is a global association of brand owners and professionals dedicated to supporting the development of brands and intellectual property (IP) to foster consumer confidence, economic growth, and innovation. INTA has over 6,000 organizations and approximately 33,500 individual members from 181 countries (including students and academics).

The Latin America and Caribbean region’s membership comprises almost 650 organizations and 2,900 individuals. In this sense, Brazil has the largest membership in this region, with 95 organizations and 550 individuals. Through its INTA Foundation, the organization finances the specialization of diversity, equity, and inclusion of students at the University of Rio de Janeiro.

Review here more information about the 43rd International Congress and here about INTA.

Credit: image is courtesy of INTA.

Some IPTango moves

* Listed as one of the "Best blogs on Intellectual and Industrial Property Law". The University of Alicante Intellectual Property & Information Technology Project (UAIPIT).

* One of the only two Latin American blog listed in the "Top 100 Intellectual Property Blogs". Feedspot, as of May 2021.

* Listed as one of the "Top 15 Blogs For An Intellectual Property (IP) Enthusiasts". Buzzfeed.com, January 2017.

* Listed as one of the "World's Best IP Blogs". BananaIP.com, December 2015.

* IPTango founder Professor Jeremy Phillips was listed as one of the Managing Intellectual Property magazine's "Fifty Most Influential People" of 2005, 2011, 2013, and 2014.

* Listed as one of the "Influential intellectual property blawgs". A Dictionary of Intellectual Property Law, Peter Groves, 2011.

* Listed as one of the "Communities of Blawgers". Los blogs jurídicos y la web 2.0. para la difusión y la enseñanza del derecho, Gonzalo Ramírez Cleves, 2010.