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Tuesday, 20 April 2021

WIPO session on Closing the Gender Gap in Intellectual Property

IPTango April 20, 2021

The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) will hold the first session on Closing the Gender Gap in Intellectual Property on 28 April 2021.

The online event is part of a series of sharing sessions in light of WIPO initiatives around Gender Equality, Diversity and Intellectual Property.

The first session theme is Mapping and Addressing Barriers to close the gender gap in Intellectual Property.

The program “will map the existing barriers that prevent women from using the IP system in greater numbers and with greater benefits, and will explore opportunities to foster their participation based on case studies from Chile and South Korea”. You can review here the full program and the list of speakers.

The event will be held in English, but interpretation in French and Spanish will be provided.

The session is free of charge, but you can register here. The event will also be streamed here (no registration required).

Review more information here.

Source: WIPO newsletter.

Image by Gerd Altmann on Pixabay.

Día Mundial de la Propiedad Intelectual 2021

IPTango April 17, 2021

Como cada año, el 26 de abril se celebrará el Día Mundial de la Propiedad Intelectual.

Con el objetivo de “fomentar una mayor comprensión general de la PI”, la fecha fue elegida por los estados miembros de la Organización Mundial de la Propiedad Intelectual (OMPI) en el año 2000, de tal suerte que coincidiera con la fecha de la entrada en vigor del Convenio de la OMPI (26 abril de 1970).

El tema de este año es “La PI y las pymes: Para que las ideas lleguen al mercado”.

En este contexto, la OMPI ha señalado que las pymes “representan alrededor del 90% de las empresas del mundo, dan empleo aproximadamente al 50% de la fuerza de trabajo mundial y generan hasta el 40% de la renta nacional en muchas economías emergentes”.

La OMPI ha enfatizado que “el Día Mundial de la Propiedad Intelectual 2021 es una oportunidad para descubrir la manera en que las herramientas del sistema de PI —a saber, las marcas, los derechos sobre dibujos y modelos, el derecho de autor, las patentes, los secretos comerciales, las indicaciones geográficas y muchas más— pueden ayudar a que sus ideas lleguen al mercado”.

De igual manera, la Organización ha indicado que el “Día Mundial de la PI 2021 también pone de relieve la función central que la OMPI y las oficinas nacionales y regionales de PI de todo el mundo desempeñan a la hora de crear condiciones favorables para que las pymes impulsen la innovación y la creatividad, faciliten la recuperación económica y generen empleo”.

La página web dedicada al Día Mundial de la Propiedad Intelectual ya se encuentra disponible, la cual contiene entre otras secciones, las siguientes:

Estudios de caso sobre la utilización de la PI por las pymes, por el momento, sólo en inglés.
Herramienta de la OMPI de diagnóstico de PI, la cual determina los activos de las empresas y genera un informe con información para la gestión de dichos activos.
Guías promocionales del Día Mundial de la Propiedad Intelectual 2021, que contienen información y recursos para páginas web, prensa, medios sociales y producción de videos.
Carpeta para medios sociales que incluye diversas imágenes y material publicitario para que el público cree campañas relativas al Día Mundial de la Propiedad Intelectual.
Calendario de eventos virtuales.

Se puede enviar aquí la información sobre los eventos para que sean incluidos en el calendario virtual del Día Mundial de la Propiedad Intelectual.

Asimismo, los videos producidos para difundir las campañas en el marco de las celebraciones, pueden enviarse a la OMPI para que sean compartidos en los canales de la Organización.

¡No olvides revisar los eventos incluidos en IPTango para conmemorar el Día Mundial de la Propiedad Intelectual!

Fuente: página web de la OMPI dedicada al Día Mundial de la Propiedad Intelectual.

Crédito: imagen disponible en la carpeta para medios sociales de la OMPI.

2022 WTO Young Professionals Programme (YPP)

IPTango April 08, 2021

The World Trade Organization (WTO) is calling for applications for the 2022 WTO Young Professionals Programme (YPP).

The YPP is addressed to qualified young professionals up to the age of 32 years from a developing or least developed country.

Some of the requirements the applicants must fulfil are the following:

The applicants must hold an advanced university degree in law, economics, or other international trade-related subjects relevant to the WTO’s work.
The applicants must be fluent in English. Good working knowledge of Spanish is an advantage.
Applications must include a letter of motivation indicating up to three work areas which may include Intellectual Property Rights, Dispute Settlement, Trade and Development.

The selected applicant “will be placed in a specific Division of the WTO Secretariat in accordance with the needs and priorities of the Organization”.

The deadline to apply is 29 April 2021. More information here.

Image by Nattanan Kanchanaprat from Pixabay.

Encounter 11: The Future of Geographical Indications and Traceability in a Covid Transformed World

IPTango March 31, 2021

On 6 April 2021, FIDE (Legal and Business Research Foundation) and TIPSA (Transatlantic Intellectual Property Academy) will hold the Encounter 11: The Future of Geographical Indications and Traceability in a Covid Transformed World.

The panellists are Professor Patricia Covarrubia (University of Buckingham, Latin America IPR SME Helpdesk and member of the IPTango team), Professor Justin Hughes (Loyola Marymount University), Dr. Delphine Marie-Vivien (CIRAD) and Professor Arul George Scaria (CIIPC).

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: Image is courtesy of FIDE.

UPDATE 9 April 2021: the recording of Encounter 11 is available here.

Fecha límite para la próxima edición de la Revista Iberoamericana de la Propiedad Intelectual (RIPI)

IPTango March 30, 2021

El equipo editorial de la Revista Iberoamericana de la Propiedad Intelectual (RIPI) nos ha compartido que el 30 de abril de 2021 es la fecha límite para la recepción de artículos que se publicarán en el próximo número.

La convocatoria para la edición No. 14 está abierta a todos los autores de Iberoamérica.

Los artículos pueden referirse a temas de propiedad intelectual, en los aspectos jurídicos, técnicos, económicos o de política pública.

Los artículos pueden estar escritos en español, portugués o inglés. Consulta aquí más información sobre contenidos, extensión y formato.

RIPI es una publicación conjunta de la Universidad Austral (Argentina), la Universidad Panamericana (México) y la Universidad de La Sabana (Colombia). Los números anteriores de la RIPI pueden consultarse aquí.

La imagen es cortesía de la RIPI.

Paraguay – Expide el primer certificado de registro de una Denominación de Origen

Gilberto Macias (@gmaciasb) March 29, 2021

Recientemente la Dirección Nacional de Propiedad Intelectual (DINAPI) , expidió el primer certificado de registro para una denominación de origen al Comité Interprofessionnel du Vin de Champagne.

El Champagne es la primera solicitud que concluye todo el proceso de reconocimiento preliminar y registro establecido en la Ley 4923/2013 reglamentada en el año 2019 a través del Decreto del P.E. N° 1286

Paraguay cuenta con una legislación específica en la materia desde el año 2013, para presentación de solicitudes de reconocimiento preliminar y posterior registro de indicaciones geográficas y denominaciones de origen y, desde su reglamentación en el mes de febrero del año 2019, la DINAPI ha impulsado campañas de promoción y difusión de esta herramienta de PI.

Actualmente, el Comité de Champagne reúne a alrededor de 16000 vignerons (viticultores) y 320 maisons (casas) de la región de Champagne – Francia.

Paraguay se suma así a la lista de 122 países, incluyendo la mayoría de los países de América Latina, China, India, etc., que ya protegen el nombre Champagne, una de las denominaciones más notorias y antiguas del mundo.

Mas información aquí y aquí.

A-CAPP Center: A Brand’s New World, Latin America

IPTango March 20, 2021

The Center for Anti-Counterfeiting and Product Protection (A-CAPP Center), housed at Michigan State University, will hold the conference A Brand’s New World: Latin America from 15 to 17 June 2021.

The online event will cover brand protection issues in Latin America. Interactive panel discussions and breakout groups will be part of the program. The sessions will be held in English, Spanish and Portuguese.

The registration for the conference is not yet open. However, you can take here and here (in Spanish) a short survey to suggest topics for discussion at the event.

A Brand’s New World is a free virtual conference series “on brand protection issues post-pandemic, looking into the future”. The first series was held in 2020 (as announced here). The event addressed brand protection and anti-counterfeiting matters by speakers from industry, academia, law enforcement, and government.

More information is available here.

The image is courtesy of the A-CAPP Center.

INTA: The U.S. Trademark Modernization Act, What Latin American Companies and Law Firms Should Know

IPTango March 17, 2021

The International Trademark Association (INTA) will hold the webcast “The U.S. Trademark Modernization Act: What Latin American Companies and Law Firms Should Know” on 25 March 2021.

The event is addressed to trademark practitioners in Latin America. The webcast aims to “provide registrants with practical tips and watch-outs to make informed decisions and leverage the appropriate tools to maintain and enforce their trademark rights in the United States”.

The speakers are Rodrick J. Enns (Enns & Archer) and Julia C. Archer (Enns & Archer). Jenny McDowell (INTA) will moderate the session.

The event is free to INTA members, but non-members can register for $75.00.

More information is available here.

The image is courtesy of INTA.

Peru: INDECOPI announced some results derived from the agreement to protect IPRs in the digital environment signed with Mercado Libre

Verónica Rodríguez Arguijo March 14, 2021

The Peruvian National Institute for the Defense of Competition and the Protection of Intellectual Property (INDECOPI) announced some results derived from the agreement to protect IPRs in the digital environment signed with Mercado Libre (MELI).

As Juan Cichero (Head of Brand Protection at MELI) highlighted in the interview held with IPTango last year, the e-commerce platform “provided INDECOPI with [their] monitoring and reporting tool, but unfortunately, due to the … COVID-19 lockdown, some aspects of the joined efforts had to be delayed. However, [MELI trusted] that with the normalization of the INDECOPI procedures, the enforcement [would] resume”.

Indeed, the enforcement resumed in 2020. Thus, in a press release recently published, INDECOPI indicated that 265 listings were removed from Mercado Libre in light of the cooperation agreement with the platform. Out of these, 152 ads offered counterfeit products that posed a risk to consumers’ health and safety, such as electronic devices, masks, and toys. Meanwhile, 113 listings offered beverages with the protected appellation of origin “Pisco”.

In addition to this, as part of MELI´s proactive measures, 327 warnings were issued to brand owners, so they could review the ads and report the infringement of their IP rights when it was applicable.

Considering the results obtained, INDECOPI and MELI signed an addendum to extend the cooperation agreement for a further twelve months.

Read here the press release published by INDECOPI (in Spanish).

The interview IPTango held with Juan Cichero (Head of Brand Protection at Mercado Libre) is available here.

Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay.

ATRIP Essay Competition 2020: the deadline is approaching!

IPTango March 13, 2021

The International Association for the Advancement of Teaching and Research in Intellectual Property (ATRIP) is calling for submissions for the ATRIP Essay Competition 2020.

The annual essay competition, sponsored by FICPI (the International Federation of Intellectual Property Attorneys), is addressed to young researchers in intellectual property law.

Some of the requirements are the following:

The paper must cover IP law topics.
The paper must be written in English or French.
The paper should be no less than 5,000 words and should not exceed more than 10,000 words.
The authors should be no older than 35 years as of 31 December 2021.

The deadline for submissions is 1 April 2021.

The top three placed papers will be available on the ATRIP website with the possibility to be published in the Journal of World Intellectual Property Law.

The winning author will be invited to give a presentation (expenses paid) at the 2021 ATRIP international annual conference held in November at Seoul National University School of Law, Seoul, the Republic of Korea.

Review more information here.

Image by Free-Photos on Pixabay.

Some IPTango moves

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

* 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.

* 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.