
El Salvador accedes to TLT

“Belize should continue to strengthen its institutional capabilities and competitiveness. This includes respecting international law that comes with participating in a world economy such as enforcing intellectual property rights. However in previous years the perception of corruption has reduced the nation’s performance indicators. This is something that must change if Belize is to move forward in a meaningful way with its own economic development.”
"The Commission of the Andean Community has just approved Decision 689, allowing members countries to adequate certain provisions of Decision 486 –Common Regulations on Industrial Property- granting rights to each country member of the Andean Community –Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru- to strengthen protection of Industrial Property rights through internal legislation. Decision 689 incorporates the following provisions:
1. By introducing an exception to Article 9, it allows countries to establish conditions to reinstate priority rights on a patent or utility model, industrial design or trademark, for a term not more than two months beyond the established initial period.
2. It allows amendment of Article 28 to introduce additional regulations related to divulgation of the invention, in sense of requiring applicant greater clarity in the description and sufficiency in such divulgation, so that there is no need for a person having knowledge of the state of the art to conduct undue experimentation.
3. It clarifies Article 34 by establishing that reporting on omissions on the Spanish text of description and claims, will not be considered an extension of the invention if the new matter was contained in the priority application, if claimed.4. Except in the case of patents for pharmaceutical products and processes, it grants rights to member countries to compensate for undue delays in the grant of the patents, undue delays being those delays exceeding five years from filing date or three years from the date a petition for examination was filed and where such delays can only be attributable to the Patent Office.
5. It clarifies Article 53, allowing countries to pass new legislation limiting patentees' rights, creating a provision equal to the Bolar Exception.
6. It revises Article 138 by letting countries approve a multiclass trademark registration system.
7. It enables countries to implement Article 140 of Decision 486 by fixing specific terms to satisfy the formalities detailed in it without loss of filing rights.
8. It allows an exception to Article 162 of Decision 486: now countries may decide that recordal of a license agreement be optional.
9. It clarifies Article 202 of Decision 486: now an indication of origin will not be protected if it may be confused with (i) a registered mark or with a mark subject to registration, provided the mark has been registered in good faith, or with (ii) a famous mark.
10. It allows the countries to implement legislation on border measures in connection with trademark rights.
The new legislation establishes that by 20 August 2008 the countries members which wish to exercise this option must inform the Secretary General of the Andean Community that they will proceed. Peru, having already passed new legislation in line with the new Decision, will exercise this right as of 1 January 2009."
"the fact that Soda Profesional SA was expelled from the entity [IVESS] does not exempt the latter from its liability, since in any case the entity should have taken all necessary measures to prevent the improper use of the trade mark from injuring consumer confidence or, at the least, it should have properly advertised its disengagement from the manufacturer".According to the court, the only way for a trade mark owner to escape liability is to take all necessary measures to prevent improper use of the trade mark by a third party which could injure consumer confidence, or at least properly advertise the termination of the trade mark use authorization.
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MEZCAL
SOTOL
TALAVERA
MANGO ATAULFO DEL SOCONUSCO DE CHIAPAS
CAFÉ PLUMA
CAFÉ CHIAPAS
CAFÉ VERACRUZ
OLINALA
AMBAR DE CHIAPAS
CHARANDA
VAINILLA DE PAPANTLA
TEHUACAN
BACANORA
"... There's always going to be piracy, [but] if you bring affordable products into the market or the cost is right people will respond to that ... With the productivity tools and business apps that are crucial to management of company data, people are willing to pay for it".
"Of the developing countries, Brazil has one of the most advanced agricultural branding programs. ... in addition to the country’s promotions for Brazilian coffee, there are also branding programs for Brazilian beef, Brazilian fruit, Brazilian chicken, and wines from Brazil".Most importers of such products have up till now been other developing economies, since tariffs and trading barriers have given the country little opportunity for its brands to penetrate some of the most highly developed markets.
"Whatever the challenges facing the current government, Chile remains a relative oasis of clean governance, stability and economic openness and has ratified Free-Trade Agreement (FTA) with the US. Nonetheless, for the research-based pharmaceutical industry, the intellectual property (IP) environment remains deficient".