Surely the first part of the title does not sound quite IP related. However, following Ecuador news in the issue of ‘compulsory licenses’, it was the only principle of law that cross my mind. Yesterday,...
Industries that prepare, manufacture and/or produce products in the region may apply to use the logo ‘made in Mexico’ (see press release in Spanish here) The move comes, according to the Ministry of Economy, to...
If you happen to be in Mexico City between 18 and 19 of November do not miss this approaching meeting. The title seems to involve IP finance and surely sounds attractive: ‘LA PROPIEDAD INDUSTRIAL COMO...
Brasil, junto con la India, prepara un contencioso contra la Unión Europea (UE) en la Organización Mundial de Comercio (OMC), que tiene como telón de fondo el desarrollo de la producción de medicamentos genéricos en...
The Presidential Decree which grants obligatory patent licenses to some pharmaceuticals has been enacted. Since October 23, Ecuador woke up to a new patent system where approximately 2000 medicines may be affected. Under this system,...
Entrepreneurs in Mexico have united efforts to launch a series of beers named ‘la liga cervezera’ (the beer league). Their first beer label, named after the Argentinean footballer Diego Maradona, has already been registered. The...
From today onwards the Chilean company, which is the main telecommunication company in the country, will start working under the trade mark Movistar (see press release in Spanish here). However, note that Telefonica SA owns...
El día viernes 16 de octubre culmino la muestra de los proyectos de la Quinta Edición del Concurso Nacional de Innovaciones, Innovar 2009, de los Premios Innovar organizado por el Ministerio de Ciencia y Tecnología...
Google is found yet again in court for posting material online. It has been reported (see newspaper in Spanish here) that a claim was brought against Google Chile for distributing, in Video and YouTube, a...
Coca Cola has won a seven-year legal battle maintaining therefore the mark ‘Santa Clara’ for mineral water. The Consejo de Estado acted under the Tribunal de Justicia de la Comunidad Andina (TJCA) guidance and annulled...
Last Tuesday IP Tango thanked Jorge Miguel Arruda da Veiga (Di Blasi, Parente, Vaz e Dias & Asociados) for providing the weblog with a link to Brazilian Law no 12035/2009, which sets outs the provisions...
The Ministry of Health has called upon private companies to set partnerships and strategic alliances with public laboratories to foster the production of innovative drugs in Brazil.The campaign for new partnerships took place last week,...
Gracias a Alejandra Castañeda y Enrique Polo Santisteban en IP Tango hemos tenido conocimiento de esta curiosa noticia en materia de marcas.
El Presidente de Ecuador, Rafael Correa, anunció en su revista semanal que pasara un decreto por el cual derogará las patentes farmacéuticas en Ecuador. La medida obligará a las farmacéuticas trasnacionales a otorgar licencias para...
According to the official Rio 2016 website, it was as long ago as 27 August that the International Olympic Committee (IOC) awarded the broadcast rights for the 2014 (Winter Olympics) and the 2016 Games to...
There's a lengthy entry on Wikipedia on Rio de Janeiro's successful bid to secure the 2016 Olympic Games. It's well researched, with over 200 links to source documents, and current up to and including Wednesday...
La unión Europea ha enviado un comunicado a las autoridades Chilenas en el cual pide que acepten nuevas restricciones referentes a Denominaciones de Origen en productos lácteos. Esta medida forma parte de la ‘clausula evolutiva’...
La Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nación (SCJN) negó un amparo a la empresa Televisa, como parte de la disputa que ésta sostiene con su competidora Televisión Azteca por el registro como marca...
In a piece for the IAM Blog entitled "Pharma companies may well end up subsidising Rio 2016" Joff Wild, the respected editor of Intellectual Asset Management magazine writes: "I would not be surprised if the...
El Servicio Autónomo de la Propiedad Industrial (SAPI) ha presentado un nuevo sistema por medio del cual, artistas que suscriban la licencia podrán colocar su música en la página web de esta Institución. De esta...
Here, thanks to Jorge Miguel Arruda da Veiga (Di Blasi, Parente, Vaz e Dias & Asociados) is a link to the new Brazilian Law no 12035/2009, which sets outs the provisions of the Olympic Act.At...
A giant party broke out in the streets of Rio de Janeiro last Friday when the International Olympic Committee announced that the city of Rio de Janeiro had been chosen to host the 2016 Olympics...
On 1 October, one day before Rio de Janeiro was chosen to host the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games, the Brazilian Federal Government enacted law no 12.035/09, which instituted the Olympic Act. This law became...
El senador del PRD, Rubén Velásquez presentó una iniciativa para reformar la Ley Federal de Variedades Vegetales con el fin establecer límites a las patentes y derechos de propiedad intelectual sobre los recursos fitogenéticos.En...
El Foro académico de Derecho de autor y Derecho industrial de la Pontificia Universidad Javeriana de Bogotá (Colombia) ha organizado una jornada con motivo de la presentación del nuevo libro del profesor Ricardo Antequera Parilli...
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