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Thursday, 24 December 2009

Patricia Covarrubia

Ecuadorian government creates public pharmaceutical and drug company

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By an executive Decree (No 181), the Ecuadorian President, Rafael Correa, ordered the creation of a public drug company called ENFARMA PA. The purpose of this company includes research and development of active ingredients...

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Monday, 21 December 2009

Patricia Covarrubia

Short note - the Audiovisual Media Law in Argentina

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For the third time in less than a week, a Court in Argentina suspended some of the articles of the Audiovisual Media Law. No much information is given on the case as such but certainly...

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Friday, 18 December 2009

Patricia Covarrubia

Audiovisual Services – the Media law in Argentina has found a barrier

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Weeks ago we brought to your attention the sets of regulations seeking to control the content of the media and its activities in Latin America.Yesterday, a Court in Argentina suspended two articles of the Audiovisual...

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Thursday, 17 December 2009

Patricia Covarrubia

Wikipedia to be distributed on DVD for schools without Internet

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Buenos Aires, ARGENTINA: Jimmy Donal Wales, Wikipedia’s co-founder and co-creator, announced that by January there will be a Wikipedia on DVD. The initiative was introduced by Wikipedia Argentina and Educ.ar which is an online learning...

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Wednesday, 16 December 2009

Gilberto Macias (@gmaciasb)

Información importante sobre Nombres de Dominio en Argentina

Según informa el NIC Argentina durante el 2010 se implementará un nuevo sistema de registro y administración de nombres de dominio.Por tal motivo, se informa que todas las Entidades Registrantes deberán regularizar sus datos registrales....

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Tuesday, 15 December 2009

Jeremy

Who are you calling a weir.do?

I've just learned from my friends at Lexsynergy that the .do top level domain (TLD) is making the Dominican Republic an attractive place for the registration of second level domains which make a pun on...

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Monday, 14 December 2009

Patricia Covarrubia

An illegal whisky gives you more than a dishonest hangover

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Bogota, Colombia: el tiempo newspaper reports that yesterday about 1,000 counterfeited bottles of whisky were found in a house. The bottles are said to be from well-known foreign trade marks. According to preliminary investigations, the...

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Saturday, 12 December 2009

Patricia Covarrubia

Colombia reports millions in losses from illegal software

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The New Herald newspaper informs the statement given by Microsoft. It is reported that Colombia alone registered more than US$ 136 million in losses from illegal software in 2009.The Microsoft’s manager for Colombia explained that...

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Friday, 11 December 2009

Gilberto Macias (@gmaciasb)

La falsificación y la piratería ponen en riesgo la recuperación económica mundial

Durante la clausura del 5º Congreso Mundial para Combatir la Falsificación y la Piratería , que tuvo lugar en Cancún, del 1 al 3 de diciembre pasados, se alentó a empresarios y políticos, tanto...

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Thursday, 10 December 2009

Jeremy

Hypermarcas consolidates its position in Brazil's generics market

It seems that the market for generic pharma products in Brazil -- estimated to surge 26% per annum -- is a lively and profitable one, judging by one recent deal. According to Pharma Times ("Pfizer...

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Tuesday, 8 December 2009

Patricia Covarrubia

Perfume industry – a Mexican business that does not smell right!

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In Mexico, the volume of counterfeit perfumes is superior to genuine ones. According to William Hidalgo, National Chamber of Industry of the Perfumes and Cosmetics (Canipec)’s president, reveals that data collected from suppliers of raw...

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Friday, 4 December 2009

Patricia Covarrubia

Google blocks several of its internet tools in Cuba

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The Cuban newspaper ‘Juventud Revelde’ reports that Google has blocked the webpage navigator Zeitgeist. Added to this, the Cubans Google Earth, Google Destktop Search, Google Code, Google Toolbar and Chrome are also upon those that...

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Thursday, 3 December 2009

Gilberto Macias (@gmaciasb)

Malasia reconoce denominación de origen "pisco" a favor de Perú.

Según ha informado el Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores, la Corporación de la Propiedad Intelectual de Malasia inscribió la denominación de origen “pisco” a favor de Perú.

El registro rige desde el 3 de noviembre y durará 10 años, tiempo durante el cual la denominación tendrá una protección exclusiva contra la utilización de terceros para productos que no sean originarios de Perú.

Me pregunto si el Gobierno de Chile intentará o ha intentado obtener la misma protección para su Pisco.

Mejor no hablar mucho del tema, que los recuerdos que tengo del Pisco Sour en el Chicha me quitan las ganas de seguir escribiendo…

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Wednesday, 2 December 2009

Aurelio Lopez-Tarruella Martinez

Argentina: modificación del plazo de protección de los derechos de autor

El miércoles 25 de noviembre se dio sanción en la Cámara de Diputados a la modificación de la Ley 11723 de Propiedad Intelectual agregando el art. 5 bis donde en la misma se establece especialmente...

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Patricia Covarrubia

Venezuela to examine all pharmaceutical patents

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The forum titled "The patents as element of exclusion and limit to the health of the town", which was lectured in Venezuela, saw the head of different institutions united. Last Thursday, the Venezuelan Minister of...

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Tuesday, 1 December 2009

Patricia Covarrubia

Peru: toys that play without a mark

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Christmas time appears to be a good moment for the National Institute for the Defence of Competition and Protection of Intellectual Property (INDECOPI) to launch a security check campaign. The institution is working on the...

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