Welcome to our blog for Intellectual Property Law and Practice in Latin America!
¡Bienvenidos a nuestro blog de Derecho y Práctica de la Propiedad Intelectual en Latinoamérica!
Bem-vindo ao nosso blog sobre Direito e Prática de Propriedade Intelectual na América Latina!

Tuesday, 30 September 2014

Rodrigo Ramirez Herrera @ramahr

Chile: Legalidad de la regulación por Circular del procedimiento de recepción de pruebas en solicitudes de marcas

Al año se presentan en Chile 30.000 solicitudes de registro de marca nueva, 4.000 de las cuales reciben una demanda de oposición. En igual período se ingresan 150 demandas de nulidad ante el INAPI....

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Patricia Covarrubia

Bolivia is Royal [at least, one of its products]

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At the end of August 2014, Bolivia achieved the recognition of ‘Quinoa Real’ (Quinoa Royal) as Denomination of Origin (DO) in the Andean Community (CAN). This means that the DO is also recognized by the...

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Natalia Franco Onofre

Colombia: Solicitudes de concesión de registro de marcas en menos de seis (6) meses

El pasado 11 de agosto de 2014, el Superintendente De Industria y Comercio de Colombia, Doctor Pablo Felipe Robledo, expidió la Resolución No. 48348, por medio de la cual se regula la posibilidad de...

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Monday, 29 September 2014

Patricia Covarrubia

Coca-cola: are the big companies always the winners?

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The Colombia Superintendence of Industry and Commerce (SIC) ruled in favour of Coca-Cola in a recent opposition proceedings. The action brought was against Mr Moreno who applied for the registration of ‘Chevicola’ for beers, sodas,...

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Tuesday, 23 September 2014

Patricia Covarrubia

Colombia: the next #goodcoffee

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The “Federación Nacional de Cafeteros de Colombia” has always been very active in protecting the “Café de Colombia” brand worldwide. In 2005, Café de Colombia gained the protection as designation of origin (Denominación de Origen...

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Monday, 22 September 2014

Jeremy

Ecuador presses ahead with compulsory patent licences

Since it amended its law in 2009 in order to make use of the TRIPS flexibilities in favour of developing countries, the Ecuadorian Institute of Intellectual Property (IEPI) has received 32 applications for compulsory...

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Sunday, 21 September 2014

Jeremy

Brazil's National Directory: a new initiative to deal with counterfeits

IP Tango has received news of a new initiative to help combat trade mark piracy in Brazil: it's the National Directory for the Combat of Counterfeit Trade Marks.  This is a virtual space created...

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Thursday, 18 September 2014

Gilberto Macias (@gmaciasb)

México – El Gobierno Federal debe cesar en el uso de la marca REPUVE

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Wednesday, 17 September 2014

Jeremy

IP for innovation and health: a forthcoming event

IP Tango learns that on 16 and 17 October 2014, the Association of Intellectual Property is holding its 5th Latin American Seminar, "The Value of IP for Innovation and Health", with the the participation...

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Monday, 15 September 2014

Rodrigo Ramirez Herrera @ramahr

La batalla por la Propiedad Industrial de las arpas paraguayas

En el años 2006 el comerciante de arpas, Salomón Sanabria, registró diseños y ornamentos utilizados en la construcción de arpas paraguayas, lo que llevó a la Fiscalía a imputar a artesanos de Asunción y...

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Friday, 12 September 2014

Jeremy

New title from Argentina

From Felix Rozanski comes the following news: "We are pleased to inform you that elDIAL.com, along with the ASDIN Intellectual Rights Association, has published in print and in digital format (e-book) a new volume...

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Jeremy

JIPLP welcomes IP law and practice articles from Latin America

"Search engine liability arising from third parties infringing content: a path to strict liability?" is a case note by Marco Rizzo Jurado (Allende & Brea) on PAK v Yahoo Argentina SRL and Google Inc, Civil...

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Thursday, 11 September 2014

Jeremy

Panama: damages for trade mark opposition made in bad faith

In June 2014 the Civil Chamber of Panama's Supreme Court of Justice, in a majority decision, ordered Bridgestone Corporation and Bridgestone Licensing Services Inc to pay Muresa and Tire Group of Factories Ltd Inc...

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Tuesday, 9 September 2014

Jeremy

Dominican Republic border measures bite fake crocodiles

The customs authorities of the Dominican Republic are reported to have recently destroyed 45,986 counterfeit articles bearing the LOUIS VUITTON, CHANEL and LACOSTE trade marks, all of which were apparently intended for the Dominican...

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Monday, 8 September 2014

Patricia Covarrubia

INDECOPI: the watchdog!

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Once again this year (previously reported here) the Peruvian National Institute for the Defence of Competition and Protection of Intellectual Property (INDECOPI) has reaffirmed that “ illegal reproduction or sale of any domestic or foreign...

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Wednesday, 3 September 2014

Jeremy

INTA, Colombia, speak the same language on IP

The International Trademark Association's latest INTA Bulletin trumpets excitedly that, in a continuing effort to strengthen relationships with associations and IP offices throughout the world, INTA CEO Etienne Sanz de Acedo has signed a...

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Monday, 1 September 2014

Rodrigo Ramirez Herrera @ramahr

Tasas ISA/IPEA del INAPI de Chile

Como parte del proceso de implementación que está llevando a cabo el Instituto Nacional de Propiedad Industrial de Chile (INAPI) para funcionar como Autoridad de Búsqueda Internacional y Examen Preliminar Internacional (ISA/IPEA) del Tratado...

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