Paraguay: news with no news
From the Paraguayan IPO I read the news about the Mercosur – Singapore Free Trade Agreement (FTA).Last week, the 6th round of negotiations seemed to end with some consensus on the matter of intellectual property,...
Friday, 24 June 2022
Brazil: fakes in the agricultural sector
Pesticides and agricultural products suffer the same fate as any other products in the market, that is piracy. While IP plays a role as to protect patents, trade marks and other IP rights, the matter...
Wednesday, 22 June 2022
Encounter 21: The Metaverse as a Challenge to Classical IP
On 29 June 2022, FIDE (Legal and Business Research Foundation) and TIPSA (Transatlantic Intellectual Property Academy) will hold the Encounter 21: The Metaverse as a Challenge to Classical IP.The panellists are Dr Andrés Guadamuz (University...
Tuesday, 21 June 2022
Ready, Steady…GO – the invention competition is on
The Peruvian IPO (Indecopi) launched this week the XXI National Invention Competition 2022 . The call is for all inventors and innovators who have until September 27, 2022 to submit their application. This initiative, which...
Thursday, 16 June 2022
oriGIn on Geographical Indications compilations
Yesterday afternoon I attended the event on oriGIn worldwide GI compilations. It comprises several speakers from around the world but relatable to Latin America, Sergio Chuez from INAPI was present.The welcoming was led by Erik...
Wednesday, 15 June 2022
Peru: QR codes for Collective Marks and enhancing Micro Enterprises
As part of the project run by the Peruvian IPO (INDECOPI), that is ‘Collective Marks Brand Promotion’, the office continues to advertise that by registering a collective mark, INDECOPI designs and produce their QR code...
Tuesday, 14 June 2022
Brazil: Patents and Transgenic Plants
The Brazilian IPO (INPI) has initiated a public consultation on the Nota Técnica CPAPD nº 01/2022. The Nota ‘aims to define the guidelines to be followed by its examiners in the examination of patentability of...
Monday, 13 June 2022
Peru: Football and Intellectual Property
This week we have two news related to football. The world cup always brings some technological advances that result in better sporting equipment e.g., Brazuca (the official ball of the 2014 World Cup that was...
Saturday, 11 June 2022
WIPO Podcasts on Intellectual Property (WIPODs)
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has produced podcasts featuring stories and conversations on creativity, innovation, and Intellectual Property.So far, WIPO Podcasts on Intellectual Property (WIPODs) include the following series:WIPOD – Page Points. WIPO Knowledge Center’s collection....
Friday, 3 June 2022
IViR Summer Course on International Copyright Law and Policy 2022
The Institute for Information Law (IViR) will hold the Summer Course on International Copyright Law and Policy (ICL) from 4 to 8 July 2022 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.The course is taught by renowned scholars and...
