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Tuesday, 22 August 2023

INTA participates in the 43rd International Congress of ABPI

IPTango August 22, 2023 No comments:

The Brazilian Association of Intellectual Property (ABPI) is organizing the 43rd International Congress from 20 to 22 August 2023 in Brazil’s beautiful city of Rio de Janeiro.

The year’s theme is ‘IP as a Promoter of Social Equality’. The programme includes artificial intelligence and challenges for copyright, the protection of famous marks, the liability of internet service providers, anti-piracy strategies, the Hague Agreement in Brazil and innovation policies, among others.

CEO of the International Trademark Association (INTA), Etienne Sanz de Acedo, is confirmed for the event’s closing plenary. He will participate in the session ‘Intellectual Property of the Future’ along with Kathi Vidal (United States Patent and Trademark Office), Sherif Saadallah (World Intellectual Property Organization), Gabriel Leonardos (president of ABPI), and Luiz Henrique do Amaral (Dannemann Siemsen).

Founded 145 years ago, INTA is a global association of brand owners and professionals dedicated to supporting the development of brands and intellectual property (IP) to foster consumer confidence, economic growth, and innovation. INTA has over 6,000 organizations and approximately 33,500 individual members from 181 countries (including students and academics).

The Latin America and Caribbean region’s membership comprises almost 650 organizations and 2,900 individuals. In this sense, Brazil has the largest membership in this region, with 95 organizations and 550 individuals. Through its INTA Foundation, the organization finances the specialization of diversity, equity, and inclusion of students at the University of Rio de Janeiro.

Review here more information about the 43rd International Congress and here about INTA.

Credit: image is courtesy of INTA.

INTA’s 2021 Annual Meeting: Registration closes soon!

IPTango October 29, 2021 No comments:

The International Trademark Association (INTA) will hold the 2021 Annual Meeting Virtual+ from 15 to 19 November 2021.

The hybrid event includes virtual education sessions, business development opportunities, and social networking activities.

Likewise, one-day in-person mini-conferences featuring top-notch speakers and informal networking will take place as follows:

16 November: New York, USA.
17 November: Berlin, Germany.
18 November: Los Angeles, California, USA.

This year, more than 150 speakers from 30 countries are on the agenda. The program covers the following topic tracks: building a better society through brands, the business of brands, enforcement and anticounterfeiting, innovation and the future of IP, and regional updates. Review here the virtual program.

The registration closes on 29 October 2021 at 11.59 (EDT). So far, more than 2 600 professionals from 100 countries have already registered. Out of these, 650 will also be attending the mini-conferences.

More information here.

Image by Free-Photos from Pixabay.

Update 29 October 2021: The registration deadline has been extended. New deadline: 8 November 2021 (EDT).

TJCA e INTA: Primera Edición del Moot Court sobre Derecho Comunitario y Propiedad Intelectual en la Comunidad Andina

IPTango August 24, 2021 No comments:

El Tribunal de Justicia de la Comunidad Andina (TJCA) y la Asociación Internacional de Marcas (INTA, por sus siglas en inglés) publicaron la convocatoria de la primera edición del Moot Court sobre Derecho Comunitario y Propiedad Intelectual en la Comunidad Andina.

El Moot Court es organizado por el TJCA e INTA, con el apoyo de la Universidad Andina Simón Bolívar (Sedes Ecuador y Central) y la Secretaría General de la Comunidad Andina.

Los equipos deberán integrarse por un mínimo de 2 a un máximo de 4 participantes, que sean alumnos de pregrado o hayan egresado hace un año (como máximo) de la carrera de Derecho de Universidades de los países miembros de la Comunidad Andina (CAN) o de otros países.

Los equipos podrán contar con un orientador (profesor universitario, profesional abogado o experto en la materia), quien los guiará durante la competencia. Todas las etapas del Moot Court se llevarán a cabo en español.

Los premios del primer lugar consisten en:

Acceso gratuito para asistir al Encuentro Anual de INTA 2022 (Annual Meeting) para todos los miembros del equipo ganador.
Prácticas virtuales en la Secretaría General de la Comunidad Andina (CAN – PRACTICAN) para todos los miembros del equipo ganador.
Un compendio de publicaciones del TJCA.
Un compendio de publicaciones de la Universidad Andina Simón Bolívar (Sede Ecuador).
Una beca del 50% en el pago de la colegiatura en la Universidad Andina Simón Bolívar (Sede Central).

Los premios del segundo lugar son:

Una pasantía en el TJCA (2 meses) para todos los miembros del equipo ganador.
Un compendio de publicaciones del TJCA.
Una beca del 50% en el pago de la colegiatura en la Universidad Andina Simón Bolívar (Sede Central).

Los premios al mejor escrito consisten en un compendio de publicaciones de la Universidad Andina Simón Bolívar (Sede Ecuador) y un certificado de acreditación como mejor escrito.

Los premios al mejor orador son un descuento del 75% en el pago de la colegiatura de una maestría, investigación o curso de especialización en la Universidad Andina Simón Bolívar (Sede Ecuador), así como un certificado de acreditación como mejor orador.

La fecha límite para inscribirse es el 8 de septiembre de 2021 (GMT-5). La inscripción se realiza a través de la página de INTA, la cual está en inglés, pero el formulario está disponible en español.

Consulta aquí el Reglamento del Moot Court, aquí el Caso Ficticio y aquí el Cronograma.

Más información aquí.

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INTA: The U.S. Trademark Modernization Act, What Latin American Companies and Law Firms Should Know

IPTango March 17, 2021 No comments:

The International Trademark Association (INTA) will hold the webcast “The U.S. Trademark Modernization Act: What Latin American Companies and Law Firms Should Know” on 25 March 2021.

The event is addressed to trademark practitioners in Latin America. The webcast aims to “provide registrants with practical tips and watch-outs to make informed decisions and leverage the appropriate tools to maintain and enforce their trademark rights in the United States”.

The speakers are Rodrick J. Enns (Enns & Archer) and Julia C. Archer (Enns & Archer). Jenny McDowell (INTA) will moderate the session.

The event is free to INTA members, but non-members can register for $75.00.

More information is available here.

The image is courtesy of INTA.

INTA: 2021 calendar of events

IPTango February 05, 2021 No comments:

Today, the International Trademark Association (INTA) announced some events that will take place this year.

Etienne Sanz de Acedo (INTA’s CEO) emphasized that the agenda changes are innovative and critical because of the pandemic. Thus, they were made based on prioritizing the attendees’ health and safety.

Therefore, the “Trademark Administrators and Practitioners Meeting” will not be offered in 2021, and all conferences will be held online.

The Annual and Leadership Meetings will switch the usual time of the year.

Consequently, the Annual Meeting will not occur from 1 to 5 May in San Diego, California, as was expected. It will be held from 15 to 19 November in Houston (Texas, USA), and it will also include virtual programming.

Etienne also announced that the 2022 Annual Meeting will take place from 25 to 29 April 2022 in Singapore.

The 2021 calendar of events is the following:

23 - 24 March 2021. (Online) Conference “2021 What’s Next for Brands: A View from Europe”.
3 - 7 May 2021. (Online) INTA’s 2021 Leadership Meeting.
September 2021. (Online) Conference “2021 Brand Resilience: Risk, Recovery, and the Future of the Brand Practitioner” (TBC).
15 - 19 November 2021. (Online & Houston, Texas, USA) INTA’s 143rd Annual Meeting.

Review here more information about the events.

Watch here a video where Etienne announced the events.

Source: INTA.

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INTA en Latinoamérica

IPTango August 03, 2020 No comments:

El equipo de IPTango sostuvo una reunión virtual con Etienne Sanz de Acedo (CEO de INTA) y José Luis Londoño (jefe de la Oficina de Representación para Latinoamérica y el Caribe de INTA), quienes compartieron algunos pormenores de las actividades que la Asociación Internacional de Marcas (INTA, por sus siglas en inglés) lleva a cabo en la región.

La Expansión del Programa “Pro Bono Clearinghouse”

José Luis explicó que el programa “Pro Bono Clearinghouse” es una iniciativa que inicialmente se puso en marcha en Estados Unidos pero que recientemente se ha expandido a Latinoamérica.

El programa está destinado a personas físicas, organizaciones sin fines de lucro, pequeñas y medianas empresas (PyMEs), que no cuenten con recursos económicos suficientes para obtener asesoría legal en materia de marcas.

José Luis reveló que, una vez recibida y aprobada la solicitud, un Comité de la asociación invita a un abogado miembro de INTA a prestar el servicio de forma gratuita, previa confirmación de la inexistencia de conflicto de intereses para proveerlo. En tal sentido, señaló que hay requerimientos específicos que los solicitantes deberán cumplir (p. ej., para PyMEs en cuanto al número de empleados, ingresos, etcétera).

José Luis confirmó que el programa ha tenido gran aceptación y más de 100 firmas de abogados ya se han unido al mismo. Por el momento, sólo se aceptan solicitudes provenientes de los siguientes países de Latinoamérica: Argentina, Brasil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador y México.

Por su parte, Etienne reiteró el éxito de la iniciativa, indicando que tanto grandes como pequeñas firmas de abogados se han incorporado a la misma. Asimismo, destacó que el programa favorecerá marcos legislativos que ayuden a la innovación y desarrollo.

La Presencia de INTA en la región

Etienne subrayó que la política de expansión de INTA en los últimos años se ha implementado en dos ámbitos: geográfico y de contenidos. En cuanto al primero, la asociación se ha enfocado en contar con mayor presencia en diversas regiones por medio de la apertura de oficinas de permanentes, el contacto directo con autoridades, así como la realización de actividades que representen los intereses de empresas y firmas legales (tanto multinacionales como locales en cada región), entre otras acciones.

En tal sentido, con la inauguración de la oficina de representación para Latinoamérica y el Caribe en 2017 (como fue anunciado por IPTango aquí), INTA ya cuenta con seis oficinas permanentes, así como representantes en India, África y Oriente Medio.

En cuanto a la expansión de contenidos, Etienne enfatizó que pese a ser una asociación de marcas, la misma ha evolucionado. De tal suerte que, ahora los contenidos no sólo abordan temas de marcas desde el punto de vista jurídico, sino que también engloban aspectos socioeconómicos y comprenden casi todas las áreas de la Propiedad Intelectual en sentido amplio.

Por su parte, José Luis reveló que INTA ha compartido su experiencia y conocimiento en temas de buenas prácticas, legislación y otros contenidos con diversos gobiernos y oficinas de propiedad industrial. Asimismo, indicó que la asociación fue invitada a contribuir con comentarios para el desarrollo de planes nacionales en materia de propiedad intelectual en Costa Rica, Brasil y Colombia.

De igual manera, José Luis observó que la asociación ha realizado estudios respecto del impacto económico de las marcas al producto interno bruto de los países en América Latina. Por ello, observó que las marcas son herramientas de formalización económica y pueden constituir una mejor política de promoción de emprendimiento. José Luis destacó que uno los objetivos de INTA es abogar por los intereses y preocupaciones de los titulares marcarios, entre los que se incluyen, la lucha contra la piratería y falsificación.

Campaña “Unreal”

José Luis enfatizó que el objetivo de la campaña “Unreal” es concientizar a jóvenes consumidores (de 14 a 23 años) sobre los peligros y otras implicaciones negativas al adquirir productos falsificados. En este sentido, reveló que la campaña también ha tenido gran éxito en Latinoamérica.

José Luis señaló que el año pasado, sólo en Chile, la campaña fue difundida entre más de 3 mil estudiantes de educación secundaria por medio de la colaboración establecida con la Fundación Nacional del Comercio para la Educación (COMEDUC). Del mismo modo, han obtenido resultados exitosos en diferentes países de América Latina, tales como Colombia, México, Perú y Paraguay.

Reunión Anual de INTA: sesiones dedicadas a la lucha contra la piratería y falsificación

Etienne observó que INTA mantiene una postura activa en la lucha contra la piratería y falsificación, por lo que cuenta con un Comité dedicado a tales temas.

Asimismo, destacó que dentro del programa de la reunión Anual de INTA que se llevará a cabo en línea del 16 al 20 de noviembre de 2020, habrá sesiones sobre la lucha contra la falsificación y piratería, incluyendo dos talleres, uno dirigido a los abogados de empresas y otro para agentes de la ley (p. ej., autoridades policiales y aduaneras).

Etienne concluyó enfatizando las expectativas de éxito sobre la reunión Anual de INTA, en virtud del número de participantes registrados y las inscripciones agotadas a las sesiones de acceso limitado.

Consulta aquí y aquí más información sobre la reunión Anual de INTA.

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La imagen es cortesía de INTA.

INTA’s Digital Transformation

IPTango July 25, 2020 No comments:

The International Trademark Association (INTA) held an exclusive meeting with the media at the beginning of this month.

The meeting was the perfect opportunity to know about INTA’s Digital Transformation project. Etienne Sanz de Acedo (INTA’s CEO) provided an overview, highlighting the association had already considered moving to the virtual environment before the pandemic started.

Etienne indicated the project has four phases and it is marking major milestones:

THE FIRST ONLINE CONFERENCE, BRANDS IN SOCIETY: THEIR INFLUENCE AND RESPONSIBILITY

The 2020 New York Conference was held online on 22 and 23 June 2020. Etienne explained the event was very successful and 250 participants attended the sessions. He also remarked the networking opportunities were well received by the attendees. Networking sessions were topic-focused and took place in small groups.

THE NEW USER-FRIENDLY WEBSITE UNVEILED ON 25 JUNE 2020

The new website involved a redo of the legal resources and a career centre for INTA’s members. In addition to this, the INTA bulletin was revamped, which now includes multimedia content and is published weekly.

THE ANNUAL MEETING AND LEADERSHIP MEETING

These meetings will be held online from 16 to 20 November 2020. Etienne showed a sneak peek of the virtual platform, which comprises inter alia the possibility to schedule one on one meetings through the user profile.

The platform will also allow sorting the sessions per day or track. Live and on-demand sessions will have a theatre interface. Moreover, on-demand sessions will be available until the end of the year.

Etienne also revealed some sessions dedicated to anti-counterfeiting and enforcement issues, workshops for advancing careers, as well as a China track, are all part of the program.

INTA promises to engage the attendees. Etienne highlighted there will be plenty of networking opportunities, a strong virtual exhibition, and thought-provoking sessions on IP matters, all through the usage of a solid platform.

Networking opportunities will comprise one on one meetings, table topics, speed networking and social sessions (e.g. meetups, wellness [yoga], tastings [wine, coffee], and sports).

INTA expects the special prices will attract more attendees, including people who normally do not attend the annual meetings, such as younger associates and paralegals. The registration for attending the meetings is already open. You can find more information here.

The exclusive meeting with the media concluded with the remark that INTA will maintain virtual activities post-pandemic.

Credits: Images are courtesy of INTA.

Upcoming events

Verónica Rodríguez Arguijo June 09, 2020 No comments:

WHAT'S GOING ON THIS WEEK?

The webinar Challenges for Copyright in the Digital Environment in the Andean Community (in Spanish), organized by the National Service of Intellectual Rights (SENADI - Ecuador) and the Latin American School of Intellectual Property (ELAPI) will be streamed from 9 to 11 June 2020 on YouTube. The speakers include Santiago Cevallos (SENADI - Ecuador), Ramiro Rodríguez (SENADI - Ecuador), Carolina Romero Romero (DNDA - Colombia), Francisco Bueno Ayala (SENAPI - Bolivia), Fausto Vienrich Enríquez (INDECOPI - Peru), Hugo Gómez Apac (Court of Justice of the Andean Community), and Paolo Lanteri (WIPO). The program is available here.

The Ibero-American Network of Cyber Law will stream the congress Locademia of Law and Technology from 9 to 12 June 2020 on YouTube. The program will cover intellectual property issues, streaming and online piracy, digital signatures, e-commerce, fintech and cybercrime, among other topics. Some speakers are Joel Gómez Treviño, Salvador Camacho, Lucía Cantera, Daiana Pereira, and David Oliva.

The Latin Alternative Music Conference will be held online from 9 to 13 June 2020. Panels, workshops, and showcases are all part of the program. Some speakers are Rocio Guerrero (Amazon Music), Jorge Mejia (Sony Music), Jordi Puig (Ocesa), Elsa Yep (Universal Music), Emily Simonitsch (Live Nation), Pablo Rodríguez (BMG), Monica Herrera Damashek (Spotify), Michelle Garcia (Deezer), Ady Harley (Facebook/Instagram), and Noel Nuez (TikTok). The program is available here.

Meanwhile, the webinar Intellectual Property in the time of COVID-19 (in Portuguese) will also take place on 9 June 2020. The event is organized by the law firm ClarkeModet. The speakers are Claudio Castanheira, Gilberto Medeiros Ribeiro, and Douglas Oliveira.

On 10 June 2020, the following webinars are scheduled:

Latin America’s Second International Patented Invention Competition, organized by WIPO and PROSUR. Speakers: Ivo Gagliuffi (PROSUR), Beatriz Amorim-Borher (WIPO), Felipe André de Aquino Cardoso (1st place winner), Nádia Rodrigues Mallet (2nd place winner), and Alexis Kalergis (3rd place winner). The program is available here. Register here.

IP for SMEs: protecting your IP at Trade Fairs in Europe and Latin America (in English), organized by the Latin America IPR Helpdesk.

Freedom to Operate (in English), organized by the European IP Helpdesk. Speaker: Dr Christian Hackl.

Employment Law and Intellectual Property (in Spanish), organized by the Centre for Intellectual Property Studies (CEPI) of the Faculty of Law of the University of the Republic, Uruguay. Speaker: Professor José Roberto Herrera Díaz.

Enforcement against the increase of illegal streaming during COVID-19 (in Spanish), organized by the law firm ClarkeModet. Speakers: Elsa Morales and Álvaro Ramos.

Regional Forum: Libraries and reading plans in crisis contexts, more necessary than ever (in Spanish), organized by CERLALC. This is a two-day event (10 and 11 June). Some speakers: Marx Arriaga, Ana Maria da Costa Souza, Sandra Suescún, Gloria Pérez-Salmerón, and Paula Larraín. The program is available here.

On 11 June 2020, the Latin America IPR Helpdesk will hold the webinar Intellectual Property in Argentina: Tips for Protecting and Managing your IPRs in Unprecedented Times (in English). The speakers are Mariano Riccheri and Elis Salis.

On the same day, it will take place the webinar Making your Business Digital: How Intellectual Property can Help you, which is organized by WIPO and ABPI. The event will be held in English with simultaneous translation to Portuguese. The speakers are Luiz Edgard Montaury Pimenta (ABPI), José Graça Aranha (WIPO), Laurent Manderieux (TIPSA), and Eldar Haber (Faculty of Law of the University of Haifa). Filipe Fonteles will moderate the session.

On 12 June 2020, the International Trademark Association (INTA) and the Inter-American Association of Intellectual Property (ASIPI) will hold the webinar ASIPI / INTA Study on the Economic Impact of Trademarks in Latin America - Possible Consequences of the Pandemic. The speakers are Marcela Cristini and Guillermo Bermudez. The hosts are Elisabeth Siemsen and Etienne Sanz de Acedo. The webinar will be moderated by Matías Noetinger and José Luis Londoño. Register here.

FIDE: LEGAL MANAGEMENT SUMMER PROGRAM

FIDE announced the Legal Management Summer Program will be held online from 23 June to 9 July 2020. The program is addressed to partners, managing partners and attorneys at law firms in Spain and Latin American countries, as well as directors and in-house legal counsels.

The LMSP aims to create a hub of professionals from Spain, LATAM and North America. The program will cover legal project management, process improvement, big data, disruptive technologies, business development in LATAM, robots and employment law, among other topics.

The sessions will be instructed in Spanish. Apply before 20 June 2020. More information can be reviewed here and here.

PAST EVENTS

Did you miss some events held the last week? The following are still available on-demand:

3 June. Intellectual Property Aspects of Live Streaming (in Portuguese), organized by the Brazilian Association of Industrial Property Agents (ABAPI). Speakers: Ana Paula Borges Martins, Rafael Atab, and Cláudio Lins de Vasconcelos. Moderator: Ana Beatriz N. Guerra.

4 June. A path that seems easy and cheap: Academic Plagiarism and Digital Piracy (in Spanish), organized by the Inter-American Association of Intellectual Property (ASIPI). Speakers: María Soledad Alvarez, Virginia Servent Palmieri, Ignacio Andrade, and Mercedes Castells.

If you have a craving for more, review the full list of events here!

Impacto económico de las marcas en América Latina

Gilberto Macias (@gmaciasb) November 06, 2019 No comments:

ASIPI e INTA acaban de publicar el informe “Las marcas en América Latina: Estudio de su impacto económico en 10 países de la región”. Este informe es una extensión del informe previamente publicado en el 2016.

En ese primer informe, se evaluó la contribución económica de las industrias intensivas en marcas en Chile, Colombia, Perú, Panamá, y México. En este nuevo informe, se actualizan los resultados de los citados países y se extendió el análisis a cinco nuevos países: Argentina, Brasil, Costa Rica, Guatemala y República Dominicana.

Politics and IP. Regulation and IP. Just Two of the Topics Up for Discussion in Cartagena This October!

Patricia Covarrubia August 30, 2017 No comments:

Highlighted recently here on IP Tango, the International Trademark Association (INTA) will be hosting its Changing Landscape of Latin America conference in Cartagena, Colombia, on October 2–3.

Serving on the conference project team, Iris Quadrio (Marval, O’Farrell & Mairal, Argentina) and Urko Ochoa (Minino, Dominican Republic) contributed to the educational program and will be moderating a number of the sessions during the conference. The conference will be presented in English.

Moderated by Ms. Quadrio, a session titled “Politics and IP – Navigating This Unlikely Pair,” will feature Luiz Henrique O. do Amaral (Dannemann Siemsen, Brazil) and Prof. Dr. Gustavo Juan Schötz (National Director of Copyright, Ministry of Justice and Human Rights, Argentina). This session ties in closely with the theme of the conference, as it touches upon the changes that are reshaping the political landscape across Latin America, with Brazil transitioning towards presidential elections in 2018 after a particularly difficult period, and Argentina and Peru signaling important developments after their respective new administrations took office.

Speakers will delve into the changing political and economic landscape and its impact on issues such as the negotiation of agreements as they relate to intellectual property (IP) and trademarks, including the relaunch of Mercosur/EU trade talks. This discussion will also cover the role of the new trademark and IP authorities in Latin America, with their own list of priorities and reform projects, bringing participants up to date on the most recent changes and developments in the region.

Mr. Ochoa will lead a panel of experts comprising Melissa Pérez de Patterson (Procter & Gamble, Panama), Sergio Barragán (Pepsico, Mexico), and Rodrigo Velasco (Alessandri Abogados, Chile) in a session concerning the balance between IP rights and the increasing regulatory landscape. They will discuss a numbers of issues raised as a consequence of the new regulatory regimes which are expanding in the region, the corresponding restrictions for IP rights, and how IP owners and practitioners are facing the new challenges. Participants should expect to receive a clear regional overview of the matter, as well as the conflicts arising from the overlap between IP and regulatory provisions (such as packaging claims, use of characters, and other restrictions), and expectations for future developments.

Following the conference, on October 4, INTA will host a workshop, Free Trade Zones: Commerce vs. Counterfeits, during which brand owners, free trade zone authorities, government officials, and other stakeholders will explore the ongoing threat of counterfeiting in free trade zones.

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Where the INTA Leadership Meeting is leading?

Patricia Covarrubia January 26, 2017 No comments:

We have today a magnificent opportunity to post the opinion of one of the Latin American leading firms. Alvaro Ramirez Bonilla (B&R Latin America) has taken the trouble to write about the recent INTA Leadership Meeting. The Leadership Meetings are by invitation only and here is what he has to say:

This year we had the largest Leadership meeting ever. The first time I attended this meeting was in Orlando 2012, we were about 800 participants, now in Hollywood we were more than 1200. Still smaller than the annual meeting but getting busiest.

INTA is happy to see that their events are being so successful, with more attendees there's a higher income but from the attendee point of view the largest doesn’t mean the better. More people means less time to create real relations.

Attending to this particular meeting is about reinforcing your relations with clients, colleagues and friends. The content sessions are ok if you don’t have something better to do but it is very hard to learn something new from them. And the committee work is very limited so you have a lot of time to hang out around the pool or the ocean.
My committee meetings were as unproductive as previous years but the food was better. On the other hand, I was glad to hear from some of my colleagues that their committees were very active. I am not sure if they said it to be nice, look more professional or it is just me that I end up in the committees with lack of motivation.
One of the announcements was the opening of a Latin America Representative Office in Santiago, Chile, in 2017. My impression is that the CEO of INTA, Etienne Sanz de Acedo is making a political campaign for an international position, probably he wants to be the next WIPO General Director, and he is using the INTA as a platform to achieve his objective.

He is being very active in creating relations with many national trademarks offices, specially in Spanish speaking countries. He is probably looking for the support of these countries to have voters on the next WIPO elections. Remember that in his previous life he was an international bureaucrat, an ambitious one.
This also explains why next year the Leadership meeting will take place in Washington DC, one of my favorites cities, but also a particular choice. Historically leadership meetings have taken place in fall on places with nice weather (Florida, Arizona and Panama). Attendees are happy when they have nice weather and since it is a social event the location should be chic.
But most of the people I spoke to complained about the choice of Washington, “it will be cold and rainy” they said. it is clear that the CEO objective is not to take a sunbath, he will demonstrate in DC the political power that the Association and he has. I am sure we will have an interesting leadership meeting connecting mostly with political actors from the USPTO, the government and probably the Congress.
Even though the negativity, I like the political focus of the CEO because I am attracted to politics but I am not sure if everyone is aware of the direction that the Association is taking.

Author: Alvaro Ramirez Bonilla
Founder & CEO of B&R Latin America IP LLC

Thanks Alvaro, keep in touch.

INTA abrirá una Oficina de Representación para LATAM en Chile en 2017

Rodrigo Ramirez Herrera @ramahr October 05, 2016 No comments:

La Asociación Internacional de Marcas (International Trademark Association, INTA) aprobó la creación de una Oficina de Representación para América Latina en Santiago de Chile, durante la reunión de la Junta Directiva en Beijing, China, a principios de este mes. A través de esta oficina, que se inaugurará oficialmente en el primer semestre de 2017, la INTA atenderá a sus miembros, tanto en América Latina como en el Caribe, y a aquellos en el extranjero que quieran iniciar o expandir sus operaciones en estos mercados.

La expansión internacional es una prioridad estratégica para la INTA y el establecimiento de la Oficina de Representación para América Latina le permite a la INTA estar más cerca de cumplir este objetivo. Algunas de las prioridades iniciales de la Asociación para esta oficina son:

1. Una interacción más estrecha con los miembros de América Latina y el Caribe.

2. Mejor participación política.

3. Desarrollo de relaciones más sólidas con las oficinas y las asociaciones de marcas a nivel local y regional.

4. Más programas educativos.

Santiago fue seleccionada como sede de la Oficina de Representación para América Latina después de un extenso estudio de debida diligencia. “Por una serie de razones, Santiago es un lugar ideal para esta oficina y estamos muy satisfechos con la decisión”, señaló el director ejecutivo de la INTA, Etienne Sanz de Acedo. “Un número significativo de organizaciones internacionales de alto nivel tienen oficinas en Santiago y es una buena ubicación para que una organización como la INTA establezca una oficina. Desde esta oficina estaremos bien posicionados para atender a nuestros miembros en toda la región”.

La Asociación Internacional de Marcas (INTA) es la asociación global de los titulares de marcas y los profesionales dedicados a respaldar las marcas y la propiedad intelectual relacionada con el fin de proteger a los consumidores y promover un comercio justo y eficaz. Entre los miembros hay más de 6700 organizaciones de 190 países. En conjunto, ellos aportan casi 12 billones de USD al PIB mundial cada año. Las organizaciones miembros de la INTA representan a unos 30 000 profesionales de marcas e incluyen a los propietarios de marcas de grandes corporaciones, así como de pequeñas y medianas empresas, estudios de abogados, organizaciones no lucrativas, agencias gubernamentales e instituciones académicas. Los miembros de la INTA se benefician de los recursos globales de marcas, el desarrollo de políticas, la educación y la formación, y de la red internacional de la asociación. Fundada en 1878, la INTA tiene su sede en la ciudad de Nueva York, con oficinas en Bruselas, Shanghái, Singapur y Washington, DC, y representantes en Ginebra y Nueva Delhi.

Los miembros de la INTA en América Latina y el Caribe tienen su sede en Anguila, Argentina, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Belice, Bermuda, Bolivia, Brasil, Islas Vírgenes Británicas, Islas Caimán, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Curazao, Dominica, República Dominicana, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Guyana, Haití, Honduras, Jamaica, México, Montserrat, Nicaragua, Panamá, Paraguay, Perú, San Cristóbal y Nieves, Santa Lucía, San Vicente y las Granadinas, Surinam, Trinidad y Tobago, Islas Turcas y Caicos, Uruguay y Venezuela.

Fuente: Comunicado INTA

Calling all Latin American IP authors

Jeremy March 29, 2012 No comments:

The Trademark Reporter is the flagship journal of the International Trademark Association (fondly known as the INTA). IPKat and IP Finance contributor Neil Wilkof is a member of the editorial board of the journal and he has initiated a task force to solicit more articles on trade mark and related topics from Latin American authors.

Any reader who is interested in writing an article for this highly regarded journal is invited to contact Neil at neilwilk@inter.net.il and let him know.

Further information concerning The Trademark Reporter can be found here.

Nothing wrong with old good news

Patricia Covarrubia November 16, 2011 No comments:

Back in September INTA met with some representatives of Latin America IP offices –apologies tangueros, I am not reading old newspapers I just received this information in the INTA Bulletin Vol. 66 No. 20.

What is all about?
At the 49th Session of WIPO’s General Assembly, held in Geneva INTA met with delegates from Latin America. In attendance were representatives from Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama and Uruguay and also present was a VIP in our world (well that is, in this blog and always in our news) Mr Jorge Avila, president of Brazil’s Institute for Industrial Property (INPI).INTA's President Gerhard Bauer highlighted the initiatives seen in Argentina, Brazil, Puerto Rico and Uruguay regarding training sessions on trade marks proceedings.

A pat on the back is always well received, it does not do any harm but on the contrary it gives motivation. Well done IP Offices!