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Friday, 11 September 2020
Today! Don't forget the 'event' TK and IP
As noted early on the week under 'upcoming events on this week', today is the day to attend the webinar by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) E-commerce and Intellectual Property for Indigenous Peoples and Local Community Entrepreneurs.
I will be in attendance, will you?
The majority, if not all of our countries in Latin America are rich in genetic resources and traditional knowledge. Many do indeed protect traditional handicraft under Geographical Indications and for instance, Panama has a sui generis Law 20 (2020) which aims to protect TK and TCEs.
In Brazil, there are many local products that have benefited from GI protection (as a sui generis system), and some of them were globally seen in the Olympic games Rio 2016 (opening ceremony). Here you can see a very helpful map of GIs in Brazil.
In Colombia, there are 11 Denominations of Origin granted to handicraft, one of them is the weaving products 'Wayuu' referring to the Wayuu indigenous people. Check out (here) the list of DOs already granted in Colombia.
For more inside in how TK is seen as economic activity, check out this paper (available here) that I wrote back in March 2019 (IIC). Remember, GI has the potential to benefit rural communities, but there is some instance that there is no gold at the end of the rainbow.
Monday, 11 September 2017
Webinar "IPRs for EU SMEs in Mexico"
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Our friends of Latin America IPR SME Helpdesk
have organized a very interesting webinar regarding Intellectual Property Rights
for EU SMEs in Mexico.
The webinar aims to give an overview about
the current situation as regards Intellectual Property Rights and Innovation as
well as to provide practical information about the registration and enforcement
of the main IPRs in Mexico.
Attendees will have the chance to see the
importance and main features of each Intellectual Property Right when operating
in Mexico.
The webinar will be held on Wednesday, September
13, 2017, at 15.00 hours (Brussels time) in English.
This free-of-charge event is
business-oriented and is conducted by top professionals that know exactly what
an SME needs to know to improve its business strategy regarding IP registration
and enforcement in the Latin America region.
More information and registration here.
Tuesday, 18 July 2017
Free Webinar: Protecting your Brand Abroad: Understanding the IP Landscape of Latin America
Webinar: Protecting your Brand Abroad: Understanding the IP Landscape of Latin America
Speaker: Patrica Covarrubia
Date: Thursday, July 20, 2017
Time: 15.00h (Brussels time)
Location: Online
Admission: Free (registration required here)
Language: English
Date: Thursday, July 20, 2017
Time: 15.00h (Brussels time)
Location: Online
Admission: Free (registration required here)
Language: English
Eligibility: Small and Medium-sized enterprises (Less than 250 employees) or SME intermediary associations from the European Union only
This webinar aims to give an overview to the European SMEs on how they can best protect their brand on Latin-American markets. The speaker will provide practical information on how to register, protect and enforce trade mark rights in Brazil, Colombia or Mexico, among other regions and how to effectively protect the logo of the company or the product.
SMEs will also be provided expert tips and watch-outs to bear in mind before, during and after entering the markets in those territories.
Moreover, any queries that the EU companies might have, shall be answered by the experts during the training session.
During the webinar you can expect:
- Detailed overview of trade mark registration, protection, and enforcement in Latin America
- Overview of various possibilities of protecting the logo of the company or the brand
- How to benefit from the Madrid System
- Various case studies involving EU SMEs experiencing and overcoming issues with brand protection in Latin America.
About the Speaker: Ms. Patricia Covarrubia Patricia Covarrubia is a Venezuelan qualified lawyer, an academic, author, and commentator in Intellectual Property Law. She is Lecturer in Law at the University of Buckingham, UK. She has an LLM in European Law from Southampton, UK and a PhD from Brunel, UK. From 1993 to 1999 she worked as a lawyer in Venezuela.
Dr. Covarrubia is manager and blogger in IP Tango (Intellectual Property weblog – Latin America). Her ongoing research interests and written publications include geographical indications and indications of origin, compulsory licenses in the pharmaceutical industry, genetic resources, trade marks, free trade agreements, and the protection of traditional knowledge.
Latin America IPR SME Helpdesks is a European Union co-funded project that provides European SMEs with free, practical, business advice relating to IPR in Latin America.
Source: Latin America IPR SME Helpdesk
Monday, 17 April 2017
Latin American SMEs engaged in business cooperation with EU firms
From the Latin America IPR SME Helpdesk we received good news that this Wednesday 19 April, 2017 there is going to be a Webinar aimed to Small and Medium Enteprises (SMEs).
The even is advertised as "Lack of awareness, bad timing or over/under rating of intangible assets represent a real threat to SMEs' success that can be easily prevented thanks to the Latin America IPR SME Helpdesk.
The webinar aims to give an overview to the SMEs on the main bad practices that they fall when it comes to Intellectual Property."
For more information click here. The Webinar is free of charge but you need to register in advance.
The webinar is instructed by Mr Eli Salis who is Partner attorney at Disain IP (Alicante, Spain). He focuses on IP, in particular, the protection, prosecution and enforcement regarding trade marks, patents, designs and copyrights.
The even is advertised as "Lack of awareness, bad timing or over/under rating of intangible assets represent a real threat to SMEs' success that can be easily prevented thanks to the Latin America IPR SME Helpdesk.The webinar aims to give an overview to the SMEs on the main bad practices that they fall when it comes to Intellectual Property."
For more information click here. The Webinar is free of charge but you need to register in advance.
The webinar is instructed by Mr Eli Salis who is Partner attorney at Disain IP (Alicante, Spain). He focuses on IP, in particular, the protection, prosecution and enforcement regarding trade marks, patents, designs and copyrights.
Tuesday, 16 August 2016
Mexico: time to oppose to trade mark registration
At the end of this month (August 30, 2016) Mexico will implement an opposition system in trade mark.
In May this year the Latin America IPR SMEs Helpdesk and the UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) collaborated on a roadshow in the UK. Participating in one of this workshops in Reading we cover ‘Intellectual Property Rights in Latin America – sources of help and support’ and one of the issues covered was the (lack of) trade mark opposition in Mexico.
Mexico is one of the few countries which does not provide for trade mark opposition proceedings. The Instituto Mexicano de la Propiedad Industrial (IMPI) is the administrative authority legally authorized to conduct ex officio examinations of trade mark applications on absolute and relative grounds. As noted in the World Trademark Review, Mexico is not bound to introduce opposition proceedings as a result of its accession to the Madrid System, but this amendment would make the trade mark system more efficient. Colombia was the first Latin America emerging country to ratify the Protocol on the Madrid Agreement (2012), then Mexico (2013). Cuba signed in 1995.
On 23 August José Miguel Mena López, Legal Services Manager at Clarke, Modet & Cº Mexico will be holding a Webinar on the implementation of the opposition system in Mexico. Details of the Webinar and how to registry can be found here.
Mexico is one of the few countries which does not provide for trade mark opposition proceedings. The Instituto Mexicano de la Propiedad Industrial (IMPI) is the administrative authority legally authorized to conduct ex officio examinations of trade mark applications on absolute and relative grounds. As noted in the World Trademark Review, Mexico is not bound to introduce opposition proceedings as a result of its accession to the Madrid System, but this amendment would make the trade mark system more efficient. Colombia was the first Latin America emerging country to ratify the Protocol on the Madrid Agreement (2012), then Mexico (2013). Cuba signed in 1995.
On 23 August José Miguel Mena López, Legal Services Manager at Clarke, Modet & Cº Mexico will be holding a Webinar on the implementation of the opposition system in Mexico. Details of the Webinar and how to registry can be found here.
