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Monday, 21 September 2020

Upcoming events on this week! [21 – 27 September 2020]

Verónica Rodríguez Arguijo September 21, 2020 No comments:

WHAT’S GOING ON THIS WEEK?

On 22 September 2020, the Inter-American Association of Intellectual Property (ASIPI) will hold webinar Past, Present and Future of the Court of Justice of the Andean Community (in Spanish). The speakers are Luz Clemencia de Paez (ACPI), Marcel Tangarife (Colombia), and Luis Diez Canseco (TJCA). The presenter is Hugo Gómez (TJCA). Fernando Triana will moderate the session.

On the same day, the webinar INPI - IP Digital Plan: Achievements and Perspectives (in Portuguese) will be streamed on YouTube. The event is organized by the Paulista Association of Intellectual Property (ASPI). The speakers are Mauro Catharino Vieira da Luz, Davison Rego Menezes, and Marcello do Nascimento. Liliane Agostinho Leite will moderate the session.

The webinar Fashion Law and its relationship with influencers and the risks of empowerment (in Spanish) will take place on 24 September 2020. The event is organized by the Inter-American Association of Intellectual Property (ASIPI). The speakers are Annalucia Fasson (Peru), Vanessa Rodriguez (Peru), Raquel Cañas (El Salvador), Ikerne Mestre (Mexico), José Juan Méndez (Mexico). The moderators are Ximena Souza Ferreira (Peru), Marcela Mancia (El Salvador), and Mariana García (Mexico).

The webinar Artificial Intelligence, Software and Patents: Towards a Post-COVID Changing Game (Encounter 5) will be held on 25 September 2020. The Foundation for Research on Law and Business (FIDE, acronym in Spanish) and the Transatlantic Intellectual Property Academy (TIPSA) are organizing the event. The speakers are Professor Noam Shemtov (Queen Mary School of Law) and Professor Xiang Yu (Sino-European Institute for IP of HUST). Marco Alemán (WIPO) will moderate the session.

Last but not least, the webinar The shape of IP: 3D objects, between copyright and trademark law (in English) will take place also on 25 September 2020. The event is organized by IP Time. The speaker is Professor Eleonora Rosati.

PAST EVENTS

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

14 September. Opening lecture: ASIPI: An Academy to lead change (in Spanish), organized by the Inter-American Association of Intellectual Property (ASIPI). Speaker: Professor Manuel Desantes (University of Alicante).
15 September. Webinar: Intellectual Property Management in Sports Events (in Portuguese and Spanish), organized by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and the Brazilian Intellectual Property Association (ABPI). Opening speakers: Luiz Edgard Montaury Pimenta (ABPI) and José Graça Aranha (WIPO). Panellists: Carlos Castro (International Olympic Committee) and Vicente Rosenfeld (FIFA). Moderator: Luiz Edgard Montaury Pimenta.
15 September. Launch of Innovation Cooperation Project Brazil - Denmark, organized by the Brazilian National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI Brazil), the Danish Innovation Center (ICDK) and the Royal Danish Embassy in Brasília. Speakers: Carlos Da Costa (Ministry of Economy), Cláudio Furtado (INPI Brazil), Nicolai Prytz (Ambassador to Brazil), Sune Stampe Sørensen (Danish Patent and Trademark Office), José Graça Aranha (WIPO), and Carlos Américo (FAPESP).
16 September. Webinar: Regional Courts specialized in IP matters (in Portuguese), organized by the Brazilian Intellectual Property Association (ABPI). Opening speaker: Roner Fabris. Panellists: Ney Wiedemann Neto (TJRS), Alexandre Kosby Boeira (Regional Court of Novo Hamburgo) and Márcia Nunes de Barros (Federal Court).
16 - 18 September. The WIPO Conference on the Global Digital Content Market. Some speakers: Francis Gurry (WIPO), Ivan Duque (President of Colombia), Toomas Hendrik (President of Estonia), Wishnutama Kusubandio (Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy, Indonesia), Eddy Maroun (Anghami), José Antonio Aboumrad (Claro Sports), Björn Ulvaeus (ABBA | Music Rights Awareness Foundation), and Refik Anadol (Media Artist, Turkey). The full program and the list of speakers are available here.
17 September. Webinar: What is the OEM doctrine and why it is important for avoiding a trademark infringement in China? (in English and Spanish), organized by the Inter-American Association of Intellectual Property (ASIPI). Speakers: Aaron Hurvitz (USA), Daniel de Prado (China), and Gordiano Casas (China). Moderator: Andrés Grunewaldt.

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

Credit: the picture is courtesy of Riana Harvey.

Upcoming events on this week and more!

Verónica Rodríguez Arguijo August 05, 2020 No comments:

WHAT’S GOING ON THIS WEEK?

On 5 August 2020, the webinar Impact of Pandemic on IP Law Firms in Latin America will be streamed on YouTube. The event is organized by the Brazilian Association of Industrial Property Agents (ABAPI) and the Inter-American Association of Intellectual Property (ASIPI). The speakers are Carlos Olarte (Colombia), Enrique Díaz (Mexico), José Maria Vicetto Júnior (Argentina) and Marcelo Correa (Chile). Andréa Possinhas and Rosane Tavares will moderate the session.

The Intellectual Property Center of the Austral University is offering a postgraduate Diploma on Intellectual Property (in Spanish). The course starts on 5 August 2020 and is composed of four modules, representing 120 training hours per year. The program covers inter alia, trademarks, patents, copyright, and related rights.

The Seminar on Video games, Sports and Intellectual Property (in Portuguese) will take place on 5 and 6 August 2020. The event is organized by OAB São Paulo (the Order of Attorneys of Brazil). The program includes licensing and piracy. Some speakers are Nancy Caigawa, Fernanda Magalhães, Daniel Pitanga, and Rafael Lacaz.

On 5 and 7 August 2020, LES Brazil (a member of the Licensing Executives Society International) will hold the webinar Licensing for Success in Changing Global Market - LESI AMERICAS. The program will cover circular economy and a mock panel in licensing. Some speakers are Fabiana Quiroga, Patricia Gestic, Maria Beatriz Dellore, Claudio Barbosa, and Robert Held.

On 6 August 2020, the following webinars are scheduled:

The Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) for companies, organized by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and the Peruvian National Institute for the Defense of Competition and the Protection of Intellectual Property (INDECOPI). Some speakers: Rolando M. Hernández Vigaud (WIPO), Manuel Castro (INDECOPI), Silvia Solís, and Ismael Igartua. The program is available here.
Regional IP Dialogue Virtual Series - LATAM, organized by the International AntiCounterfeiting Coalition (IACC). Speakers: Dominic Keating, Cynthia Henderson, Maria Beatriz Dellore, and Silvia Solis.
Resolving Intellectual Property Disputes in Alternative Dispute Resolution Environments, organized by the International Chamber of Commerce of Mexico (ICC Mexico). Speakers: Natalia Gulyaeva, Rodrigo Azevedo and Anjanette Raymond.
Drones. Practical and legal perspectives of uncrewed aerial vehicles (in Spanish), organized by the Mexican Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AMPPI). Speakers: Rodrigo Soto Morales, Pablo A. Palazzi and Francisco Vico Gutiérrez.
Intellectual Property and Hackathons: Trademark Registration (in Portuguese), organized by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and the Brazilian Intellectual Property Association (ABPI). Opening speakers: Tatiana Campello (ABPI), José Graça Aranha (WIPO) and Paulo Varella Lisboa (NEXT, ICICT). Panellists: Maria Luiza Mondelli (second group, general category), Renata Frota (third group, general category), and Gabriela Toledo. Moderator: Patrícia Coimbra.

On 7 August 2020, the webinar Analysis of the amendments to the Mexican Copyright Law. Notice and Takedown: Internet Censorship? (in Spanish) will take place. The Specialized Centre for Intellectual Property (CECPI) organizes the event. The speaker is Professor Eduardo de la Parra Trujillo.

WIPO | IMPI: NATIONAL PATENT DRAFTING WORKSHOP

The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and the Mexican Institute of Industrial Property (IMPI) will hold the National Patent Drafting Workshop from 17 to 21 August 2020.

The online workshop is addressed to researchers and academics of universities, technology transfer and research centres. The course aims to foster innovation by improving the skills of patent applicants.

The free workshop is limited to 80 participants. Submit your application here. Likewise, the universities or centres must send an email to impi.eventos5@impi.gob.mx to endorse the submissions. More information here.

PAST EVENTS

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

28 July. Master class: Legal Aspects of Platform Applications (in Spanish), organized by the Intellectual Property Center of the Austral University. Speaker: Darío Veltani.
29 July. Webinar: The Importance of the Role of the Industrial Property Agent in Brazil (in Portuguese), organized by the Brazilian Intellectual Property Association (ABPI), the Brazilian Association of Industrial Property Agents (ABAPI), the Brazilian National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI Brazil) and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). Speakers: Alvaro Loureiro Oliveira (ABAPI), Luiz Edgard Montaury Pimenta (ABPI), Claudio Vilar Furtado (INPI Brazil), and José Graça Aranha (WIPO). Moderator: Paulo Afonso Pereira.
30 July. Webinar: Life Stories: Biopics and Image Rights (in Spanish), organized by the Inter-American Association of Intellectual Property (ASIPI). Speakers: Diana Muller (USA), Gustavo Rodríguez (Peru), and Santiago Mediano (Spain). Moderator: Francisco Pérez Gangotena (Ecuador).
30 July. Webinar: The Fight against Piracy and the Law Proposals on Intellectual Property (in Portuguese), organized by the Brazilian Intellectual Property Association (ABPI). Speaker: Mariana Carvalho (Federal Deputy). Moderator: Gabriel Leonardos (ABPI).

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

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Upcoming events on this week and more!

Verónica Rodríguez Arguijo July 27, 2020 No comments:

WHAT’S GOING ON THIS WEEK?

The Intellectual Property Center of the Austral University will hold the master class Legal Aspects of Platform Applications (in Spanish) on 28 July 2020. The speaker is Darío Veltani. Attendance is free, but you need to register here.

On 29 July 2020, the Brazilian Intellectual Property Association (ABPI), the Brazilian Association of Industrial Property Agents (ABAPI), the Brazilian National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI Brazil) and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) are offering the webinar The Importance of the Role of the Industrial Property Agent in Brazil. The speakers are Alvaro Loureiro Oliveira (ABAPI), Luiz Edgard Montaury Pimenta (ABPI), Claudio Vilar Furtado (INPI Brazil), and José Graça Aranha (WIPO). Paulo Afonso Pereira will moderate the session.

Meanwhile, the webinar Non-traditional Trademarks (in Spanish) will also take place on 29 July 2020. The event is organized by the Mexican Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AMPPI). The speakers are Iliana Mier Hérnandez, Josúe Medina Campos and Mariana Vargas Macías. The moderator is Carolina Ponce.

On the same day, it will be held the webinar Global Design Database: Practical Cases, which is organized by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).

On 30 July 2020, the following webinars are scheduled:

Life Stories: Biopics and Image Rights (in Spanish), organized by the Inter-American Association of Intellectual Property (ASIPI). Speakers: Diana Muller (USA), Gustavo Rodríguez (Peru), and Santiago Mediano (Spain). Moderator: Francisco Pérez Gangotena (Ecuador).
The Fight against Piracy and the Law Proposals on Intellectual Property (in Portuguese), organized by the Brazilian Intellectual Property Association (ABPI). Speaker: Mariana Carvalho (Federal Deputy). Moderator: Gabriel Leonardos (ABPI).
MP 984 - Football will no longer be seen in the same way (in Portuguese), organized by the Brazilian Intellectual Property Association (ABPI). Speakers: Alexandre Rangel and Guilherme Bellintani (Esporte Clube Bahia).

On 31 July 2020, the Peruvian National Institute for the Defense of Competition and the Protection of Intellectual Property (INDECOPI) and the National Association of Inventors of Peru (ASONIP) are offering the webinar Patent Oppositions (in Spanish). The speaker is Diego Ortega (INDECOPI).

AIPPI ESSAY PRIZE

The International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI) is calling for submissions for the AIPPI Essay Prize.

The theme of this year’s competition is COVID-19 and its impact on the world of IP. There are two prizes for AIPPI members and one for IP students. The first prize is 2,000 Swiss francs and complimentary registration for the AIPPI World Congress. The winners of the second and the student prize will receive 1,000 Swiss francs. The winning essays will be available on the AIPPI website.

Complete submissions (the essay in English and the entry form) must be sent to publications@aippi.org before 1 September 2020 (5 pm CEST). Review here more information about the competition.

PAST EVENTS

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

20 - 22 July. Conference: A Brand’s New World: The future of challenges in brand protection, organized by the Michigan State University’s Center for Anti-Counterfeiting and Product Protection (A-CAPP Center). The conference is available on-demand only for those who registered to attend the event.
20 July - 16 August. Course: Copyright and the Business of Creative Industries (in Spanish and Portuguese), organized by the International Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers (CISAC).
22 July. Global Digital Encounters: IP Arbitration in a Digitally Enhanced World (Encounter 4), organized by the Foundation for Research on Law and Business (FIDE, acronym in Spanish) and the Transatlantic Intellectual Property Academy (TIPSA).
22 July. Webinar: Online piracy in Brazil - Achievements and Challenges (in Portuguese), organized by the Brazilian Intellectual Property Association (ABPI).
23 July. Webinar: Intellectual Property and Hackathons: Computer Program Registration (in Portuguese), organized by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and the Brazilian Intellectual Property Association (ABPI).
23 July. Webinar: Cannabis regulation (in Spanish), organized by the Inter-American Association of Intellectual Property (ASIPI).

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

Image is courtesy of the Intellectual Property Center of the Austral University.

The news is out – are you in the list?

Patricia Covarrubia May 03, 2012 1 comment:

Early on this week the blog posted the "Special 301 Report" published annually by the United States Trade Representative (USTR). The Report re-evaluates the state of intellectual property rights (IPR)—to include protection and enforcement, in trading partners around the world.

From Latin America (LA), the list indicates that Argentina, Chile and Venezuela were placed in the "priority watch list" BUT does it mean that the other LA countries were given the o.k.?

I did have a look at the complete list and unfortunately the majority of the LA countries appear in the Watch List. I found Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Mexico, Peru and even a note regarding the situation of Paraguay, which is in the Monitoring List. Yet, the USTR is pleased to see the progress made by the country and it refers to a case decided in 2011 which obtained the first conviction under its new criminal laws. However, the USTR still has serious concerns regarding piracy and counterfeiting and advice the country to “intensify its customs actions and improve its cooperation with neighbouring countries Brazil and Argentina on cross-border enforcement of IPR.”

Under different headings I was looking for the LA countries and I found the following:

Trade marks and pharmaceutical products: There is concern with the “proliferation of the manufacture, sale, and distribution of counterfeit pharmaceuticals in trading partners such as Brazil...Peru...” It noted that there is an increase in the “practice of shipping of counterfeit products separately from labels and packaging in order to evade enforcement efforts.” It gives the example of Russia but later on it refers to Paraguay informing that they do “facilitate these illegal activities by exporting label and packaging components to counterfeit and pirated product assemblers.” It also adds that other countries such as Mexico and China are used as transit of such labels.
Piracy over the Internet and Digital Piracy It is said that the US will work in this area as to strengthen legal regimes and enhance enforcement with countries such as: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, and Venezuela [notice that I referring only to Latin America countries but other countries are also listed]. In this section the USTR reports that even though piracy over the Internet is replacing physical piracy, there is still production of, and trade in, CDs and DVDs and this remains as major problems in many regions such as Paraguay.
Governmental Business software: The use of only authorized business software was also in the agenda. Paraguay and Peru appear in this heading as countries that need to adopt an “effective and transparent procedures to ensure legitimate governmental use of software.”

Can we say that Latin America was given the thumb up or thumb down? I believe that as a Region we are on the list! And unfortunately this is something not to be proud of. But who are not in the list? There is always light at the end of the tunnel and thus, the region can have a look at other counterparts and neighbours such as Panama, Nicaragua, Honduras, El Salvador and Uruguay.

bits and bots from Brazil

Patricia Covarrubia November 28, 2011 No comments:

Software
INPI informs that one of the most important centres of innovation in the country, i.e. Pernambuco, is becoming a focus of intense activity for the INPI. On November 23, 2011, Recife hosted a seminar on the importance of registration of software, which provides software owners greater legal certainty and the possibility of entering into public bidding. INPI's person in charge of this area is Rodrigo Moerbeck, who did a presentation for the local entrepreneurs.

Since October INPI has an agreement with the government of Pernambuco, which includes local Sebrae, the State Secretariat of Science and Technology and the Federal University of Pernambuco (UFPE). The purpose is to provide training activities for local entrepreneurs and researchers.

Today, INPI will hold in Recife a pilot- project regarding contracts of services
on licensing of technology (for previous users only). In 2012, the project will be open to all interested parties.

Copyright
INPI in partnership with the Copyright Office of the National Library (EDA) is promoting today - Monday November 28, the event ‘The Copyright and Industrial Property’. EDA is the institution that holds the Brazilian national archive collection and “has long experience in processing requests to register”. The meeting will also present the institutional activities and vision of each entity. INPI will make appearances and talks on trade marks, industrial designs and software registration.

INPI reveals discounts
As mentioned in an early post, INPI has increased the fees but also announced that there were to be some discount [I love a 3x2]. The fees (increase and discounts) will be in force from January 2012. Certain parties will enjoy up to 60% discounts: individuals, micro entrepreneurs, small businesses and cooperatives as defined by law, teaching and research institutions, nonprofits organizations, as well as public bodies, in some circumstances. Check here to see the table.

Free software – the International Forum

Patricia Covarrubia July 21, 2010 No comments:

Since 2000, the International Free Software Forum (FISL) gives participants a political discussion, social and technical advice on free software. The official opening of the 11th International Free Software Forum will run on July 21st through July 24th 2010 in Porto Alegre, Brazil.This event is considered the largest gathering of open source communities in Latin America and one of the world largest.

The forum launches its 11th edition combining lectures, discussions and news about open source software. On its stand, Dataprev promote mini-courses on topics such as digital television, digital transmission and searching of content on intranets. Besides workshops, there program contains153 lectures.

Institutions that have already confirmed their presence in the forum are: Petrobras, Banco do Brazil, Caixa Economica Federal, IG, UOL, HP, SAP, IBM, Senac, Federal Service of Data Processing (Serpro) and Ministry Science and Technology, among others.

For more information click here.