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Wednesday, 8 July 2020

¿Eres amante de los libros? Títulos de las obras y dinámicas para ganar libros electrónicos en español

IPTango July 08, 2020 No comments:

Como fue anunciado aquí, recibimos algunos libros electrónicos de la Editorial Tirant Lo Blanch, los cuales serán sorteados entre nuestros lectores.

Los títulos de las obras y las dinámicas de los sorteos ya fueron anunciados en nuestra cuenta de Twitter.

Las obras abordan diversos temas en Propiedad Intelectual y han sido escritas por renombrados autores en la materia:

Antología Iberoamericana de Propiedad Intelectual. Coordinador: Jaime Alberto Díaz Limón.
Propiedad Intelectual. Análisis de Casos. Coordinador: Eduardo de la Parra Trujillo.
Derecho Mexicano de la Propiedad Industrial. Autor: Mauricio Jalife Daher.

En tal sentido, cada miércoles publicaremos un artículo en el blog, indicado los libros electrónicos disponibles para suscriptores y seguidores en Twitter.

Considerando las diferencias horarias, dicho artículo será publicado después de medio día (horario de países latinoamericanos y verano del este -EDT-) y 20:00 (Hora central europea -CET-).

Si no te has suscrito al blog o aún no nos sigues en Twitter, ¿qué esperas?

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Upcoming events on this week and more!

Verónica Rodríguez Arguijo July 07, 2020 No comments:

WHAT'S GOING ON THIS WEEK?

The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) will hold the second session of the WIPO Conversation on IP and AI from 7 to 9 July 2020. The virtual meeting will gather WIPO’s member states and “other stakeholders to discuss the impact of AI on IP”. The speakers are Mr Francis Gurry (WIPO), H.E. Mr François Rivasseau (France), H.E. Mr Omar Sultan Al Olama (United Arab Emirates), Professor Ahmed Elgammal (Rutgers University), Judge Klaus Grabinski (Germany), Dr Santosh Mohanty (India), and Judge Kathleen O’Malley (United States of America). The list of interventions can be reviewed here. Live stream here.

The second encounter of the Seminar Innovation and Intellectual Property in post-pandemic scenarios (in Spanish) will take place on 7 July 2020. The event is organized by the Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies of Industrial and Economic Law (CEIDIE) of the Faculty of Law of the University of Buenos Aires. It will cover IP, food, and agriculture in light of a post-pandemic environment. The speakers are Roxana Blasetti (CEIDIE), Rafael Pérez Miranda (UAM) and Lautaro Viscay (REAF-MERCOSUR).

On the same day, the webinar Domain Name Arbitration will be streamed on YouTube. The event is organized by the Brazilian Association of Industrial Property Agents (ABAPI), the Transatlantic Intellectual Property Academy (TIPSA), and WIPO. The speakers are Luiza Berbigier Alves (WIPO) and Joe Sekhon (University of Portsmouth). Professor Laurent Manderieux (TIPSA) will moderate the session.

On 8 July 2020, the All Star Webinar: IP Management and Digitalisation with CEIPI and all International IPR SME Helpdesks and the Japan Technology Transfer Helpdesk will be held. The event is addressed to “professionals in medium-sized technologies companies, law firms and IP offices”. The webinar will cover the role of IP in digital business models and provide some examples of case studies concerning Europe, China, Southeast Asia, Latin America, and Japan. Register here.

Meanwhile, WIPO and the International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI) are offering the webinar Current Trends in WIPO Mediation and Arbitration for Intellectual Property and Technology Disputes also on 8 July 2020. The event will cover inter alia, the usage of online case management tools, the use of technology for meetings and hearings, as well as the impact of the pandemic on contractual issues. The speakers and moderators are Ignacio de Castro (AIPPI), Aurélia Marie, Jean-Christophe Troussel, and Arno Hold (AIPPI).

On 9 July 2020, the webinar Chemical-Biological Inventions implemented by computer, a multidisciplinary approach (in Spanish) will take place. The event is organized by the Mexican Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AMPPI). The speakers are Claudia Campos, Dariana Rodríguez, Helena Sánchez, Manuel López, María Cabrera, Marina Castro, and Pablo Fuentes. Víctor Garrido will moderate the session.

The following events already started but will continue until the end of next week:

6 - 16 July. Seminar: Analysis of the new legislation on Intellectual Property (in Spanish), organized by AMPPI. Some speakers: Horacio Rangel, Orlando Pérez, Salvador Behar, Juan A. Dorantes, Eugenio Pérez, Nahanny Canal, Enriqueta Molina, Enrique Díaz, Vianney Romo de Vivar, Roberto Arochi, Mauricio Jalife, Juan L. Serrano, Alejandro Luna, Adolfo Athié, José Luis Caballero, Luis Schmidt, and Manuel Guerra. You can still register for the remaining sessions. Some moderators: Eryck Castillo, Fernando Becerril, Nuria Becerril, and Martin Michaus, More information here.
6 - 17 July. WIPO - Mexico Summer School on Intellectual Property (in Spanish), organized by WIPO. Some speakers: Juan Lozano (IMPI), Sherif Saadallah (WIPO), Isaac Lucatero (ITESM), Isabella Pimentel (WIPO), Marco Alemán (WIPO), Paolo Lanteri (WIPO), Leandro Toscano (WIPO), Jennifer Chicoski (USPTO), Juan Antonio Rodríguez Corona (Federal Court, IP Specialised Bench), Manuel Desantes (University of Alicante), Guillermo Pous, Heidi Lindner, and Kiyoshi Tsuru. Watch the opening here.

Conference “Shaping tomorrow: 3D printing and its impact on IP”

The European Patent Office (EPO) and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) announced the conference Shaping tomorrow: 3D printing and its impact on IP will be held online from 13 to 16 July 2020.

The conference will address how 3D Printing may challenge the IP system. The speakers include António Campinos (EPO), Christian Archambeau (EUIPO), Charles W. Hull (3D Systems), Virginie Fossoul (European Commission), Heli Pihlajamaa (EPO), Rosa Maria Ballardini (University of Lapland), and Cristian Fracassi (Isinnova). The event is free but you need to register here.

PAST EVENTS

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

30 June. Webinar: Mapping of health innovation clusters in Brazil (in Portuguese), organized by the Brazilian National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI Brazil) and the Brazilian Company of Industrial Research and Innovation (EMBRAPII).
1 July. Webinar: Copyright and Internet Memes (in Portuguese), organized by WIPO and the Brazilian Intellectual Property Association (ABPI).
1 - 3 July. Forum: Covid-19, USMCA and the new Law proposal for the protection of industrial innovation (in Spanish), organized by IIJ UNAM.

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

Image: WIPO's official account on Twitter.

Upcoming events on this week and more!

Verónica Rodríguez Arguijo June 30, 2020 No comments:

WHAT'S GOING ON THIS WEEK?

On 30 June 2020, the webinar The IP systems in the Americas during the COVID-19 will be held. The event is organized by the Argentine Association of Industrial Property Agents (AAAPI), the Brazilian Intellectual Property Association (ABPI), the Chilean Association of Intellectual Property (ACHIPI), the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA), and the Mexican Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AMPPI). The event will be held in English with simultaneous translation to Portuguese. It will be discussed how the National Patent and Trademark Offices are coping with COVID-19 crisis, through the implementation of measures such as suspensions of deadlines, priority examinations and compulsory licenses. The speakers are Patrick J. Coyne (AIPLA), Luiz Edgard Montaury Pimenta (ABPI), Eryck Castillo Orive (AMPPI), Rodrigo Puchi (ACHIPI), and Juan Berton Moreno (AAAPI). Register here.

On the same day, the webinar Mapping of health innovation clusters in Brazil (in Portuguese) will be streamed on Facebook. The event is organized by the Brazilian National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI Brazil) and the Brazilian Company of Industrial Research and Innovation (EMBRAPII).

On 1 July 2020, the following events are scheduled:

Webinar: Copyright and Internet Memes (in Portuguese), organized by ABPI. Opening speakers: Luiz Edgard Montaury Pimenta (ABPI) and José Graça Aranha (WIPO). Speakers: Rafael Ferraz Vazquez (WIPO), Camila Vidal (Moving Girls), and Fellipe Nunes Leite. Moderator: Valdir Rocha.

Webinar: The international patent system and its challenges on the current international agenda (in Spanish), organized by AAAPI. Speaker: Marco M. Alemán (WIPO). Moderators: Iván Poli (AAAPI) and Matías Noetinger (AAAPI).

Forum: Covid-19, USMCA and the new Law proposal for the protection of industrial innovation (in Spanish), organized by IIJ UNAM. The event will be held from 1 to 3 July. Some speakers: Carlos M. Correa (South Centre), Manuel Becerra Ramírez (IIJ UNAM), Hugo Contreras Lamadrid (INDAUTOR), Carmen Arteaga (UNAM), Ana Alba Betancourt (IIJ UNAM), Rafael Pérez Miranda (UAM), Fabiana Jorge (MFJ International), and Quetzalli de la Concha (Penguin Random House). Live stream on Facebook.

On 2 July 2020, the webinar Searching for patents, organized by the Inter-American Association of Intellectual Property (ASIPI) will take place. The event will cover inter alia patent information databases and other resources. The speakers are Margarita Romero and Alexander Agudelo. Roberto J. Ríos will moderate the session.

A-CAPP Center’s Conference: A Brand’s New World

The Michigan State University’s Center for Anti-Counterfeiting and Product Protection (A-CAPP Center) announced the conference A Brand’s New World: The Future of Challenges in Brand Protection will be held online from 20 to 22 July 2020.

The conference will address brand protection strategies and issues post-pandemic. The speakers include Hernan Albamonte (Philip Morris), Charles Olschanski (Tiffany), Cristina Posa (Amazon), Brian Fogarty (Nike), Lori Mayall (Gilead Sciences), Mike Gannon (3M), Mark Schildkraut (BD), Tara Steketee (Merck & Co.), Kasie Brill (GIPC), and Carolina Giuga (LEGO). Some moderators are Jeff Rojek (A-CAPP), Leah Evert-Burks (A-CAPP), and Kari Kammel (A-CAPP). Register here.

PAST EVENTS

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

22 - 23 June. Conference: Brands in Society: Their Influence and Responsibility, organized by the International Trademark Association (INTA). The conference is available on-demand only for those who registered to attend the event.
24 June. Panel discussion: Law and Technology, in light of the cooperation agreement signed by UNAM and the Internet Association of Mexico (in Spanish), organized by the Legal Research Institute (IIJ) of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) and the Internet Association of Mexico (AIMX).
26 June. Webinar: WIPO PROOF: New Horizons in Intellectual Asset Management (in English and Portuguese), organized by WIPO and ABPI.

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

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¿Eres amante de los libros? ¡Tenemos buenas noticias para ti!

Verónica Rodríguez Arguijo June 26, 2020 No comments:

Hemos recibido algunos libros electrónicos de la Editorial Tirant Lo Blanch, los cuales serán sorteados entre nuestros lectores.

Las obras abordan diversos temas en Propiedad Intelectual y han sido escritas por renombrados autores en la materia.

Los títulos de las obras y las dinámicas de los sorteos serán anunciados próximamente en nuestra cuenta de Twitter.

Si aún no nos sigues en Twitter, ¿qué esperas? ¡Síguenos aquí!

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Upcoming events on this week and more!

Verónica Rodríguez Arguijo June 22, 2020 No comments:

WHAT'S GOING ON THIS WEEK?

The International Trademark Association (INTA) is holding its first online conference Brands in Society: Their Influence and Responsibility on 22 and 23 June 2020. The two-day event will address diverse topics about the role brands play in society. Live-sessions, speed networking, brand trivia, and topic rooms are all part of the agenda. Some speakers are Ayala Deutsch (NBA), Signe Naeve (Starbucks), Pieter van den Bulck (Anheuser-Busch), Austin Phillips (Facebook), Etienne Sanz de Acedo (INTA), Kim Culmone (Mattel) and David Lossignol (Novartis). Review the program here.

On 23 June 2020, the webinar Trademark Updates and Developments at the United States Patent and Trademark Office, organized by the Inter-American Association of Intellectual Property (ASIPI) will take place. The event will cover inter alia the requirement to foreign trademark applicants to be represented before the USPTO by a qualified attorney in the USA. The speakers are Cynthia Henderson, Jennifer D. Chicoski and Enrique Diaz.

FIDE will hold the Legal Management Summer Program (in Spanish) from 23 June to 9 July 2020. 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.

On 24 June 2020, the panel discussion Law and Technology, in light of the cooperation agreement signed by UNAM and the Internet Association of Mexico (in Spanish) will be streamed on Facebook. The event is organized by the Legal Research Institute (IIJ) of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) and the Internet Association of Mexico (AIMX). The speakers include Pedro Salazar Ugarte (IIJ), Julio César Vega Gómez (AIMX), Cintya Martínez (American Express) and Ana Alba Betancourt (IIJ).

On the same day, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) is offering the webinar The Global Design Database: An Introduction (in English). Register here.

WIPO is also holding the set of webinars Discover WIPO PROOF, trusted digital evidence for your intellectual assets on 24 and 25 June 2020. The webinars include a live demo and a Q&A session. Register here and here.

On 25 June 2020, the following webinars are scheduled:

Creative Solutions for IP Protection on Marketplaces (in Spanish), organized by ASIPI. Speakers: Diana Arredondo (Amazon), Josefina Arias (Amazon), Carlos Sanz (Smart Protection), Juan Cichero (Mercado Libre), and Guadalupe Crespo (Mercado Libre). Estela de Luca (REACT) will moderate the session. The measures implemented by online marketplaces and brand protection service providers for combating online counterfeiting and piracy will be discussed. Register here.

WIPO Standards Blockchain #1 (in English), organized by WIPO. The webinar "will discuss potential uses of blockchain technology in the IP ecosystem".

Roving Webinar on WIPO Services and Initiatives (in English), organized by WIPO. The webinar will cover global IP databases, WIPO PROOF, protecting IP internationally, WIPO arbitration and mediation.

Intellectual Property in Chile: Tips for Protecting and Managing your IPRs in Unprecedented Times (in English), organized by the Latin America IPR Helpdesk. Some speakers: Mariano Riccheri and Cristobal Prieto Steffens.

On 26 June 2020, the Mexican Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AMPPI) will hold the webinar Inventorship and Artificial Intelligence (in Spanish). The speakers are Alma Álvarez Delucio, Andrés Esteva Wurts, Héctor Chayoga Cortés, Mariana González Vargas and Pablo Fuentes Barrón.

On the same day, it will take place the webinar WIPO PROOF: New Horizons in Intellectual Asset Management, 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), Nadja Maria da Silva Oliveira (Technology Park Foundation of Paraíba) and Claudio Cocorocchi (WIPO). Marcia Maria Nunes de Barros will moderate the session.

Meanwhile, the Specialized Centre for Intellectual Property Training (CECPI) will hold the webinar Non-traditional trademarks: Legislation in force, USMCA and the new Law proposal (in Spanish) on 26 June 2020. The speaker is Professor Eduardo de la Parra Trujillo. More information here.

MAPI: SECOND EDITION OF THE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AWARD

The LL.M. in Intellectual Property and New Technologies (MAPI) of the Autonomous University of Madrid is calling for submissions for the second edition of the Intellectual Property Award.

The paper should address copyright and related rights topics. It should be written in Spanish and be no longer than 70 pages. The prize is €3500, and the winner's paper will be published in the Intellectual Property Magazine.

Submissions must be sent to master.propiedadintelectua@uam.es before 15 December 2020. More information can be reviewed here.

PAST EVENTS

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

17 June. Webinar: The Protection of Traditional Cultural Expressions (in Portuguese and English), organized by WIPO and the Brazilian Association of Industrial Property Agents (ABAPI). Some speakers: Daphné Zografos Johnsson (WIPO) and Carolina Starling (Ministry of Tourism, Brazil).

17 June. Webinar: Inventions implemented through computer programs and new technologies (in Portuguese), organized by the Brazilian National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI Brazil) and the law firm Leão Propriedade Intelectual. Speakers: Daniel Barros Junior (INPI Brazil) and Professor Milton Lucídio Leão Barcellos. Moderator: Sheila da Silva Peixoto.

18 June. Seminar: Copyright perspectives in light of alternative dispute resolution methods (in Spanish), organized by WIPO and DNDA Colombia. Some speakers: Carolina Romero Romero (DNDA Colombia), Leandro Toscano (WIPO), Lydia Esteve González (UAIPIT) and Marianella Bruno Pollero (UNCITRAL). Watch again the session 1 and 2, session 3, and session 4.

18 June. Webinar: The role played by the States and the Union in sustaining the Brazilian culture sector in light of the social distancing measures (in Portuguese), organized by the Brazilian Intellectual Property Association (ABPI). Speaker: Sérgio Sá Leitão (Ministry of Culture).

18 June. Webinar Global Digital Encounters: International IP and Access to Pandemic Treatments (Encounter 3), organized by FIDE and TIPSA. Speakers: Professors Rochelle Dreyfuss (New York University) and Henning Grosse Ruse-Khan (Cambridge University). Moderator: Prof. Laurent Manderieux.

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 June 15, 2020 No comments:

WHAT'S GOING ON THIS WEEK?

On 16 June 2020, the World Intellectual Property Organization is holding the webinar WIPO Mediation Rules for IP and Tech Disputes (in English). WIPO is offering the webinar at two different times: the first one at 10:00 AM CEST and the second one at 5:00 PM CEST. Register here.

On 17 June 2020, the WIPO-AIPPI Joint Webinar (in English) will take place. The event is organized by WIPO and the International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI). The speakers are Arno Hold (AIPPI), Francis Gurry (WIPO), Luiz Henrique do Amaral (AIPPI), Annie Tsoi (AIPPI) and Claudio Cocorocchia (WIPO). At the end of the event, a practice session introducing WIPO PROOF will be held.

On the same day, the Latin America IPR Helpdesk is offering the webinar Intellectual Property: the door to secure internationalization (in Spanish). The speaker is César E. Férnandez.

The webinar Inventions implemented through computer programs and new technologies (in Portuguese) will also take place on 17 June 2020. The event is organized by the Brazilian National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI Brazil) and the law firm Leão Propriedade Intelectual. The speakers are Daniel Barros Junior (INPI Brazil) and Professor Milton Lucídio Leão Barcellos. Sheila da Silva Peixoto will moderate the session.

Meanwhile, WIPO and the Brazilian Association of Industrial Property Agents (ABAPI) will hold the webinar The Protection of Traditional Cultural Expressions. Some speakers are Daphné Zografos Johnsson (WIPO) and Carolina Starling (Ministry of Tourism, Brazil). The session will cover cases concerning the traditional June festivities (Festas Juninas) and will be streamed on ABAPI TV (YouTube Channel).

On 18 June 2020, the following events are scheduled:

Webinar: Protecting your Designs Internationally with the Hague System (in English), organized by WIPO.

Webinar: Quick Guide to WIPO Domain Name Dispute Resolution Services for the .EU ccTLD (in English), organized by WIPO.

Seminar: Copyright perspectives in light of alternative dispute resolution methods, organized by WIPO and DNDA Colombia. Some speakers: Carolina Romero Romero (DNDA Colombia), Leandro Toscano (WIPO), Lydia Esteve González (UAIPIT) and Marianella Bruno Pollero (UNCITRAL).

Webinar: The role played by the States and the Union in sustaining the Brazilian culture sector in light of the social distancing measures (in Portuguese), organized by the Brazilian Intellectual Property Association (ABPI). Speaker: Sérgio Sá Leitão (Ministry of Culture).

Global Digital Encounters: International IP and Access to Pandemic Treatments (Encounter 3), organized by FIDE and TIPSA. Speakers: Professors Rochelle Dreyfuss (New York University) and Henning Grosse Ruse-Khan (Cambridge University). Moderator: Prof. Laurent Manderieux.

Webinar: Companies as vehicles for social development (in Spanish), organized by the Inter-American Association of Intellectual Property (ASIPI).

WIPO - MEXICO SUMMER SCHOOL ON INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

The WIPO - Mexico Summer School on Intellectual Property will be held online from 6 to 17 July 2020. The program is addressed to senior students (bachelor or postgraduate) and young professionals.

The theme of this year’s summer school is “Creative Industries and Intellectual Property”. Case studies, online lectures and debates are all part of the program.

The sessions will be instructed in Spanish. Fees have been waived due to the exceptional circumstances of this year. Apply before 22 June 2020. More information can be reviewed here.

PAST EVENTS

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

9-11 June. Challenges for Copyright in the Digital Environment in the Andean Community (in Spanish), organized by SENADI Ecuador and ELAPI. Some speakers: 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).

11 June. Making your Business Digital: How Intellectual Property can Help you, organized by WIPO and ABPI (in English with simultaneous translation to Portuguese). Speakers: Luiz Edgard Montaury Pimenta (ABPI), José Graça Aranha (WIPO), Laurent Manderieux (TIPSA), and Eldar Haber (Faculty of Law of the University of Haifa). Moderator: Filipe Fonteles.

12 June. ASIPI / INTA Study on the Economic Impact of Trademarks in Latin America - Possible Consequences of the Pandemic. Speakers: Marcela Cristini and Guillermo Bermudez. Hosts: Elisabeth Siemsen and Etienne Sanz de Acedo. Moderators: Matías Noetinger and José Luis Londoño.

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

Image: IMPI's official account on Twitter.

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!

Uruguay: Absolute Grounds of Refusal good practice

Patricia Covarrubia June 05, 2020 No comments:

Not many times we receive much news about Uruguay, so in this occasion I am delighted to bring you news on good practice. The National Directorate of Industrial Property under the Ministry of Industry, Energy and Mining of Uruguay (DNPI), in collaboration with the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) and the EU-funded project IP Key Latin America (IP KEY LA), have put together a Practice Paper concerning the examination of absolute grounds for refusal in cases of figurative trade marks that contain purely descriptive words/expressions. The paper is to be used as a guidance on how to assess the examination of this type of marks (known in Uruguay as ‘marcas mixtas’ ).

The grounds for refusal are divided into two: 1) ‘absolute grounds for refusal’ which refers to the 'intrinsic qualities' of the sign and its ability to function as a trade mark i.e. to be able to be distinguishable in the market; 2) ‘relative grounds for refusal’ which refers to conflicts with earlier 3rd party rights. The IP Key Latin America notes that the DNPI is the “first Latin American IP office to analyse and find common ground with the criteria developed under the Common Communication on the Common Practice of Distinctiveness – Figurative marks containing descriptive/non-distinctive words”.

For more information click here. The paper can be read here (Spanish), and here (English).

A Call for a Relaxation of IP Rights during Coronavirus Pandemic

Patricia Covarrubia June 04, 2020 1 comment:

Aimed to ensure people´s health, Colombian congressmen together with a group of citizens have requested the President of the Republic to take the appropriate measures for allowing the use of medicines and technologies protected by intellectual property rights to address the challenges posed by the current pandemic situation.

Based on the text of the Political Constitution, the petitioners have requested to adopt, within the shortest possible time, the measures required for relaxing the current intellectual property rules and the patent system, to facilitate access to medicines, technologies, chemical reagents, vaccines, and the medical devices used to diagnose and treat the coronavirus. In their opinion, the rising infection rates put human lives at risk and jeopardise the health system, which justifies a decision of this kind.

Among other actions, they propose implementing a faster procedure for the concession of compulsory licenses and statutory licenses for government and non-commercial uses. They fear that the intellectual property rights, used to control the placing in the market and import of diagnostic tests, medical devices, medicines and vaccines, could produce either a shortage or a rise in the price of these products. Also, they point out that medicines such as the Remdesivir having a high probability of success for the treatment of coronavirus, in Colombia are protected with at least three different patents.

While the petitioners recognise the declaratory of public interest for medicines, technologies, vaccines, medical devices and supplies, as a step forward in fighting the virus, for them, it is yet not clear whether such declaratory will be enough for issuing compulsory and statutory licences or, if a resolution from the Ministry of Health will also be required.

So far there is no answer from the National Government to this petition, and many sectors are interested in the measures that could be adopted in this regard.

This press note was originally published in Spanish language on May 29th 2020 on the web site of semana.com

Post written by Florelia Vallejo Trujillo
Assistant Professor, Universidad del Tolima, Colombia

Upcoming events

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WHAT'S GOING ON THIS WEEK?

On 2 June 2020, the Brazilian Intellectual Property Association (ABPI) will hold the webinar Influencers: Legal and Behavioural Aspects in light of the Pandemic (in Portuguese). The speakers are Gisela Peres Neves Baptista, Gustavo Escobar, and Camila Coutinho. The moderator is Deborah Portilho. Register here.

The webinar Federal Law on Plant Varieties: Myths and Realities to the Amendment to UPOV-91 (in Spanish) will take place on 3 June 2020. The event is part of the Permanent Seminar on Intellectual Property 2020-1 (PSIP) which is organized by the Legal Research Institute (IIJ) of the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM). The speaker is Leobigildo Córdova Téllez, Director General of the National Service for the Inspection and Certification of Seeds (SNICS).

On the same day, the webinar Intellectual Property Aspects of Live Streaming (in Portuguese), organized by the Brazilian Association of Industrial Property Agents (ABAPI), will be streamed on ABAPI TV (YouTube channel). The speakers are Ana Paula Borges Martins, Rafael Atab, and Cláudio Lins de Vasconcelos. The moderator is Ana Beatriz N. Guerra.

On 4 June 2020, the following webinars are scheduled:

How to Draft Efficient Dispute Resolution Clauses for your IP and Commercial Contracts (in Spanish), organized by WIPO.
International technology transfer – best practices and lessons learned (in English), organized by the Latin America IPR Helpdesk.
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.
3D Printing and the Industry: Technology Developments and Intellectual Property Implications (in Portuguese) organized by the law firm Leão Propriedade Intelectual. Speakers: Professor Daniel Paz de Araújo and Fabiano de Bem da Rocha.

WIPO CONVERSATION ON IP AND AI

The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) announced the Second Session of the WIPO Conversation on IP and AI will be held online from 7 to 9 July 2020.

The First Session took place in September 2019 and “brought together member states and other stakeholders to discuss the impact of Al on IP policy”. The Revised Issues Paper on Intellectual Property Policy and Artificial Intelligence containing the results of the public consultation launched after the first session can be reviewed here.

PAST EVENTS

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

26-27 May. Seminar Madrid and The Hague systems in Mexico (in Spanish and English), WIPO and IMPI. The program is available here.
27 May. Webinar COVID-19 and the future of the Courts (in Portuguese), ABPI.
27 May. Webinar Artificial Intelligence and Law (in Spanish), Panamerican University and AMDI.
28 May. Webinar Copyright challenges faced by the music industry after COVID-19 (in Spanish), Abogados contra la Crisis.
28 May. From West to East: Trade, IP and Investment after the Crisis (in English), FIDE.
30 May. Webinar Digital rights and copyright (in Spanish), AMDI, AMD, the Autonomous University of Nayarit, and the Autonomous University of Colima. From minute 19:08 to 1:05:41.