July 2011

Brazil: a royalty fee affair

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The company CLUBE VIDALONGA PROGRAMA DE CONDICIONAMENTO FÍSICO LTDA ('the club' from now on) had used publicly music in its commerci...

Handicraft becomes a 'handy' GI in Brazil

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This week the Brazilian Instituto da Propriedad Industrial ( INPI ) published the granting of the Geographical Indication (GI) in the form o...

Wonders of the Peruvian Spirit

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The Auditorium of INDECOPI was the place chosen for the launch of the book ‘Denominacion de Origin. Maravillas del Espiritu Peruano’ (‘Deno...

Teamwork & Collaboration - does it work?

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PROSUR, a group of nine South American countries – Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname and Uruguay – forme...

Nations as brands

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Early on this year we brought you the news that Peru launched a logo for its country. This month after completing the first stage of diffus...

Mexican Senate Rejects ACTA

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According to  IP Watch , by the end of last month, the Mexican Senate approved a  resolution  (in Spanish) rejecting the  Anti-Counterfeitin...

Mexican trade mark amendment speeds applications with Paris priority

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IP Tango has been informed that, on 10 June of this year, amendments to the Regulations of the Mexican Industrial Property Law were publishe...

Yee-haa! Payment of royalties

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Brazil, the Fourth Chamber of the Superior Court of Justice ( STJ ) decided that there may be collecting royalties for public performance of...