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December 2011
ARGENTINA: COMPUTO DEL PLAZO DE VIGENCIA DE LAS RENOVACIONES DE MARCAS
El pasado miércoles 21 de diciembre de 2011, el Instituto Nacional de Propiedad Industrial (INPI) de Argentina notificó la Disposición No. M...
Argentina: ISPs taken action - really?
In the midst of several court cases for copyright infringement, the video streaming site Cuevano has been made inaccessible by Internet Serv...
Despite the international crisis, INPI sees an increase in numbers
During 2011, the Brazilian Instituto Nacional da Propriedade Industrial (INPI) report that there have been 30,617 applications for patents, ...
Shoes and Cheese -- stinky feet?
This week the Brazilian Instituto Nacional da Propiedad Industrial ( INPI ) announced the approval of two geographical indications: Queijo o...
Show me the money! Collecting royalties through associations
The Colombian Constitutional Court in a landmark case regarding copyright has held that artists in Colombia are not required to belong to an...
Argentina: dot ar is live!
By Decree 189/2011, published on 13th December, 2011 the Argentinean government created the National Register of Domain Names on the Interne...
Nace primera IG de producto marino chileno:Langosta de Juan Fernández
El 5 mayo de 2011 se presentó ante el INAPI de Chile la primera solicitud para el registro de una Indicación Geográfica de un producto mari...
Brasil: Johnnie against João
La multinacional Diageo , propietaria de la marca de whisky escocés "Johnnie Walker" impetró una solicitud de nulidad del registro...
Política y derecho de marcas en Ecuador
En Ecuador está teniendo lugar un interesante asunto relacionado con signos distintivos y política. El gobierno ecuatoriano ha solicitado ...
Brazilian music and the remastering of vinyl disc
EMI Music, the renowned music industry, will have to compensate Joao Gilberto, a Bossanova icon due to remastering (electronic process whe...
Call for papers – come on my Latin America people!
My e-mail inbox revealed two invitations and I am happy to share these. INTA The International Trademark Association (INTA) will host its Th...
Conflicto de marcas por cerveza Andes
"Andes" no es sólo el nombre del cordón montañoso que divide Chile y Argentina. También es el signo distintivo de dos cervezas, u...
Texto completo de jurisprudencia de Propiedad Intelectual
En entradas anteriores comentamos en el blog dos sentencias interesantes: la primera vinculada con el derecho de autor y derecho a la inti...
Argentina on illegal streaming
Cuevana.tv , the popular Argentine site (12 million monthly users)and also one of Latin America's most popular online video streaming si...
Brazil: new numbers for patents, industrial design and geographical indications’ applications
The Patent Board (DIRPA) and the Department of Contracts, Records and Geographical Indications (DICIG) reported last week that they are goin...
Counterfeits: not just CDs and DVDs
This month the National Council to Combat Piracy and Crimes against Intellectual Property (CNCP) has reported that the last past 6 years, th...
Primera Exposición de Denominaciones de Origen de México
El 5 de diciembre recién pasado tuvo lugar la inauguración de la Primera Exposición de Denominaciones de Origen, realizada en las instalacio...
When trade marks and company names clash: a new experience for Argentina
The Inspección de Personas Jurídicas, the authority in charge of approving the incorporation of legal entities in Argentina, was asked by Fa...
Argentinean lionesses do defend well not only on the field
The Argentinean Division II of the National Chamber for Federal Civil and Commercial upheld the ruling made in a lawsuit where the trade mar...
IMPI closes down two commercial establishments
The Mexican Institute of Industrial Property ( IMPI ) taking its duties very seriously – that of safeguarding the legitimate interests of In...
Jurisprudencia: El efecto sorprendente es ilegal y no determina el nivel inventivo de una patente
Un reciente fallo de casación en el fondo de la Corte Suprema de Chile ha resuelto un asunto de gran interés teórico y práctico relacionado ...
Brazil’s ‘got a lovely bunch of’...melons
The Brazilian Instituto Nacional da Propiedad Industrial ( INPI ) received on Monday 28th of November, another application for Geographical ...
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