January 2016

GI: does it help?

‘ Sello de Origen ’ (Label of Origin) is a Chilean program developed by the Ministry of Economy together with INAPI. The aim is to provide r...

Reunión de Autoridades Internacionales (PCT MIA) en Chile

Uniformar criterios, discutir y analizar el actual desarrollo del sistema PCT, y proponer mejoras con el objeto de aumentar la calidad de lo...

IP Statistic: does it give information on economic and social development?

The Brazilian Instituto Nacional da Propiedade Industrial has released the ‘official balance sheet’ containing the statistic of its service...

Another one bites the dust

From Peru we heard that another collective society had failed. Last week we covered that INDECOPI’s Copyright Commission sanctioned INTER A...

México: segundo país en Latinoamérica con autoridad internacional de depósito de material biológico

El Instituto Mexicano de la Propiedad Industrial (IMPI), hizo entrega en Tepatitlán de Morelos, Jalisco, de la Presentación de la Certificac...

Brazil: the Highway to patent applications

The longest 9 months I have encountered with! The Brazilian Instituto Nacional da Propriedade Industrial INPI has launched the "Priorit...

Peruvian collective society received more than a thumb down

From Peru we heard that the Institute of anti-competition and intellectual property (INDECOPI) has sanctioned a collective society for copy...