July 2017

Peruvian Pisco: Renowned reputation

From the Peruvian Institute for the Defense of Free Competition and the Protection of Intellectual Property (Indecopi) we read the news that...

Los Derechos de Propiedad Intelectual como especie de «activos intangibles»

En la economía contemporánea la importancia de los activos intangibles ha sido creciente como recursos generadores de valor para las empresa...

Well-Known Marks in the Andean Community of Nations

Well-known trade marks have special protection under the IP regime of the Andean Community of Nations (CAN). Its evolution, as explained by ...

Patent Prosecution Highway: The Justice ‘Speedy’ League

This month Colombia joined the network of the Global Patent Prosecution Highway (GPPH). This network has 22 members from Europe, North Ameri...

Global database: Chile is in!

The cooperation agreement between the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and the Chilean National Institute of Industrial Prope...

PROSUR lanza nueva plataforma web con herramientas que facilitan la tramitación de marcas y patentes

A siete años de su creación, PROSUR puso a disposición de la comunidad, una renovada plataforma online ( www.prosur.org ) que entrega en for...

Free Webinar: Protecting your Brand Abroad: Understanding the IP Landscape of Latin America

Webinar: Protecting your Brand Abroad: Understanding the IP Landscape of Latin America Speaker: Patrica Covarrubia Date: Thursday, July 20, ...

Brazil: refining procedures

On July 11, INPI Resolution 199/2017 brought to the public a new examination guidelines for the registration of industrial property license ...

'Desperados' for Tequila?

For some years, the Mexican producers of tequila have manifested disagreement with the use of the word ‘tequila’ in ‘Desperados’ one of the ...

Peru: Electronic Publication System for IP Applications is at your service

On 28 June this year, by means of the Supreme Decree No. 071-2017-PCM , the Peruvian Government approved the implementation of the Electroni...

The Pendency of Brazilian Patent Application and What You Can Do About It

Brazil is notorious for the long pendency of patent application. Currently, the average amount of time for a typical Brazilian patent to be ...