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Blockchain: a “disruptive” overview on various commercial sectors

This post was first published on Your LATAM FlagshIP blog and was written in collaboration with Alessio Balbo . “ In 10 years 10 percent of...

Mexican GIs and the registry of foreign GIs and AOs

This post was first published on The IPKat blog: Recently, the Mexican Industrial Property Law was significantly amended and on 27 April 20...

Brazil and the Madrid Protocol: are they nearly there?

In June 2017, the Brazilian Presidency sent to the National Congress Mensagem nº 201 , to allow Brazil to adhere to the Madrid Protocol. The...

Brazil in the Highway again!

The Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) Pilot Project signed by the Brazilian National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI) and the US Paten...

México – Reformas a la Ley de la Propiedad Industrial en materia de Marcas.

El pasado 18 de mayo se publicaron en el Diario Oficial de la Federación las Reformas y Adiciones a la Ley de la Propiedad Industrial, en ...

Pasuchaca: a known substance for a not so new use - will the JPO grant a patent?

From Peru, we hear about the work that the National Commission against Biopiracy does. This Commission, which is part of the National Instit...

Copyright infringement by a sticker album: Stick that!

The Peruvian Copyright Commission, which is a sub-division of the National Institute for the Defense of Competition and the Protection of In...

Soft drinks and the right to freedom of expression

The right to freedom of information of consumers cannot be unduly limited, the Colombian Constitutional Court Says. Through sentence T-543/1...

Genetic Resources and Patent Applications

From the Brazilian Instituto Nacional da Propriedade Industrial (INPI) we became aware that as of the 27th February, 2018, INPI will start t...

The sweetest banana in a pickle: GIs in Brazil

The Association of Banana Growers of Corupá (Asbanco) in Brazil, has recently made an application for a Geographical Indication at the natio...

Enredados is here! a newtwork for all IP and ICH issues

Celebrating the formal launch of 'Enredados' I am proud to invite you to an event taken place in London, Wednesday 28 March, 2018 (b...

Mexico: it’s all about the cheese!

Since May 2016 the EU and Mexico are trying to modernize the trade agreement between them. By January 2018, there has been eight round of ta...