DINAPI Paraguay recently published that Paraguay adheres itself to the two WIPO-administered international treaties:
- The Nice Agreement establishes a classification of goods and services for the purposes of registering trademarks and service marks (the Nice Classification).
- The Locarno Agreement establishes a classification for industrial designs (the Locarno Classification).
The machinery sector is of extreme importance to the global economy considering it supports the basic operation of other industries. It improves efficiency and helps save time and money.
This Factsheet provides you with some guidelines and tips about IP in Latin America with a special focus on the machinery sector.
La normativa de Propiedad Intelectual ha cambiado rápida y significativamente en el último año, por lo que las PYMES que tienen México como destino comercial de interés necesitan estar al tanto de las novedades introducidas respecto de las marcas, diseños y patentes y las consecuencias prácticas que pueden afectar a su actual estrategia de negocio y abrirles nuevas oportunidades.
This year, MEDICA 2020 will take place virtually and the Enterprise Europe Network, with the support of BIOPRO Baden-Württemberg, will organise a webinar in collaboration with the Latin America IP SME Helpdesk about the healthcare sector in Latin America.
The Latin American Healthcare market is growing in the pharmaceutical industry as well as in medical equipment, devices and consumables. For the year 2018, healthcare spending in Latin America is estimated at 7.20% of GDP.
The European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) has just made available their Trade mark and Industrial Design Guidelines in the 23 languages of the EU.
The EUIPO’s current trade mark and design practice is reflected in a series of Guidelines for Examination that are intended to help both our users and our staff in charge of the various procedures.
To access the Trade mark guidelines, please refer to this link.
The type of IP rights covered and the scope of their protection in Brazil is very similar to that in Europe. Brazil offers reasonable standards of IPR protection and there is an increased engagement of local authorities, even if progress is still expected, especially regarding IPR enforcement.
More and more companies are moving in international environments in which it is essential to consider some aspects of the protection of copyright, trademarks and patents.
By granting exclusive rights on the use of an invention or creation, IP rights give their holders several advantages, which properly exploited can be used to bring highly competitive products to the market, increase market share and
revenues.
EUIPO has just become a partipant member of the WIPO Digital Access Service (WIPO DAS) as an Office of Second Filing. Last July, became also Office of First Filing.
Now applicants are allowed e-filings to submit the documents required for priority claims by way of a reference to a WIPO DAS access code provided by the Office of First Filing.
This training is a collaboration between the International IP SME Helpdesks, the European IP Helpdesk and the Turkish Exporters Assembly (TIM). The training targets Turkish SMEs that are doing business with China, South-East Asia and Latin America or are planning to do so. Programme content which will be presented by trainers as follows:
The type of IP protection in Colombia is very similar to that in Europe. Still, some differences do exist as regards the duration, geographical extent, and basic protection requirements.
This IP guide outlines the main differences between the EU IP legal environment and Colombia´s legal framework in order to efficiently manage your intellectual property assets in this country.