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New guidelines to request meetings with officials or contractors of the Superintendence of Industry and Commerce.

Peru sets precedent on duration of trade mark's well-known status

The National Registry of Costa Rica reduces more than half of the fees.

Colombian Ministry of Health moves to adopt compulsory license for dolutegravir to ensure access to generic HIV treatment.

CarIPI published a new manual on geographical indications.

INPI Brazil and Grupo FarmaBrasil launch a patent data platform in the pharma sector.

SAPI Venezuela provides a new tool to manage IP cases

The suspension of Brazilian INPI industrial designs under the Hague Agreement is extended until 1 April

INPI Brazil will not accept new PCT-PPH applications in 2024, as the annual limit for the patent accelerator programme has been reached.

The São Paulo Court of Justice has ordered Mark Zuckerberg's Meta to stop using its trade mark in Brazil.

Paraguay introduced important changes in plant variety registration

Dominican Republic inaugurated a new centre to promote technology and innovation

The Latin America IP SME Helpdesk joins forces with a new collaborator: Eureka, a network of ministries and funding agencies for international cooperation in research and development (R&D) and innovation.

WIPO approves INPI's proposal to enhance digital patent application processes, offering three options for international filings.

International IP SME Helpdesks' Stakeholders Conference Explores Role of Intellectual Property in SMEs' Global Ventures.

Brazil's INPI and the USPTO discuss the Lisbon Agreement

WIPO and The General Secretariat of the Andean Community presented a new manual for trade mark examination in the Andean Community

Read the latest updates in Brazil regarding patent applications.

On 29 January 2024, the Registry of Intellectual Property of Guatemala (RPI-GT) announced its decision on joining DesignClass. With that decision, Guatemala will then begin to adopt the Harmonised Database of Product Indications (HDBPI) list of terms in DesignClass.