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Brazil will re-evaluate advertising slogans as trade marks and the "secondary meaning" of trade marks

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

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

DNPI Uruguay launches its new public search platform for trade marks and patents

European IP Helpdesk team published new video clip and infographic focusing on key activities and recommendations related to brand monitoring, helping you protect your brand and reputation.

The long-running dispute between Apple and Gradiente over the use of the iPhone trade mark in Brazil has a new ruling.

Non-traditional trade marks are not uniformly protected in Latin America and EU SMEs need to be aware of the different legal requirements and challenges for registering them in the region before entering those markets.   

This publication provides guidance for trade mark applicants and examiners on types of marks and assessing the distinctiveness of trade marks in the examination of absolute grounds.

As it was previously mentioned in Part I of this series on the protection of your IP on e-commerce platforms in Latin America, we will now look deeper into the specific issues of these platforms, with a quick guide on how to ensure that IP rights are best protected when doing business online in Lati

Given the rise in market share occupied by e-commerce, and the relevance of IP infringement taking place on these platforms, the major players in the sector have all been forced to adapt and take measures to try and curtail the phenomena.

Indecopi has just announced that small and micro companies willing to register their trade marks in Peru will see a reduction of 25%.

The Paraguayan IP Office (Dirección General de Propiedad Intelectual - DINAPI), initiates a cooperation agreement with the National Symphony Orchestra (OSN), to formalise the registration of sound marks in Paraguay.

On June 12, 2023, the partial cancellation of trademark registrations due to non-use will enter into force in Argentina.

TMclass helps you to search for and classify Goods and Services (terms) needed to apply for trade mark protection. You can also translate a list of Goods and Services and verify if those terms appear in the classification databases of the Participating Offices.

The Brazilian National Institute of Industrial Property has just published its action plan for the years 2023 to 2026. 

The Andean opposition protocol for the management of Andean oppositions in trade mark matters came into operation on 1 March 2023.

The National Center of Registries from El Salvador (CNR), and the Registry of Intellectual Property of Guatemala (RPI), have both implemented the Harmonise Database of goods and services (HDB) in TMclass. 

On 25 November 2022, WIPO announced that Paraguay had deposited its accession to two Treaties: Vienna Agreement (entry into force: 25 February 2023), and Nairobi Treaty (entry into force: 25 December 2022). 

When a company seeks to invest in a foreign country it is fundamental to be aware of the differences between the intellectual property systems, in particular, if such a company is an SME. Discover the differences between Europe and India when protecting trade marks and geographical indications.