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The recognition is expected to strengthen Mexico’s position as a key player in the global wine scene.

All countries in Latin America have already joined, except Cuba.

Costa Rica aims to digitalize its services with EUIPO’s support fully.

We just released a series of case studies showcasing the experiences of European small and medium enterprises (SMEs) when they navigate business expansion into Latin American markets.

The Latin America IP SME Helpdesk team has published new country factsheets for Mexico, Argentina, and Chile and they all are available in five languages: English, German, Spanish, French, and Italian.

On Monday 3 February, the National Institute of Industrial Property of Brazil (INPI) took part in a meeting in Rio de Janeiro with a delegation from the Danish Patent and Trademark Office (DKPTO).

The Brazilian National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI) and the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) met in Rio de Janeiro on Wednesday 5 February to discuss cooperation in intellectual property matters.

The Latin America IP SME Helpdesk team has just published a series of case studies highlighting the experiences of European small and medium enterprises (SMEs) as they expand their businesses into Latin American countries.

Groundbreaking EU-Mercosur partnership agreement. The Annex on Intellectual Property in the EU-Mercosur Agreement contains provisions to harmonise protection standards and ensure the effective enforcement of IP rights.

This infographic is part of our section on IP Yearly reviews, a yearly revision of the main IP news in LatAm since 2021.

The European Commission has initiated a targeted consultation to collect feedback from stakeholders regarding the efficiency and impact of the International IP SME Helpdesk's activities in China, South-East Asia, Latin America, and India.

Interpol, with support from the EUIPO, conducted Operation CRETA II, an international effort to combat counterfeit goods across Latin America.

The Brazilian National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI) reported a 10.3% rise in trade mark applications in 2024, reaching 444,037 filings.

As soon as it is in force, applicants can obtain patent protection in Costa Rica using the same procedure before the EPO as for obtaining national patents in the Organisation's 39 member states and one extension state.

The Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) is a popular initiative that helps to speed up the examination of patent applications and reduces repetition in the global patent system, where the same invention might be protected in multiple countries with broadly similar patentability requirements.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and the presidents of the four Mercosur countries—Brazil’s Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Argentina’s Javier Milei, Paraguay’s Santiago Peña, and Uruguay’s Luis Lacalle Pou—concluded negotiations on a landmark EU-Mercosur partnership agreement.

The two main news this year have been Uruguay becoming the 158th member of the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT), from January 2025; and the new IP Law in force in El Salvador.

A new design manual to unify its visual identity across Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru.

Patent news from Brazil