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Third article in the series based on ISO 56005:2020

Tercer artículo de la serie basada en la norma ISO 56005:2020

Segundo artículo de la serie basada en la norma ISO 56005:2020 sobre la gestión de la propiedad intelectual en el contexto de la innovación.

Second article in the series based on ISO 56005:2020 on intellectual property management in the context of innovation.

Primer artículo de la serie basada en la norma ISO 56005:2020 sobre la gestión de la propiedad intelectual en el contexto de la innovación.

First article in the series based on the ISO 56005:2020 standard on the management of intellectual property in the context of innovation.

A significant part of the revenue generated by the sports industry comes from IP-related activities such as broadcasting rights, sponsorship deals, and merchandising.

Mexican IP law has some peculiarities that look quite exotic from a European perspective, and they say a lot about the country’s legal and policy priorities. This post walks through a few of the most striking ones, from “copyright reservations” to scented trade marks.

Peru has introduced safe harbours and a notice-and-takedown process, clarifying when internet and digital service providers are not liable for their users' infringements.

Brazil’s intellectual property landscape underwent meaningful modernization in 2025, marked by record filing activity, an updated regulatory framework, procedural improvements, and relevant litigation cases across patents, trademarks, and other IP rights.

The two main news items this year have been Brazil joining the Budapest Treaty and Chile joining three treaties (Locarno, Nice, Vienna), and one more (Strasbourg) next year.

By bringing visitors directly to the place of origin, this form of tourism stimulates local value creation through on-site sales, hospitality services, and complementary activities, thereby increasing the share of GI-related value that remains within the community.

Overall, Chile in 2025 offers EU SMEs: a relatively predictable institutional framework, an efficient and increasingly digital IP office, a modernized trade relationship with the EU, and an active legislative agenda on AI, data, and neurorights.

The new scheme, established by Regulation (EU) 2023/2411, introduces EU-wide geographical-indication protection for craft and industrial products (CIGIs).

Intellectual property has come up around COP30 in 2025, though mainly in the context of technology transfer, justice, and Indigenous knowledge rather than as a standalone agenda item.

The recent landscape of industrial and intellectual property in Mexico reflects a period of significant legal modernisation, but also of substantial regulatory and operational challenges.

Between 2022 and 2025, Colombia’s intellectual property (IP) system underwent a series of regulatory and institutional changes, generating some concern among rights holders, innovation stakeholders, and both domestic and foreign investors.

The Latin America IP SME Helpdesk has been supporting EU Small and Medium Enterprises for precisely 10 years, helping thousands of companies and working with Business Support Organisations and other Stakeholders.

Latin America sports streaming platforms' revenue in 2024 was over 1,700 million euros, and it is expected to reach a projected 3,700 million euros in 2030, meaning a compound annual growth rate of 13%. Despite these good numbers, piracy costs the industry over 630 million euros yearly.