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About circular economy and green patents in Brazil
What is circular economy?
The European Parliament has recently approved a classification based on six objectives, which aim to orient public investmen

Can my design be denied in the countries of the Andean Community because of technical features?
Diego Francoise Ortega SanabriaTechnical Secretary at the Commission of Inventions and New Technologies – INDECOPI In those economic sectors in which

Recent changes in Colombia that may affect your patent application – Key aspects for European SMEs to bear in mind when protecting an invention in Colombia
Patents protect all new inventions that solve a technical problem by technical means. They are given in return for the complete disclosure of the

Patent filings: Disclosure and IP strategy before going international
One of the basic rules for the protection of IP rights is that in order to benefit from the monopoly granted through the registration of a patent in a

Join us on our Virtual Latin America IPR SME Helpdesk roadshow!
Join us on our Virtual Latin America IPR SME Helpdesk roadshow!

As promised, our IP diagnostic tool is now available!
For those of you who follow our LATAM Flagship Blog for some time, you heard about the IP diagnostic tool since our publication ‘2019, another IP year

Beyond the global innovation index: Implications for Latin American innovation and future perspectives
Every year the World Intellectual Property Organization, Cornell University and the European Institute ESADE issue the Global Innovation Index (GII)

The Latin America IP SME Helpdesk goes virtual (matchmaking & training events)
As usual, our IP Helpdesk was planning the spring events all around Europe, in which all our experts and IP representatives go and meet with EU SMEs..

Impact of artificial intelligence in the IP industry- legaltech
Artificial Intelligence (‘AI’) has become one of the hot topics of our time, to such an extent that separating the serious from the frivolous can...

IPDAY 2020: Tackling climate change with innovation for a green future
Since its establishment by the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) two decades ago, IP Day has been celebrated worldwide every 26th of...

Our new cost tool now online!
As promised in our end of year post published last December, the Latin America IP SME Helpdesk has now issued its very own online Cost Tool!

Sustainable development and IP rights
The Sustainable Development Goals are defined by the United Nations as “the blueprint to achieve a better and more sustainable future for all”.

How Latin America countries protect their traditional knowledge through IP
One aspect of intellectual property in Latin America, which is often overlooked especially by European entrepreneurs, is the relationship between IP..

2019, another IP year with you!
Now that the Star Wars Skywalker’s Saga is ended (with the 9th episode “The Rise of Skywalker”) and that we just came back from our last event...

The Latin America IP SME Helpdesk team on the road: Supporting IP protection in smart cities
The Smart City World Congress and Expo (SCWC) is a global event on smart cities and their interconnected sectors: mobility, urban planning, energy...

Lisbon Web Summit 2019: a wonderful experience in the eyes of the Latin America IP Helpdesk
The Web Summit 2019 is an annual technology conference held in Lisbon, Portugal.

A day in the life of the Latin America IPR SME Helpdesk – Journey to the Lateinamerikatag 2018
As a representative of the Latin America IPR SME Helpdesk, I travel to trade fairs and conferences across Europe all year round.

Efficiency as a key driver of patent and design enforcement in Peru
INDECOPI has issued a report in Spanish and English on the enforcement measures of Patents and Design rights in Peru during the last 5 years.

Can I borrow your font?
Have you met this woman before? I bet so. She is present in countless advertising campaigns (proof of it here), so you probably assumed that she was..

Brazil joins the Madrid Protocol: A happily-ever-after tale?
On May 22 the Brazilian Senate Plenary approved, via the Legislative Decree 49/19, the texts relating to the Madrid Protocol.