Case studies
The Latin America IP SME Helpdesk offers a wide range of case studies showcasing different experiences from EU SMEs doing business in Latin America. The topics range from the registration of trade marks in Mexico to the protection of confidential information in Argentina.
These case studies aim to illustrate the difficulties related to the protection of intellectual property that EU SMEs deal with when internationalising to Latin America, and how to avoid them.
The German SME ‘Fordermorder GmbH’, specialised in the manufacturing of machine components, decided to expand their business to Latin America and...
Flonder, a Spanish SME that created a product delivery app, was planning to expand to Chile, Colombia, Brazil, Mexico and Peru at the lowest cost.
ZenZit is a Spanish medium-sized company in the toy sector that has a strong presence in Europe and several Latin American countries through...
A well-known German manufacturer of automotive headlights, “Xell”, identifies its products with the trade mark “OW” (OktoberWagen). A Brazilian...
Bavarian Designs GmbH is a German SME involved in the design of containers in the food industry.
Over the last years, the Spanish brewery Aqua&Terra has capitalised on the current craft beer boom in Europe by successfully producing and...
An Italian company, Franklin & Marshall S.R.L., decided to enter the Peruvian market and applied for the registration of its trade mark MMM&F, for...
Tour S.L. is a Spanish company that provides tailor-made fishing tours in Spain.
After a year of good results while running the business in Argentina...
Iguana Ltd. is a UK-based communication agency that was willing to renew the corporate identity of Guanajuates, a client in Mexico. As a first step...
João is a Portuguese blogger who has gained increasing reputation in the media sector. He publishes content, such as images, texts or videos on his...
Based in Cork, Brenan LTD is an Irish manufacturer popular among the English and Irish consumers for its kitchen tools. The company is commercialising...
The French company “Louis Pingouin”, famous for its leather accessories (purses, shoes, wallets among others) has registered its trademark in almost...
Vittorio Brothers is a small family company located in the region of Parma in Italy. The establishment has produced Parmigiano Reggiano cheese for...
Lope & James SPRL, a Belgian prêt-à-porter company, launched their collection ‘Montagnes’. This collection contained a 2-D monogram incorporated...
Flancox, a Bulgarian company focused on food packaging products, developed a new, unique packaging with different fruit shapes. The production costs...
Erik, a young Spanish chef living in Madrid, had been carrying out gastronomic and scientific research related to the properties of Bolivian highlands...
Esprimere, an Italian coffee shop, has registered their trade mark ‘PronTissimo’ (word mark) and their logo (figurative mark) with their national IP...
Underground Kingdom S.L. is a Spanish company involved in the audiovisual business. The company filed an application to protect their trade mark in...
Sam and Daisy, two young French artists, started negotiations with Cherryland, a well-known Ecuadorian company that organises outdoor activities. The...
Bravka, a Slovenian SME in the agriculture sector, developed an innovative technology to protect crops from frost. In 1991, one of the affected...
BleuBlancRouge, a French pharmaceutical SME, owns multiple patents, one of which was registered in Brazil through the Patent Cooperation Treaty...
Uniseliz, SARL, a French SME focused on the importation of alcoholic beverages, signed an international sales agreement with a Cuban export company...
ARMAGE2 is a Spanish company that produces farming mechanical tools and owns patents and utility models concerning some of their technology, which...
Mercadodepulgas.com is a successful Spanish start-up that runs an online platform where users can buy and sell second-hand products. Sofas, bikes...
Pickup’s World, Ltd. is an SME established in Dublin and founded by three industrial engineers, who shared a common passion: vehicle designing. One of...
RedSquare, a video game company headquartered in France, created the now famous psychological horror game “Visage” back in 2017. After having...
GalakTic, an Irish SME engaged in the beverage industry, has been successfully commercialising their drink in Europe for 5 years. They have decided to...
GIS – Gestão Integrada de Seguros, is a Portugal-based SME with more than 30 years of experience in the development and commercialization of software...
A young group of Dutch researchers created a start-up company called “LinkBro” within the field of telecommunications. The core of the business...
Oval Shoes is a European SME based in Sweden and specialised in the design and manufacture of high-quality shoes. Largely, their success has been due...
The German SME Recht attended the 2018 Bernie Fit edition in Brazil, an annual trade fair where sporting goods and fitness are exhibited. Among other...
Trisk Motor AG., a German SME producing spare parts for vehicles, is introducing its business in the Latin American market. In order to do so, they...
DynaMeds, a Danish SME that develops packaging for drugs and medicines, was willing to expand its business to Colombia, Chile and Mexico, as these...
The Spanish SME Tortillas Bravas, S.L. owned the word trade mark LA GRAN BRAVA in Spain. The company decided to register this trade mark abroad too...
A Portuguese entrepreneur engaged in negotiations with a Brazilian company in pursuit of a joint effort in an innovation-related project. The parties...
The Croatian SME “SUCHOC”, a producer of artisanal chocolates, filed a trademark application before the National Service of Intellectual Property of...
Laranjon is a European SME operating from Italy which focuses on the fashion industry. The marketing department of the company launched the new spring...