Patents and Plant Breeder’s Rights
Diligence is one of the most important characteristics that an IP professional must prove for managing patent and plant varieties portfolios. We provide, for more than 25 years, a solid background and knowledge of each stage of a patent and plant variety filing process. You can rely on our expertise and have the best patent service at your side.
Due to our international agent network, we attend the filings of your application in every single country of Latin America.
We offer the following services in particular:
– Prior art searches,
– Patentability studies,
– Patent and Plant Varieties filings at local and regional levels,
– Maintenance,
– Modifications acts (changes of name and addresses), licenses, transfers, etc.,
– Opposition procedures and other contentious proceedings,
– Infringement actions,
– Opinions and counseling (e.g. freedom-to-operate studies)
Utility Model Patents in the Andean Community
The utility model, also known as a "minor invention" due to its lower inventive step requirement compared to invention patents, is a legal figure internationally regulated since the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property of 1883. For the countries...
Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH): key facts to expedite your patent application
What is the Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH)? The Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) is an accelerated patent examination program that enables applicants to save time and costs in participating countries. This mechanism allows an applicant to rely on a favorable...
WIPO Treaties
On November 22, WIPO and the Andean countries of Peru, Colombia, Ecuador, and Bolivia adopted the Treaty on the Law of Designs, known as the Riyadh Treaty. The Andean Community countries succeeded in including the requirement for indicating the origin of traditional...
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One POA, One Representation in Latin America and worldwide
Choose your IP Project Scope
One POA, One Representation in Latin America and worldwide