Is your Industrial Design truly protected or vulnerable to invalidation? 🛡️ In our latest video, Alejandro Castro (Managing Partner at Union Andina IP) breaks down the novelty requirement for industrial designs. Many assume that once a registration is granted, their...
Do you know the 6 key phases for trademark registration in Peru? The trademark registration process follows a structured sequence every owner should master: 🔍 1. Prior search (optional but highly recommended)🗂️ 2. Application filing⏳ 3. Formal examination📢 4....
In the Andean Community, the Andean Opposition is a unique tool available to trademark owners or applicants in Peru, Colombia, Ecuador, and Bolivia. If you hold a registered trademark in an Andean country or are an applicant, and you identify an identical or highly...
Novelty is an essential requirement for registering an industrial design in Peru or any Andean Community member state. Andean legislation provides that a design qualifies as new if, prior to the filing date or claimed priority date, it has not been made accessible to...
We are pleased to announce that Alejandro Castro has been recognized as one of the world’s leading practitioners in the Lexology Index: Client Choice 2026 report (formerly Who’s Who Legal) – specifically in the IP – Trademarks Agents & Attorneys...
