by Unión Andina de Patentes | Oct 11, 2021 | Patents and Plant Breeder's Rights
The average global age is increasing. Today more and more people are in their 60s and this opened a new market associated with assistive technology. It is a growing niche not only in terms of global sales volume, but also in terms of invention and patent registration....
by Unión Andina de Patentes | Sep 30, 2021 | Patents and Plant Breeder's Rights
Any of the COVID-19 vaccines, Pfizer/BioNTech, Moderna, AstraZeneca or Sinopharm, has a registered patent. It is an invention protection that is now at the center of the global debate. Patents for COVID-19 vaccines offer recognition to the entire research and...
by Unión Andina de Patentes | Sep 1, 2021 | Patents and Plant Breeder's Rights
Peru was ranked 76 in the Global Innovation Index 2020[1], a joint study between the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and Cornell University. To achieve the goal of advancing in that ranking, Peru needs to make a leap in several categories over the next...
by Unión Andina de Patentes | Aug 24, 2021 | Patents and Plant Breeder's Rights
Economic recovery is the golden goal for all countries in the world in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, that is why innovation and patents can become a transcendental tool of change for economies, especially in regions such as Latin America. Francis Gurry, Director...
by Unión Andina de Patentes | Jun 12, 2020 | Copyright, Intellectual Property, Patents and Plant Breeder's Rights, Trademarks
In a social and democratic State, that seeks the efficient economic functioning of the market, legal certainty and equality must be provided, so that through the autonomous bodies the State can rely on these to provide efficiency, control and execution in certain...
by Unión Andina de Patentes | May 19, 2020 | Patents and Plant Breeder's Rights
Exploitation of a patent and Common Regime of Compulsory Licenses The owner of a patented invention has the obligation to exploit it commercially, either directly or through licensing[1]. Andean regulation indicates what is understood by commercial exploitation[2]:...
