by Unión Andina de Patentes | May 26, 2020 | Domain Names, Trademarks
The nature of a trademark and the nature of a domain name are different, which is why it generates controversies. The registered trademark confers territorial rights limited by a certain class of the International Nomenclature, while the domain name does give its...
by Unión Andina de Patentes | May 19, 2020 | Patents, Trademarks, Unfair Competition
Granted trademarks and patents provide exclusive rights to their holders, which gives them the possibility of preventing third parties from carrying out unfair competition acts such as exploit such intangible assets without previous consent. Licenses on Intellectual...
by Unión Andina de Patentes | May 11, 2020 | Copyright, Patents, Trademarks
Historically, societies understood the need to protect innovative ideas or developments that would facilitate daily tasks. It was not until the industrial revolution that a modern patent system was implemented, which consisted of making inventions exclusive, leading...
by Unión Andina de Patentes | May 5, 2020 | Copyright, Patents, Trademarks
The Presidency of the Directing Council has issued the Institutional Working Paper “INDECOPI Proposals for the strengthening the Enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights”. This document has interesting proposals that involves granting rewards for piracy and...
by Unión Andina de Patentes | Apr 27, 2020 | Advertising Law, Trademarks
Summary: By Resolution 0033-2020/TPI-INDECOPI, The Chamber of Intellectual Property recognized American Colors as a well-known distinctive sign in class 2 (paints) due to the constant and nation-wide promotion of the trademark. Background of the Case On June 15, 2018,...
by Unión Andina de Patentes | Mar 1, 2017 | Trademarks
Abstract: By Legislative Decree N° 1309 the Executive issued a series of modifications to Legislative Decree N° 1075, in particular, trade name regulation. Through the modification of article 84, means of proof are now being regulated in order to demostrate the first...
