A brief overview on the Licenses Regime for Trademarks and Patents

by Unión Andina de Patentes | May 19, 2020 | Patents and Plant Breeder's Rights, 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...

Impact of Intellectual Property in the Economy

by Unión Andina de Patentes | May 11, 2020 | Copyright, Patents and Plant Breeder's Rights, 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...

Comments on the Institutional Working Paper of INDECOPI N° 001-2020: INDECOPI’s proposals to strengthen the enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights

by Unión Andina de Patentes | May 5, 2020 | Copyright, Patents and Plant Breeder's Rights, 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...

Well-known Distinctive Signs: American Colors

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,...

Legislative Decree No. 1309 – New aspects on the trade name regulation in Peru

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...

As part of a cancellation proceeding, is it possible to keep products or services used in the market that are not specifically detailed in the scope of products or services distinguished by the trademark but are under a genre?

by Unión Andina de Patentes | Jan 27, 2017 | Trademarks

Abstract: By Resolution N° 2076-2016/TPI-INDECOPI the Intellectual Property Administrative Chamber (hereinafter, the Chamber) issues a new precedent of mandatory compliance about Trademark Parcial Cancellation. Now, the prove of use of products or services that are...