Article 34 of Decision 486 of the Andean Community states that a patent application may be modified at any time during the process, as long as it does not imply an extension of the disclosure contained in the initial application. In this regard, the Court of Justice...
On April 23, 2021, Decision 876 “Common Regime on Country Brand” was published in the Official Gazette of the Cartagena Agreement, which regulates the protection of this distinctive sign, which is the image that each member country projects in the Andean...
The Ministry of Justice and Human Rights issued a report last January on the most relevant actions carried out by the National Authority for the Protection of Personal Data during 2022. Administrative trilateral proceedings Procedures initiated by the personal data...
On October 21, INTA organized the event “Meet & Greet: INTA Gathering” due to the visit to Peru of Etienne Sanz de Acedo, CEO from INTA and Carolina Belmar, INTA’s Chief representative Officer, Latam & the Caribbean Officer. Union Andina...
From December 4-7 2022 we will be participating in the XXIII Working Sessions and Administrative Council organized by ASIPI, which will be held in the city of Medellín, Colombia. Complete information here:...
On September 28, our Partner Alejandro Castro participated in the Webinar “Franchises and Technology” organized by ASIPI and ESAN University from Peru.
This Thursday August 4th the Inter-American Association of Intellectual Property (ASIPI) is organizing the Webinar: “Marketplace and the digital consumer: challenges for Intellectual Property”. The event will have the participation of panelists from different...
Law 21.355 entered into force in Chile on May 9, 2022 and modified The Industrial Property Law 19.039 from 1991. This modification has brought important changes such as the incorporation of non-traditional trademarks, and the cancellation action for non-use or...
On July 7th, The Legal Congress on Law, Business and Innovation was held in Lima, organized by Gericó Associates. This important event congregated different specialists who shared their insights in the current situation of Law, Investment and Technology within the...
The Madrid System entered into force in Mexico on February 19, 2013 and has proven to be an important filing tool for international companies. For 2021, we have gathered and analyzed relevant information on the trademark filing behavior via the Madrid System for...