Patents and Plant Breeder’s Rights
Diligence is one of the most important characteristics that an IP professional must prove for managing patent and plant varieties portfolios. We provide, for more than 25 years, a solid background and knowledge of each stage of a patent and plant variety filing process. You can rely on our expertise and have the best patent service at your side.
Due to our international agent network, we attend the filings of your application in every single country of Latin America.
We offer the following services in particular:
– Prior art searches,
– Patentability studies,
– Patent and Plant Varieties filings at local and regional levels,
– Maintenance,
– Modifications acts (changes of name and addresses), licenses, transfers, etc.,
– Opposition procedures and other contentious proceedings,
– Infringement actions,
– Opinions and counseling (e.g. freedom-to-operate studies)
WIPO Treaties
On November 22, WIPO and the Andean countries of Peru, Colombia, Ecuador, and Bolivia adopted the Treaty on the Law of Designs, known as the Riyadh Treaty. The Andean Community countries succeeded in including the requirement for indicating the origin of traditional...
IP Key Labs: “The Importance of Plant Variety Protection”
We were invited to the second IP Key Labs of the year, titled "The Importance of Plant Variety Protection" organized by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (Euipo) in collaboration with the Inter-American Association of Intellectual Property (Asipi). The...
Law 27811: Protecting the collective knowledge of indigenous peoples in Peru
The law is justified by the need to protect collective knowledge, which cannot be adequately defended by traditional intellectual property mechanisms like patents or copyrights. This knowledge is considered part of the indigenous cultural heritage and is developed...
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One POA, One Representation in Latin America and worldwide
Choose your IP Project Scope
One POA, One Representation in Latin America and worldwide