Newsletter - Latin America IP SME Helpdesk

Renewable energies have become very valuable in Latin America countries, especially non-conventional energy sources at a short, medium and long term. In fact, Brazil, Mexico or Colombia are the main destinations to which EU SMEs wish to internationalise. The Latin America IP SME Helpdesk, together with the Czech Ministry of Industry and Trade will host a webinar for EU SMEs interested in doing business or enter R&DT collaborative relationships in Latin America with a special attention to the Cleantech sector.

The European Union, through the IP Key Latin America project, and in collaboration with the Mexican Institute of Industrial Property (IMPI), have presented the study "The economic contribution of intellectual property in Mexico". This report quantifies, for the first time, the economic contribution in the country of the industries that protect trade marks, patents, designs, appellations of origin, among other sources of industrial property.

The new, revamped website of the IP Helpdesk has come to life. The launch of this website is a key building block in the European Commission’s strategy to establish a strong IP Helpdesk brand and create an information hub that can help SMEs navigate the individual IP Helpdesk services of the five regions. We invite you to make use of the Helpline services available for each region, keep up to date on the latest IP news from the various regions, and browse the calendar of online IP training opportunities and events offered by the IP Helpdesk team.

The European Commission has recently launched another IP SME Helpdesk service: The India IP SME Helpdesk provides small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) with free, first-line expert support on how to protect and enforce their intellectual property (IP) in India. The new initiative complements the existing services provided by the regional Helpdesks for China, Europe, Latin America and South-East Asia. Welcome to the family!

We have just updated our promotional video, featuring main services provided by the International IP Helpdesk. This video is available in our YouTube channel, which also offers a wide range of audiovisual resources on how to manage and exploit your intellectual property rights in Latin American countries.