Newsletter - Latin America IP SME Helpdesk

BIOFACH 2022 and VIVANESS 2022 are two important business events for the natural and organic food and cosmetic sectors that will take place in Nuremberg, from 26 to 29 July. If you are interested in making business in Latin America, do not miss the chance to register and participate; our representatives will be present at the event to share important and useful information about the project, as well as about our free EU-funded services for the management & protection of Intellectual Property rights in Latin America.

Are you planning to refresh your IP knowledge during the summer break? Remember, our intellectual property trainings are available in the most flexible way: you can join our webinars from any device at any time.

This animated video provides quick answers to some basic questions about patents: WHAT is a patent and WHY, WHEN and HOW to protect it in Latin American countries such as Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay or Venezuela.

The Mexican Institute of Industrial Property is the Mexican IP Office in charge of applications and registrations of patents and utility models (a kind of petty patents, protecting creations the inventiveness of which is not examined). If you consider protecting your invention in Mexico, you might find this Factsheet very useful, with updated information regarding patent applications and proceedings in this country.

During the last assembly of the Member States of the WIPO, the president of INDECOPI announced that Peru is willing to advance regarding intellectual property matters to fight against piracy. Thus, Peru will deposit its accession to five treaties that are administered by WIPO, including the Geneva Act of the Lisbon Agreement. The Lisbon Agreement, and its latest revision, the Geneva Act of 2015, provide for the international protection of appellations of origin and geographical indications through a single procedure with WIPO.

INAPI has provided users with two documents updating information on the guidelines of patents, utility models and designs, taking into account the recent entry into force of Law 21.355 that modified the industrial property system in Chile. One of the most relevant changes is that the new guidelines are divided into two: one oriented to the examination of patent applications for inventions and utility models, and the second dedicated exclusively to industrial designs and drawings.

The Helpline service provides first-line assistance on Intellectual Property protection and IP rights enforcement in Latin America. All questions sent through this service will receive a tailor-made answer by our IP experts or it will be signposted to appropriate organisations within no more than 3 working days.