Newsletter - Latin America IP SME Helpdesk

A workable and pragmatic definition of open licensing is a copyright licensing scheme characterised by: a) A general offer that does not require bilateral negotiations to conclude an agreement (the requirements for benefiting from the licence are public and defined upfront, as well as the scope of the open licence) b) Related to all or part of the rights vested in an intellectual property right. While all modalities of intellectual property rights can, in principle, be exploited in open licensing terms, open licences have been mostly used in the copyright realm – their use being merely anecdotal in the case of trade marks and patents. Lately, open licensing has also been used in the framework of data sharing and open data. As opposed to copyright, data regulations are far from being harmonised in Latin America. Hence, the use of open data licences in any Latin American jurisdiction requires a case-by-case study.

EU SMEs have to bear in mind that ICT products are innovation intensive and often require the combination of different technologies to operate. Just think of the mobile sector: smartphones allow you to make calls, take photos, access the Internet, listen to music or make contactless payments. Those activities often involve the implementation of different technologies and creative works for the same product. All these components will most likely require different Intellectual Property Rights to ensure a full and adequate protection of your product.

The High-growth Technology Business Conference aims to support business decision makers in technology-driven businesses, especially in small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and start-ups by sharing how intellectual property can support their business. This virtual and free-of-charge event is organised by the European Patent Academy of the European Patent Office (EPO) and the Licensing Executives Society International (LESI). The HTB conference features four keynote lectures and eight plenary sessions. These will give you the opportunity to meet leading experts in their fields, who will share their latest insights and provide practical takeaway messages.

The DG for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs is organising an international conference to mark this milestone in the completion of the EU’s single market for innovation. This conference will welcome a host of high-level speakers, including the Belgian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Economy, the EU Commissioner for the Internal Market (tbc) and the President of the European Patent Office. They will discuss the various avenues the Unitary Patent and the Unified Patent Court will open up for IP protection, as well as their potential to boost innovation across Europe. It`s an opportunity you cannot miss!

Web Summit has become “Europe’s largest and most important technology marketplace”, expecting an attendance of 70,000 people for this year’s edition, including 2000+ start-ups, all active in the tech industry. This is an unrivalled global meeting place for the world’s most disruptive technology companies as well as for those interested in how that disruption can transform their businesses. The Latin America IP SME Helpdesk will attend the event to meet European SMEs and start-ups and answer any IP-related questions they might have in accordance with their internationalisation needs and interests.

The Smart City Expo World Congress is back to Barcelona on 15th - 17th November, 2022. SMEs, start-ups, entrepreneurs and BSOs will have the chance to meet during this match-making activity and have a series of 30-minute pre-scheduled B2B and B2P meetings according to their interests and goals. Representatives of the Latin America IP SME Helpdesk and of the India IP SME Helpdesk will attend the event to meet EU SMEs and start-ups and answer any IP-related questions they might have in accordance with their internationalisation needs and interests.

Thanks to the joint efforts of both IP Key Latin America and the EUIPO, the Mexican Institute of IP (IMPI) has just found common grounds with the criteria listed under the EUIPO's Common Communication (CP6) — Convergence on graphic representations of designs - Common Communication. The practice document provides a clear and comprehensive explanation of the principles on which the practice is based. As a rule, these will be applied by the IMPI and by the intellectual property (IP) offices that are members of the European Union Intellectual Property Network (EUIPN). The publication of the practice paper seeks to increase clarity, transparency, legal certainty and predictability for the benefit of the users and examiners of the IP offices involved. It is intended to be a reference for IP offices, users of the EU and Mexican IP systems, and other interested parties.

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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.