Newsletter - Latin America IP SME Helpdesk

We have just published a new infographic focused on the video game sector in Argentina. The Argentine Video Games sector is projected to reach EUR 672 million in 2022. Don't miss the chance to check how to protect your Intellectual Property Rights (i.e. copyright, trade marks, industrial designs and patents) in the video game sector when doing business in Argentina.

The so-called “superfoods” are rich in compounds considered beneficial to a person’s health. Be aware that, in the European Union, marketing products as "superfoods" is prohibited unless accompanied by a specific health claim supported by credible scientific research. Many of these "superfoods" such as avocado, quinoa, açaí berries and cocoa come from Latin America. Here is a quick overview of how Intellectual Property (IP) protection can be used to benefit from these ancient foods and their exploitation.

IP and innovation applied in the tourism sector represents capacity to support tourism. This means collecting data from various sources, combining it with evolving technologies therefrom and transforming this data into personalised experiences and valuable business propositions.

Intellectual Property is more rooted in our society than you might imagine at first, and it is paramount in the development of new businesses and the growth of existing ones. Why? For four great reasons we explain in this post.

The second edition of the European Innovation Council will take place on December 7-8, 2022, at Tour & Taxi in Brussels. The European IP Helpdesk and the International IPR Helpdesks will be present at the EIC Summit with an institutional stand, together with some other EU initiatives, to welcome all participants interested in knowing more about free EU-funded services on internationalisation and IP protection for European SMEs.

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 CARIFORUM Intellectual Property Rights and Innovation Project (CarIPI) has released 4 new case studies on the registration of Plant Variety Rights and Geographical Indications in the Dominican Republic. These case studies are part of CarIPI's Activity 3 of its third Annual Work Plan on case studies and promotion of opportunities for research cooperation, to keep raising awareness on IP tools in the Caribbean.

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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.