On October 16, 2020, the Provincial Court of Barcelona issued a ruling that we consider very interesting and which provides an answer to the question of what should happen in an ongoing dispute…
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On November 5th, 2020, in view of the entry into force of the #USMCA, #ACEUM, (July 1, 2020) and the #HagueAgreement (June 6, 2020), Mexico launches its new FEDERAL LAW FOR THE PROTECTION…
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The Mexican IMPI rejected a few weeks ago the trademark application “UNITED 2026”, filed by a Mexican individual and opposed by FIFA. Basic argument: “UNITED2026” would create a wrongful link between the Mexican…
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As part of the process of including technology at the service of users of the Costa Rican Intellectual Property Registry, on August 26, 2020, Directive No. DRPI-00001-2020 was published in the official…
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The Argentinian Federal Court has recently confirmed that a third party may not be entitled to intervene as third party at a Court level. In Actelion Pharmaceuticals v. the Patent Office of Argentina,…
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This month of September/2020 has started with news from the Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office as regards to patents. Priority Examination Two additional priority examinations have been allowed as of September 1st which…
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With the increase in digital sales, many customers are starting to sell in remote countries where they had not been able to sell yet. And those sales come before they decide whether to…
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On Wednesday July 29th, 2020 – 12.30pm EST (New York) / 6.30pm CEST (Paris) we will be hosting a Webinar on Privacy, Cybersecurity and Telecommunications in Latin-America with a widely experienced panel. We…
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The Andean Community Court of Justice confirmed that, based on Decision 486, color can be protected as a trademark, provided that it is contained within a particular (and not necessarily distinctive) form. In…
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