Legal Articles: Trademark, Patent, Industrial Design, Copyright, IPR in South America
- Anguilla
- Argentina
- Bahamas
- Bolivia
- Brazil
- Chile
- Colombia
- Cuba
- Dominica
- Ecuador
- El Salvador
- Honduras
- Panama
- Peru
- Saint Kitts and Nevis
- Saint Lucia
Legal Articles in South America by Areas of Law
Legal notes to patent registration in Anguilla
Jan
Patent registration in Anguilla. Anguilla is a British overseas territory in the Caribbean. Anguillan cuisine is influenced by the native Caribbean, African, Spanish, French, and English cuisines. Seafood is abundant. The island’s cultural history begins with the native Taino, Arawak, and Carib. Their artifacts have been found around the island, telling of life before European […]
Legal notes to patent registration in Bahamas
Jan
Patent registration in the Bahamas. The Bahamas is a country within the Lucayan Archipelago of the West Indies in the Atlantic. By terms of GDP per capita, The Bahamas is one of the richest countries in the Americas. This economy has a very competitive tax regime. The Bahamas relies heavily on tourism to generate most […]
Legal notes to trademark registration in Saint Lucia
Nov
Trademark registration in Saint Lucia. Saint Lucia is an island country in the West Indies in the eastern Caribbean Sea on the boundary with the Atlantic Ocean. An educated workforce and improvements in roads, communications, water supply, sewerage, and port facilities have attracted foreign investment in tourism and in petroleum storage and transshipment in this […]
Brazil’s New Patent Licensing Rules
Oct
The Covid-19 epidemic prompted a revision of the Brazilian Patent Act (9.279/1996)’s provisions on compulsory licensing of patents in cases of national emergency or public interest. After months of discussion, the Brazilian Senate adopted bill 12/2021 on May 6, 2021, which establishes a two-step compulsory licensing process and modifies the Brazilian Patent Statute. The bill […]
Legal notes to trademark registration in Honduras
Sep
Trademark registration in Honduras. Honduras, officially the Republic of Honduras, is a country in Central America. The World Bank categorizes Honduras as a low-middle-income nation. Nonetheless, economic growth in the last few years in Honduras has averaged 7% a year, one of the highest rates in Latin America and this shows great prospects for the […]
Trademark registration in Chile
Jul
Trademark registration in Chile. Located along the Pacific coast of South America, Chile is a land of beauty and diversity. Chile’s capital, Santiago, is a beautiful metropolis. Chile is considered a country with an open market economy, a country with the most open policy in Latin America. Accordingly, many businesses want to expand to Chile […]
How to file trademark in Bolivia
Jul
Bolivia is a landlocked country located in western-central South America. The registration of a trademark in Bolivia grants the owner the protection of the trademark and its exclusive use to defend the mark against third parties in all the Bolivian territory. Register a trademark in Bolivia Bolivia is a signatory to the Andean Community Pact. […]
Trademark registration in Dominica
Jul
Trademark registration in Dominica. Dominica, officially the Commonwealth of Dominica, is an island country in the Caribbean. In recent years, the Commonwealth of Dominica has become a major international financial hub and is quickly becoming one of the largest banking centers in the world. Accordingly, many businesses want to enter this market and one of […]
Trademark registration in Ecuador
Jul
Trademark registration in Ecuador. Ecuador, officially the Republic of Ecuador, is a country in northwestern South America. Ecuador is one of 17 megadiverse countries in the world. This country hosts many endemic plants and animals, such as those of the Galápagos Islands. In recognition of its unique ecological heritage, the new constitution of 2008 is […]
Trademark registration in Cuba
Jul
Trademark registration in Cuba. Cuba, officially the Republic of Cuba, is a country comprising the island of Cuba, as well as Isla de la Juventud and several minor archipelagos. Cuba is the second-most populous country in the Caribbean after Haiti, with over 11 million inhabitants. It has currently one of the world’s only planned economies, […]