Region: Chile

Guardians of the stripes: how adidas protects its brand in Latin America

WTR speaks with Roxana Segura from adidas in Chile about what makes the team so effective in its brand protection and enforcement efforts.

29 August 2024

INAPI head steps down; USPTO deadline proposal; Turkpatent warns of fraud – IP office updates

In our latest update, we look at Moldova and Montenegro joining the Geneva Act, the Spanish Patent and Trademark Office charting its progress, and much more.

31 July 2024

Register Tracker Latin America: January-April 2024

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WTR analyses trademark filing trends at major Latin American registers.

27 June 2024

Regime overhauls in the Americas: how to navigate bumps in the road

A deep dive into the WTR Americas Trademark Prosecution Review 2024 sheds light on the hurdles that IP offices and rights holders are facing when it comes to legislative and administrative changes across the region.

14 June 2024

Chile: Applying the IP law under the Madrid Protocol

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The Chilean Trademark Office has thus far interpreted the Madrid Protocol as self-executing, causing legal uncertainty for international users and limited regulation of nullity actions. This raises questions about how IP Law 19039 and the Exempt Resolution 184-2022 should be applied under the system.

14 June 2024

MICHAEL JACKSON v MAIKEL PÉREZ JACKSON: important precedent issued

The Supreme Court's ruling in this case emphasises the importance of the principle of specialty and the high standard of evidence required to demonstrate bad faith.

21 May 2024