Region: Chile

This decision of the Industrial Property Appeals Court is significant for IP owners and practitioners, as electronic documents are rarely accepted as full evidence by the Chilean courts.

31 October 2023

An objection based on genericity against an application for registration of an appellation of origin must be examined under the territoriality principle.

09 August 2023

The year 2022 witnessed an overhaul of Chile’s IP regime with significant changes made to its Industrial Property Law and the Madrid Protocol finally entering into force. While the IP law reforms have broadened to include a wider range of non-traditional marks, concerns have been raised about the protocol’s implementation.

30 June 2023

In our latest round-up, we look at the Italian IP office issuing a fraud warning, IP Australia making organisational changes, and much more.

20 June 2023

In a controversial decision, the court dismissed a nullity claim filed by the owner of the mark LOS LINGUES in Class 33 against a decree recognising the appellation of origin ‘Los Lingues’ for wines.

28 April 2023

The social function of trademarks has been revealed - perhaps for the first time in Chile - in a recent case involving one of the country’s largest retail companies.

10 February 2023

Reports of IP violations on Latin America’s biggest e-commerce platform are declining, but infringing products are still a top concern in some major jurisdictions.

05 December 2022

Featured in IP office tools and services

In an update from our regular series on innovation at national IP offices, we hear from representatives at the National Institute of Industrial Property of Chile. 

18 November 2022

Featured in World Trademark Review Yearbook 2022/2023

Trademarks are governed in Chile by Law No. 19,039 (the Industrial Property Law), which has been in force since 30 September 1991. This law has been partially modified four times, with the last substantial amendments being introduced by Law No. 21,355, which entered into force on 9 May 2022.

21 October 2022

In a referendum held in September 2022, the Chilean electorate voted to reject the constitutional text drafted by the Constituent Convention. Importantly, the discarded proposal did not include any express recognition of industrial property.

20 October 2022