Region: Latin America & Caribbean

The enforcement authorities raided over 30 commercial establishments in the Polvos Azules gallery - a hotspot for fake goods - and seized approximately 30,000 units of fake apparel bearing marks such as ADIDAS and NIKE.

07 March 2024

In this latest update, we look at the Czech IP office's renewed Ukraine pledge, The Gambia becoming the first African registry to use Madrid e-Filing, and much more.

06 March 2024

WTR and IAM are looking for the icons of the industry to induct into the IP Hall of Fame. As part of our research process, we need your nominations.

29 February 2024

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WTR analyses trademark filing trends at major Latin American registers.

28 February 2024

The decision shows that the Peruvian Trademark Office is more open to assessing bad faith in opposition proceedings. 

28 February 2024

Recent developments in Chile, the Dominican Republic and Venezuela illustrate why the Latin American region should feature in all global trademark strategies.

26 February 2024

Pursuant to Resolution No 18/23, it will be possible to register position, pattern, motion and multimedia marks from 1 March 2024.

20 February 2024

The Valdivia Court of Appeal held that NotCo’s packaging and advertising for its NotMilk product did not constitute unfair competition.

19 February 2024

While the number of office actions issued by INPI is low compared to the total amount of International Registrations prosecuted in Brazil at the start of 2024, such office actions could arguably have been avoided. 

16 February 2024

In our latest round-up, we look at the Benelux IP office finding in favour of an IP firm in a metaverse dispute, UK cybersquatting complaints falling, and more.

09 February 2024