Blog
How is Peru using IP to protect its local recipes and premium products?
Famed as a world class cultural and culinary destination, Peru has taken decisive steps to protect its traditional recipes and emblematic products using IP. Geographical indications (GI or IG in Spanish) and traditional speciality guaranteed (TSG or ETG in Spanish) labels have been introduced through INDECOPI to preserve the country’s rich gastronomic heritage. Internationally, Peru […]
Mexico: Good and bad practices in AI use at companies
AI use is on the rise in people’s daily activities inside and outside work. Many use them for the searches they used to do on Google, to plan trips, keep a diary, get psychological guidance, obtain business advice or draw up contracts, among other uses. When these activities are carried out in a personal sphere, […]
Trademark squatting: when your trademark already has an owner
The Spanish Patents and Trademarks Office (OEPM) has declared the Arturo’s trademark (related to food and accommodation services) invalid, after finding the application was filed in bad faith. The agency observed that the only reason for applying for registration of the trademark was to seek a ransom from the party the applicant believed to be […]
Patent litigation funding: a rising trend
Access to third-party funding is becoming a key tool for businesses with valuable patents and limited resources to be able to litigate on equal terms and promote innovation. Third-party litigation funding (TPF) has become a real alternative for startups and SME’s to be able to face the high costs that a lawsuit may involve and […]
Are you feeding your AI model properly?
Although the AI Act (Regulation 2024/1689) does not regulate copyright, it does recognize the existing tension between technology providers and content creators. Seeking a balance between these two forces, it provides for the implementation of opt-out mechanisms allowing the owners of protected works to stop them being used to train AI models, while also allowing […]
Exhaustion of trademark rights: is it all a question of proof?
In the field of industrial property, few questions generate as many disputes as the conflict between the exclusive rights of the proprietor of a trademark and the activities engaged in by so-called “parallel importers”. In this scenario, the crucial aspect is not so much the authenticity of the product, as the legitimacy of its marketing […]