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Analysis and commentary on intellectual property developments relevant to cross-border business across Europe, Latin America and Africa. We publish on the matters that affect how intangible assets are protected, exploited and defended — from EUIPO and WIPO practice to the implementation of the EU AI Act and the evolution of intellectual property regimes across Latin American and African jurisdictions.
PPH between the EPO and Latin America: how to fast-track examination
The EPO's PPH programmes with Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru: status, requirements, the EPO timing trap and how the reverse direction works.
Cross-border patent licensing: recording in Brazil, Spain and Portugal
Brazil's new INPI contract rules, licence recording in Spain and Portugal, royalties after Brazil's 2023 tax reform and licence-of-right fee savings explained.
Utility model vs patent: Spain, Germany, OAPI and Latin America compared
Utility models in Spain, Germany, OAPI, Mexico, Brazil and the Andean Community compared: term, examination, exclusions and when they beat a patent for SMEs.
INAPI’s free Chile patent information platform: how to use it for FTO
INAPI's free platform maps lithium, green hydrogen and cleantech patents. What it offers and how to turn it into a proper freedom-to-operate analysis for Chile.
Patent routes in Africa: ARIPO, OAPI or national filings? A decision guide
ARIPO, OAPI or national filings? How each African patent route works, which countries need national filings and how to combine them from one PCT application.
G 1/26 at the EPO: claim interpretation, added matter and how to draft
The EPO Enlarged Board will decide in G 1/26 how far the description shapes claims when assessing added matter. What was referred and how to draft…
Patenting AI and software in Europe after Emotional Perception
The UK Supreme Court dropped Aerotel and aligned with the EPO's any-hardware test. What it means for AI and software patents filed from Latin America into…
India rejects DABUS: AI inventorship in India, Europe, the UK and LatAm
India's Patent Office refused DABUS: an AI cannot be an inventor. How the rule compares in Europe, the UK, the US and Brazil, and how to…
IMPI becomes a PCT International Searching Authority: what changes
IMPI has been appointed PCT search and preliminary examination authority, working in Spanish. Who can use it, when it starts and Mexico's new priority restoration.
Cross-border patent strategy US–Latin America: PCT and PPH routes
From a US filing to patents in Brazil and Mexico: PCT milestones, 30-month national phase and how to use the Global PPH with INPI and the…
Ghana–USPTO Accelerated Patent Grant: fast-track patent routes in Africa
Ghana and the USPTO signed an Accelerated Patent Grant statement on 9 July 2026. How it works and how it compares with ARIPO, Global PPH, OAPI…
Patents in Spain and Portugal: Portugal is in the UPC, Spain is not
A Unitary Patent covers Portugal but not Spain. How to combine unitary, European and national routes, translation deadlines and courts in one Iberian plan.
