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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.
US–Latin America trademark strategy: Madrid or national, country by country
Mexico, Colombia, Brazil and Chile via Madrid; Argentina, Peru, Uruguay and Central America via national filings. A country-by-country map for US–Latin America trademark plans.
US–Latin America design strategy: US design patents vs Hague designations
Direct US design patent or a Hague application covering the US, Mexico and Brazil? Fees, unity of design, terms and the national filings still needed in…
Centralised domain portfolio management for multi-jurisdiction groups
How multi-country groups centralise domain portfolio management: registry rules in Europe and Latin America, expiry windows, transfer locks and a consolidation plan.
Medtech and life sciences: PCT national phase in Latin America and Africa
Where medtech and life-science scale-ups must enter at 30 or 31 months, how OAPI and ARIPO differ and what to do in Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay and…
The Hague System in numbers: what 2025 data tells cross-border designers
WIPO's 2025 Hague data: record design filings, top origins and designated members, leading Locarno classes, average fees and what they mean for Europe, LatAm and Africa.
Global trademark protection for tech and AI brands: classes 9/42 and Madrid
Class 9 was the most specified Madrid class in 2025. How SaaS and AI firms should draft classes 9 and 42 and fill the Latin American…
Managing a multi-country design portfolio: renewals, deadlines and costs
EU designs, Hague registrations and Latin American rights renew on different clocks. Terms, grace periods, surcharges and fees to build one renewal calendar.
EU trademark registration for Latin American companies: step by step
How Latin American companies register an EU trade mark: mandatory EEA representation, official fees, opposition deadlines, 2026 proof of use rules and the Madrid alternative.
EU–Mercosur IP chapter explained: GIs, trademarks and what changed in May
Since 1 May 2026 Mercosur protects 344 EU geographical indications. What the IP chapter means for trademarks, prior users, customs and filings in the four countries.
.AR domain disputes: NIC Argentina’s ten bad-faith criteria
How .ar domain disputes work before NIC Argentina: who can file, deadlines, appeals and the ten bad-faith criteria of Disposition 187/2023, with the evidence to gather.
Strategic IP advisory in Latin America: Andean, Mercosur and Mexico
The Andean Community shares one IP law, Mercosur has none and Mexico has its own: how to group filings, watching and use across the three systems.
Argentina’s Deputies approve PCT accession with a Chapter II reservation
Argentina's Deputies approved PCT accession on 27 August 2026 with a Chapter II reservation. The bill returns to the Senate; Paris deadlines still apply.
