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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.
Safeguard intellectual property entering the EU: a 10-step legal checklist
Ten legal steps for Latin American companies entering the EU: titles in the right name, distributor contracts, trade secrets, customs, DSA monitoring and dispute clauses.
Trademark squatting and bad-faith filings: a playbook for EU, LatAm and China
How to prevent and fight trademark squatting across the EU, Latin America and China: bad-faith remedies, deadlines, agent rules and China's 2027 reform.
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…
Madrid Protocol individual fees: four changes notified in September 2026
WIPO notified four individual fee changes in September 2026: Saudi Arabia, Indonesia, Israel and Canada. New CHF amounts, start dates and a three-class budget.
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.
Cross-border IP services for the USA and Latin America under one roof
Foreign-domiciled brand owners need a US-licensed attorney at the USPTO and local agents across Latin America. How to coordinate both with one plan and one contact.
Metaverse trade marks: classifying virtual goods and NFTs for EU and LatAm
Virtual goods and NFTs go in Class 9, described precisely. The Nice 13-2026 terms, EUIPO practice and how to plan metaverse trade mark filings across the…
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.
OAPI or ARIPO? Regional trademark filing in Africa after Banjul 2026
OAPI grants one title for 17 states; ARIPO's Banjul Protocol works by designation, with a six-month national review and new USD fees since 1 March 2026.
Mexico after the 2026 IP reform: new mark types and IMPI timelines
Mexico's 3 April 2026 reform adds position, motion and multimedia marks, sets maximum IMPI timelines and bars signs linked to indigenous cultural heritage.
International trademark renewals: deadlines, grace periods and Madrid
Renewal windows, grace periods, surcharges and use declarations across the EU, Spain, Mexico, Brazil, the Andean Community, Cuba, ARIPO and the Madrid System.
