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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.
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.
Global IP strategy for scale-ups: sequencing markets from Latin America
How Latin American scale-ups can sequence markets and IP budgets using the Paris priority year, the PCT's 30-month national phase and the gaps in PCT and…
Morocco, Egypt and South Africa: three gateways for IP in Africa
Morocco, Egypt and South Africa sit outside OAPI and ARIPO. Which WIPO systems reach each market, where national filings are unavoidable and what to plan.
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.
Multi-jurisdiction IP strategy: a decision matrix for filing routes
National, regional or international? A decision matrix for trademarks, designs and patents across Europe, Latin America and Africa, based on WIPO lists.
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…
IP protection in Brazil: INPI timelines and fast-track options for EU firms
INPI took 18.3 months for unopposed trade marks and 4.3 years for patents in 2025. How European companies can plan Brazil and use the priority routes…
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…
