During the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) 65th Series of Meetings of the Assemblies that took place in Geneva, Switzerland, that started on 9 July 2024, a European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) delegation met with Latin American intellectual property (IP) offices to discuss recent developments and bilateral cooperation activities, as well as international cooperation activities funded by the European Union (EU).

On 3 July 2024, the launch event of the recently started project “EU-RoK Intellectual Property Action” was celebrated in Seoul.

The event was inaugurated by H.E. María Castillo Fernández, Ambassador of the European Union to the Republic of Korea and Mr. Peob Min Ryu, Director General of FTA Negotiations of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) of the Republic of Korea.

Impact study on the economic contribution of intellectual property intensive industries in Brazil and the economic contributions of climate change mitigation technologies (CCMT) patents to the Brazilian economy

Objective: to create a compendium of case-law which will serve as a reference tool that organises and classifies terms and concepts related to industrial property jurisprudence and doctrine, using EU and international jurisprudence as a reference.

Objective: provide support in drafting the first "Ex-Novo" guidelines for examination of trade marks in Paraguay. These guidelines will enhance the accessibility, transparency and predictability of the examination practice of trade marks in Paraguay. Any changes will be made according to Paraguayan law, using published legal documents as a main reference. This initiative is part of a wider scope to support the approximation of practices between the EU and MERCOSUR countries.

Objective: to provide assistance in updating the Uruguayan guidelines on trade mark examination. This will make them more user-friendly, clear, and predictable. Any changes will be made with Uruguayan trade mark law in mind, using published legal documents as a main reference. This initiative is part of a wider scope to support the approximation of practices between the EU and MERCOSUR countries.