ALINVEST-PI

São Paulo, 6 October 2025 – The European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) marked the end of the more than three-year journey of the EU-funded project AL-INVEST Verde IPR on Day 1 of the high-level closing event “Trajectory and Future: Innovation, Sustainability and Intellectual Property.” The conference, co-organised with SEBRAE Origens and INPI Brazil, brought together leading intellectual property offices across Latin America, policymakers, business leaders, academics, and producers to highlight how intellectual property (IP) has become a catalyst for sustainable and inclusive g

The European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) announces the publication of the study on ‘The economic contribution of Intellectual Property Rights intensive industries in Argentina’ covering the period 2019 to 2024.

The primary focus of the study visit of a delegation from INPI Brazil will be an in-depth examination of the EUIPO’s trade mark system, as well as discussions with the EUIPO's Business Operations Department aimed at identifying and evaluating best practices.

Graphic design technician María Inés Costa Saravia was announced as the Uruguayan winner of the Ingenias LATAM 2025 award for her (inter)nationally protected invention that facilitates hand crocheting. The award is an initiative of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), within the framework of the EU-funded project AL-INVEST Verde IPR. Its objective is to highlight and promote female talent in the field of intellectual property (IP) and innovation in Latin America.

The European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), in collaboration with the Escola Paulista da Magistratura, is organising the final event of the AL-INVEST Verde IPR project, funded by the European Union.
 
Objectives
 
•    To strengthen the institutional and practical capacities of intellectual property rights operators in Latin America.

The European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), through the EU-funded project AL-INVEST Verde IPR, held the final session of the mentorship programme for producers of geographical indications (GIs) in the Andean Community. Held on 16 September 2025, the final mentorship session of this edition of the AL-INVmentor initiative marked the successful conclusion of months of intensive collaboration, training, and knowledge exchange.

Dr Gladys Antonieta Rojas de Arias, biologist and inventor of compounds (synthetic molecules) derived from 2,5-dihydroxybenzyl, was announced as the Paraguayan winner of the Ingenias LATAM 2025 award for her nationally protected invention for the treatment of Chagas disease and leishmaniasis. The award is an initiative of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), in the framework of the EU-funded AL-INVEST Verde DPI project.