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Following a competitive selection process, involving 17 agri-food producer groups from 12 provinces across Argentina, the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), co-funding and implementing agency of the AL-INVEST Verde IPR project financed by the European Commission, and the Secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries of the Ministry of Economy of Argentina, selected the producer groups to receive specialised mentoring to optimise the use of geographical indicati

Following a competitive selection process involving 40 groups of agri-food producers from 13 states across Brazil, the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), the co-funding and implementing agency of the AL-INVEST Verde IPR project financed by the European Commission, in collaboration with the Brazilian Support Service for Micro and Small Enterprises (SEBRAE), and the National Institute of Intellectual Property (INPI) announced the selected produce

The European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), co-funding and implementing agency of the AL-INVEST Verde IPR project, financed by the European Commission, announced the selection of producer groups from Argentina, Brazil and Paraguay to receive specialised mentoring on geographical indications (GIs). The 6-month mentorship programme combines both face-to-face and virtual sessions to optimise the use of GIs as a way to differentiate agri-food products and foster local, regional and sustainable development.

The European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), through the EU-funded project AL-INVEST Verde IPR, will participate in the “Origens Brasileiras 2024”. The event is organised by the Brazilian Micro and Small Business Support Service (SEBRAE), a platform which aims to provide the public with a broad understanding of the importance of geographical indications (GIs) for the economy and for small businesses that make products from recognised territories, focusing on tradition, culture and biodiversity.

The virtual webinar on the importance for Brazilian producers to effectively manage intellectual property (IP) rights to reach the EU market is organised by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) through the EU-funded IP cooperation project AL-INVEST Verde IPR, the National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI) of Brazil, the Federation of Industries of the State of São Paulo (FIESP) and the National Service for Industrial Learning (SENAI) of the State of São Paulo.

The virtual seminar about intellectual property (IP) management for small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) is organised by the AL-INVEST Verde IPR project, co-funded and implemented by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) and financed by the European Commission, the National Industrial Property Office of Argentina (INPI) and the Argentine Confederation of the Medium-sized Enterprise (CAME).

As of 22 July 2024, the National Directorate of Intellectual Property of the Republic of Paraguay (DINAPI) is part of DESIGNclass and will use and accept the list of terms from the harmonised database of product indications (HDBPI) in DESIGNclass.

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).

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.