The pandemic trademarks ®
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The pandemic trademarks ®

A number of trademark applicants are gearing up to capitalize on the coronavirus epidemic. In Latin America we have been able to find out applications in Mexico for trademark “CORONAVIRUS” nº 2341574 for class 42 and in Argentina under nº 3884178; In Chile, there is an application nº 1352097 for trademark “COVID-19” to identify products in class 3 and 25 and...

COVID-19 and Intellectual Property
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COVID-19 and Intellectual Property

1.- The Ecuadorian Government has declared a 21 days lock-down as part of its efforts to contain spread of the COVID 19 virus and the Ecuadorean Intellectual Property Office (IP Office) has suspended deadlines during this period. However, the Ecuadorian IP Office remains open for filing documents and new applications online. 2.- Medtronic shares its...

SWISSBRAND- Compañía panameña obtiene registro de la marca SWISSBRAND, pese a la oposición de SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY.
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SWISSBRAND- Compañía panameña obtiene registro de la marca SWISSBRAND, pese a la oposición de SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY.

Mediante Resolución No. OCDI-2019-111, del 6 de febrero de 2019, el Órgano Colegiado de derechos Intelectuales, máximo órgano administrativo de Propiedad Intelectual en Ecuador, ratificó en última instancia su decisión respecto del caso SWISS FEDERAL INSTITUTE OF INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY vs.  SWISS BRAND LIMITED INC respecto de la posibilidad de registro de la marca “SWISSBRAND, Clase...

REDUCTION OF PATENT OFFICIAL FEES IN ECUADOR
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REDUCTION OF PATENT OFFICIAL FEES IN ECUADOR

Since the last increase in the Ecuadorian patent official fees, enacted in 2014, the number of patent applications filed in Ecuador decreased drastically. In addition, a number of social organizations and some foreign entities brought legal actions against such an increase. The claims mainly argued that the approved official fees were higher than those of...