All agricultural products that are marketed in Ecuador must be registered with the Agency for Regulation and Control of Phytosanitary and Zoosanitary Products of Ecuador – AGROCALIDAD, except for raw materials used for the production of finished agricultural products, agricultural imported for personal use, or those manufactured in the national territory for personal use, as...
Intending to ensure effectiveness, transparency, and traceability in the use of agricultural pesticides, the Agency for Phytosanitary and Zoosanitary Regulation and Control (AGROCALIDAD) issued Resolution 026, which approves the new Technical Manual for the Inspection of Efficacy Trials of Agricultural Pesticides. This resolution replaces Resolution 0201 from 2018, responding to the sector’s current needs and...
Resolution SCVS-INC-DNCDN-2025-0001, issued by the Superintendence of Companies, Securities, and Insurance of Ecuador on March 7, 2025, introduces a regulatory framework that enables partners and shareholders of Ecuadorian companies to adopt more informed and representative decisions. This rule aims to strengthen corporate governance and the sustainability of businesses. The resolution redefines the attendance modalities for...
Our law firm noted to the authorities of Ecuador that there was an inconsistency between the Patent Department and the Collegiate Body of Intellectual Rights when calculating the effective date of the patents that were filed through the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT). The Collegiate Body of SENADI, the highest administrative instance of the IP Office...
Une résolution de la plus haute juridiction administrative équatorienne appliquant le principe de spécialité a eu pour effet l’adoption des critères fixés par la Court de Justice de la Communauté Andine. Résolution n ° OCDI-2020-589. Cas: BRITT, Classe 30 contre BRIT & design, Classe 31. Vafo Praha, s.r.o. a demandé que sa marque BRIT &...
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...
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...
Depuis la dernière augmentation des taux officiels des brevets, adoptée en 2014, le nombre de demandes des brevets déposées en Équateur a considérablement diminué. Par ailleurs, un certain nombre d’organisations sociales et des entités étrangères ont déposé des actions légales contre une telle augmentation. Les plaintes principalement ont fait valoir le fait que les tarifs...
