Legal Update 2023

By Sergio Queipo. 1. How much are my ideas worth? What is the valuation of intangibles? Projects are born from ideas, hence, there is always an intangible in its essence. This initial asset multiplies itself, creating many others, like trademarks, patents, industrial models, among others. These assets are usually the biggest part of a company’s […]

By Mateo Darget and Josefina Piñeiro. In this article, we comment some of the most important developments that took place during the last few months in Latin America regarding personal data protection. (i) Ibero-American Network – On September 27, the Ibero-American Data Protection Network published the “Guide for the implementation of standard contractual clauses that can […]

By Belén Sorrentino. A recent decision of the National Civil Court of the City of Buenos Aires highlighted the importance of intellectual property protection programs provided by e-commerce platforms. These programs are an essential tool in any corporate policy to fight against trademark infringement and other intangible assets. The case “Maradona Villafañe, Dalma Nerea and others […]

By Raquel Flanzbaum. In the expansion of the Madrid Union in Latin America, there are two milestones: first, the accession of the United States of America, where the Protocol entered into force in 2003, and secondly the adoption of Spanish as a working language, which came into force on April 1st, 2004, as this would make […]

By Josefina Piñeiro. As from January 1, 2023, all professional services in Chile will be subject to VAT (Value Added Tax) unless they are expressly exempted, such as education, health, transportation, taxpayers who issue charge slips and professional societies. Therefore, professional services, technical advisory and consulting services will be subject to VAT.  For further information please […]

By Abril Neiman. Every year, in October, in Latin America we commemorate a date of great meaning for our culture, although few people really understand the significance of this holiday. For this reason, we take this opportunity to highlight the history of the 12 of October -specially in Argentina- and reflect on the concept of cultural […]

By Delfina Sejas and Julieta Pérez Espinosa. Plagiarism and misuse of other people’s works has always existed, but today these crimes seem to be commonplace. The biggest challenge authors face is proving plagiarism and proving who is the true owner of the work. On this occasion, we bring you some practical legal advice to strengthen […]

By Antonella Balbo y Rosario Mauro. Last November 16, the Brazilian Supreme Court issued a favorable decision on behalf of patent holders regarding patent term adjustment in Brazil, due to the BPTO’s unreasonable delay to study patent applications. It should be recalled that as a result of the Direct Plea of Unconstitutionality 5,529 (ADI) filed […]

By Antonella Balbo y Rosario Mauro Last Monday, November 7, 2022, the Brazilian Patent Office (BPTO) opened a Public Consultation regarding the 2nd edition of the Industrial Design Manual, aiming to receive suggestions from the public. BPTO Public Consultation No. 02/2022, published in the Brazilian Official Gazette refers to chapters 2 (“What is considered an […]