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Con la expedición de la mencionada disposición, la vigencia de las solicitudes de renovación que se radiquen a partir del 1 de enero de 2012, se computará automáticamente desde el vencimiento del registro cuya renovación se solicite, independientemente del tiempo que demore el trámite de renovación. Posted by
INPI Resolutions,
The goal of this measure is to preserve the jobs that the company generates with such [tv] productions, with 800 professionals in the country and from their offices in Buenos Aires creates, produces and distributes 49 channels to more than 35 million households throughout Latin America. Three weeks and a bit later we learn that another ISP has blocked access to cuevano.tv., this time Iplan. According to the newspaper the reason behind this was due to a court order. [I guess that this is the same one granted to Turner, why so far apart? can anyone enlighten me on this practical procedure, please?] I wonder if this interim measure is achieving anything at all.
During 2011, the Brazilian Instituto Nacional da Propriedade Industrial (INPI) report that there have been 30,617 applications for patents, against 28,052 requested in 2010. For trade marks there have been 143,435 requests (up to December the 20th) compared with 129,620 trade mark applications last year. According to INPI’s president, Mr Jorge Avila, number appears to show that despite the international crisis there has been awareness of Brazilian society about the importance of intellectual property INPI’s aim is to promote the use of the intellectual property system as a tool of competitiveness, stimulating innovation in order to act effectively and to move forward the Brazilian technology and economy.
This week the Brazilian Instituto Nacional da Propiedad Industrial (INPI) announced the approval of two geographical indications: Queijo of Canastra (cheese) and calçados de Franca (footwear), both of them to be registered in the form Indication of Origin. The producers have, from now on, a period of 60 days to pay the fee required and once fulfilled, INPI will issue the said certificate. Queijo of Canastra is a typical product from the region of Serra da Canastra, situated in Minas Gerais. It is handmade and is made out of raw milk. Produced for more than two hundred years, it is said to be related to the cheese called Serra da Estrela, Portugal, brought by immigrants. The climate, altitude, native pastures and waters of Canastra give this cheese a unique flavor: strong, medium spicy, dense and full bodied. Note that since May 2008 Queijo of Canastra became an intangible cultural heritage of Brazil, a title granted by the Institute for National Artistic and Historical Heritage (IPHAN).
La multinacional Diageo, propietaria de la marca de whisky escocés "Johnnie Walker" impetró una solicitud de nulidad del registro de la marca brasilera de cachaza "João Andante" ante el INPI brasilero. El signo distintivo mixto "João Andante" está registrado para la clase 33 del nomenclátor de Niza (9ª Edición) desde el 10 de agosto de 2010 a nombre de Joel Lana Celestino. La cachaza o cachaça (aguardiente de caña de azúcar con que se hace la caipirinha) es el destilado más popular de Brasil. En el caso de "João Andante" es elaborado de forma casi artesanal en un alambique de la ciudad de Belo Horizonte (Minas Gerais). La empresa tiene tres años de antigüedad y muestra un volumen de ventas de cerca de 200 botellas por mes, según dijeron responsables de ella a medios locales. Ambas marcas de destilados comparten de logotipo la figura de un hombre caminando estampado en la etiqueta, aunque con estilos muy diferentes. La botella de cachaza retrata a un caminante de aspecto harapiento, barba desaliñada, con una bolsa al hombro, un sombrero de campesino y una espiga en la boca, mientras que el logotipo del whisky escocés muestra a un hombre elegante, de aire aristocrático, vestido con sombrero de copa, levita, botas finas y bastón. João Andante se vende en la web de su fabricante por 40 reales (unos 21 dólares), precio medio para una cachaza artesanal que supera el valor de las marcas de cachazas industrializadas más populares. En comparación, una botella de Red Label, la versión más popular de Johnnie Walker, cuesta cerca del doble en los supermercados brasileños.
El caso es que el 24 de mayo de 2011 Diageo demandó la nulidad del registro de la empresa brasilera. El INPI confirió traslado y solicitó aporte de la documentación pertinente a los titulares de João Andante para que conforme el procedimiento establecido (art. 170 y ss. Ley de Propiedad Industrial de Brasil) una comisión técnica analice la posibilidad de anular el registro de la marca de cachaza, si se acepta que hay mérito para ello. El demandante de nulidad tiene también la opción de presentar su pretensión ante la justicia ordinaria de manera independiente a la acción en el INPI. Fuentes: Emol /INPI
En la red, desde el martes recién pasado circula una petición para evitar el registro como marca de la expresión "30S". A través de la plataforma actuable.com, se pide a los usuarios que suscriban una carta dirigida al presidente del Instituto Ecuatoriano de Propiedad Intelectual, Andrés Ycaza, en la que solicitan que se niegue el registro tramitado por la Presidencia. La acción promovida por Ecuador30S, un grupo que actualmente desarrolla un documental sobre el papel de las redes sociales el 30 de septiembre de 2010, pretende recoger al menos 1000 firmas. Fuente: www. hoy.com.ec /andes.info.ec/ elcomercio
En entradas anteriores comentamos en el blog dos sentencias interesantes: la primera vinculada con el derecho de autor y derecho a la intimidad, relacionada con Gabriel García Márquez y un personaje de "Cien Años de Soledad". La segunda, por su parte, trata especialmente el requisito de fondo de patentabilidad conocido como "nivel inventivo" y la ilegalidad de la exigencia de un efecto sorprendente en Chile. Para los interesados ambas están disponibles en su texto completo (PDF). La referida al escritor García Márquez se ha obtenido gracias a la gentileza de los abogados colombianos Maximiliano Aramburo y Víctor Pacheco. Los enlaces son gracias a Aurelio López-Tarruella: (1) Sentencia del Tribunal de Barranquilla (Colombia) y (2) Sentencia de la Corte Suprema de Chile.
Cuevana.tv, the popular Argentine site (12 million monthly users)and also one of Latin America's most popular online video streaming site that offers movies, series and audiovisual content, continues to accumulate reasons to shut it down - favouring free distribution of copyrighted video without owners consent (copyright infringement). Yet, the first actual lawsuit against the site was filed on later November by HBO. Previous attend saw the free-to-air TV channel Telefe (Telefónica Group) threatening ‘Cuevana’ to bring a lawsuit but never materialised. In a district court in Argentina, HBO formally accused ‘Cuevana’ of infringing the country's Intellectual Property Law (11.723). The lawsuit was filed against both Tomás Escobar (the young Argentine creator) and "Cuevana.com" [the news' reporter spotted the following error: the web page cuevana.com does not exist and explained that perhaps the lawyers surely meant cuevana.tv – Oh dear! – suing the wrong party, I am sure everyone has an anecdote on this]. The case was submitted before the Instruction Jury No.36, Secretary 123, and State Attorney's office Nº4. But this is not all, it appears that cuevana.tv had ceased to exist – although momentarily. This was due to an injunction from a separate lawsuit filed by Turner Argentina. The District Court Judge Gustavo Caramelo Díaz issued an interim injunction ordering the Secretary of Communications and the National Communications Commission to block "access by any Internet user to the resources of the website known as Cuevana"[no .com or .tv added – safe players I will say]. Turner Argentina ( a production company) had complained about the unauthorised distribution by Cuevana of three TV series: ‘Falling Skies’, ‘BRIC’ and ‘26 personas para salvar al mundo’. The programmes are shown on the TNT and iSat pay-TV channels, both owned by Turner. While the injunction only required the blocking of these particular series, it has been reported that for over two hours the entire ‘Cuevana’ site remained inaccessible but later on, slowly beginning to resume normal services.
K = numbering of the request - checked digit The digits corresponding to the nature of protection will refer to: invention or utility patent; industrial design ; and geographical indication.
This month the National Council to Combat Piracy and Crimes against Intellectual Property (CNCP) has reported that the last past 6 years, the value of seizures of counterfeit and smuggled products has tripled. In 2011, the government's projection is that the values of the seizures will hit record R$ 1.7 billion, about 30% more than in 2010. The items that have been seized the most during the year are CDs, DVDs, cigarettes, sunglasses, watches, shoes and handbags. The government estimates that if such illegal practice was abolished in Brazil, the country would raise around R$ 30 billion and would generate more than 2 million jobs. Luiz Paulo Barreto, executive secretary for the Ministry of Justice said that the increase in seizures is due to border operations. He also added that “"It's a mistake to think that piracy is only restricted to CDs and DVDs” explaining that piracy is linked to organized crime and, it has become more sophisticated. According to the report, in the last three years, the number of medicines seized increased from 322 thousand to 18 million. The most commonly found are those for erectile dysfunction, anabolic steroids and anti-obesity treatment. Source noticias terra.
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The Argentinean Division II of the National Chamber for Federal Civil and Commercial upheld the ruling made in a lawsuit where the trade mark ‘las leonas’ was opposed to.The party involved in the case was the Argentinean Confederation of Hockey on Grass and Track and the ruling authorized the team to use the trade mark "las leonas" for some of their clothing. The case was brought by the right holder of the trade mark ‘leonine’ used in shoes and sandals considering that the trade mark ‘ las leonas’ could cause confusion in the consumers eyes.However, one of the chambermaid alleged that the name ‘las leonas’ was already a household name, gained by the female hockey team due to their fame and popularity and the use of 'las leonas' was extended to products marketed under the team’s name. He continues adding that there is a certain level of recognition and acceptance by the general public and so potential buyers of the brand ‘las leonas’ would not fall unto some confusion as to the source of the product.In this regards, Judge Alfredo Silverio Gusman said: "The framework proposed by the plaintiff has a clear distinctive character that gives it enough merit. As such, I consider that this in itself provides a significant data for the differentiation of the words in dispute.” He explained that the lack of a conceptual element can produce confusion, but this also can contribute, if present in one of the trade marks, as an appropriate way to distinguish it – or as in this case both of the marks have a proper concept. To my English speaker, in the present case the word ‘las leonas’ is a noun in plural -name given to the female lions; while ‘leoninas’ is an adjective which refers to lionesses and which implies something that is exorbitant, excessive and in law can be used to describe a contract in which all benefit is attributed to one party.The information was reported in several newspapers in Argentina -- see here, here and here.
Un reciente fallo de casación en el fondo de la Corte Suprema de Chile ha resuelto un asunto de gran interés teórico y práctico relacionado con el rechazo de una solicitud de patente de invención de procedimiento, antes concedida en tres registros distintos (EE.UU., Canadá y Aripo). La sentencia se relaciona con el requisito de fondo de patentabilidad denominado “nivel inventivo” (art. 32) y su apreciación por la sana crítica, así como con cuestiones relativas a la bilateralidad de la audiencia en el proceso de discusión pericial y la fuerza del informe del perito en la resolución administrativa que resuelve las concesiones de patente, estableciendo, finalmente, la inexigibilidad de la producción de un “efecto sorprendente” de la solución técnica (así exigido en la práctica por los informes periciales y resoluciones incluso del Tribunal de Propiedad Industrial), como un elemento ajeno al estándar legal de la altura inventiva. Se estimaron vulnerados los artículos 7, 16 y 35 de la Ley de Propiedad Industrial de Chile (19.039).
En efecto, la sentencia resuelve que “[el] artículo 35 de la Ley 19.039, dispone que, para determinar si una invención tiene nivel inventivo, se debe considerar si para una persona normalmente versada en la materia técnica correspondiente, ella no resulta obvia ni se habría derivado de manera evidente del estado de la técnica".Esto significa que “el nivel inventivo corresponde a una determinación subjetiva que debe realizar el sentenciador sobre la base de un criterio objetivo, cual es, la perspectiva de una persona normalmente versada en la materia técnica correspondiente y de acuerdo al nivel de conocimiento existente a la fecha de la prioridad y no aquél al que hubiere evolucionado a la fecha de análisis pericial”. De esta manera el Tribunal de Propiedad Industrial -de segunda instancia- con "el fallo impugnado ha infringido el artículo 16 de la Ley N° 19.039, con influencia sustancial en lo dispositivo del fallo, en razón de que la errada apreciación de los antecedentes del proceso produjo la contravención formal del artículo 35 de la cita ley, pues se ha procedido a negar el registro de una solicitud, aplicando y exigiendo acreditar, para determinar el nivel inventivo, una categoría que van más allá de lo que requiere la ley [el efecto sorprendente]".
La Corte Suprema casando el fallo de instancia resolvió además que los jueces "al resolver el asunto controvertido, deben ponderar el informe pericial, el que constituye un antecedente más de aquellos que, se deberán valorar; es decir, la ponderación debe serlo de manera global, abarcando todos y cada uno de los antecedentes allegados, ajustada a criterios de racionalidad y de la experiencia, que consideren el valor conjunto de todos ellos y no solo de uno o algunos, de manera que permitan resolver adecuadamente el asunto". Así "al considerar, únicamente, las razones técnicas dadas por el perito, para concluir que la presente solicitud de invención, carece de nivel inventivo, omitiendo toda consideración a los principios de la lógica y las máximas de la experiencia que correspondía aplicar, prescindiendo en su análisis, de los elementos de convicción que estaban llamados a valorar, han infringido las normas que gobiernan el sistema de ponderación judicial de la prueba que dispone el artículo 16 de la Ley 19.039" .
Además. los jueces de la instancia, desatendieron el principio de bilateralidad de la audiencia (audiatur altera pars) alegado por el solicitante -recurrente- "en cuanto a que se vio impedido de ejercer su legítimo derecho a formular las observaciones que resultaban pertinentes sobre la materia, ya que, no se le otorgó el traslado respectivo, del referido informe pericial, infringiéndose de esta forma, lo dispuesto en el artículo 7 de la ley". Finalmente el fallo nos recuerda que "si bien los jueces de la instancia son soberanos al establecer los hechos, no es procedente aceptar que en tal análisis puedan prescindir de elementos de convicción que están llamados a valorar, pues al hacerlo así, desde luego infringen las reglas de la sana crítica". La sentencia -que puede considerarse "de escuela"- entró a conocer del fondo del asunto mediante el expediente de la infracción de leyes reguladoras de la prueba (en este caso regidas por la sana crítica), estableciendo varios principios que es bueno recordar: el procedimiento de concesión de patente es un procedimiento administrativo que deviene en judicial especial al momento de trabarse una controversia entre el solicitante y la administración y está íntegramente regulado por el principio de legalidad. Los informes periciales contienen dictámenes técnicos que, junto con otros antecedentes del proceso -en este caso documentos de patente y registros previos- configuran los elementos de convicción del registrador que obra como juez especial, quien debe ponderarlos de acuerdo con el estándar de la sana crítica, exigencia que se hace extensiva al Tribunal de Propiedad Industrial. Por su parte, el estándar legal contenido en los requisitos de fondo (novedad, nivel inventivo y aplicación industrial) son los únicos a los que se debe recurrir, tanto por los peritos como por los sentenciadores, para acoger o rechazar un derecho de exclusiva de esta clase, estimando al ya conocido "efecto sorprendente", como una exigencia ilegal, más allá que se trate de una interpretación del concepto jurídicamente indeterminado "persona normalmente versada en la materia técnica". Esta última expresión es un ideal abstracto (tal como "el buen padre de familia") que sirve de referente para el evaluador técnico y el resolutor, que en la práctica chilena ha devenido en la exigencia de la producción en el evaluador de un efecto sorprendente por parte de la realización respectiva, como una forma de medir la falta de obviedad de una determinada realización. Su utilización, en consecuencia, ha sido considerada por la Corte Suprema como ilegal (más allá de ser una práctica habitual, que no configura derecho porque la ley no se remite a ella), al no someterse al principio de legalidad que rige las actuaciones de las instituciones públicas.
La redacción del fallo correspondió al Ministro Nibaldo Segura Peña. El rol es 7244-10 y está disponible completo en www.poderjudicial.cl Posted by
The Brazilian Instituto Nacional da Propiedad Industrial (INPI) received on Monday 28th of November, another application for Geographical Indication, this time for ‘Melon of Rio Grande do Norte’ located in the region of Mossoró. INPI informs that the request was sent by Francisco de Paula Cipriano Second from the Executive Committee of the Fruits of Rio Grande do Norte (Coex); Marine Franco Ramos, project manager; and Lorena Alves both from SEBRAE / RN. The application of GI is in the form of Indication of Source (Indicação de Procedência). There are two forms of GIs in Brazil: Indication of Source and Denomination of Origin. The indication of source is characterized by the geographical name which is known for production, extraction or manufacture of a product. The 'mossoroense' melons are well known in Brazil but is important to mention that the whole location ‘Rio Grande do Norte’ is known “as the largest producer in the country of melon and fruit in general, and it is of great economic importance to the state”. I guess then that we will be expecting more fruits from this region to come and applied - no coconuts though.INPI Resolution 075 of November 28, 2000 establishes the procedures for the registration of Geographical Indications.I feel that melons are as cheeky as coconuts- that is the reason I remember the song "I've Got A Lovely Bunch Of Coconuts" written by Fred Hetherton and interpreted by many singers...even by the muppets! The point been that you cannot sing this without smiling, and every time I bring news for one of the Latin American countries in the area of GIs it makes me smile. So I leave you with this song and perhaps make your day.
Radio Angulo from Cuba reports that the Habana is holding this week - November 28 to December 3, at the Havana’s Center of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering (CIGB), the International Conference on Biotechnology where main topics such as aquatic biotechnology, bio-safety of bio-products and genetically modified organisms, the production of pharmaceuticals, and clinical trials of veterinary products will be discussed. Specialists from around the globe such as Germany, Japan, China, Belgium, Holland, the United Kingdom, Qatar, Brazil, Mexico, the United States, Venezuela and Colombia will be attending this event.In the same source I found out that a therapeutic vaccine against advanced lung cancer created by scientists at Cuba's Molecular Immunology Center, will be tested in Great Britain in the coming weeks. The drug is said to have been developed after 15 years of research and successful administration to Cuban patients. The product is already registered in Peru and is in the process of registration in Colombia, Brazil, Paraguay, Ecuador, Argentina and other Latin American countries. It will also be registered in Australia, Thailand and Malaysia [what about Great Britain where the clinical trials will be? – that is a thought].Also from the Pharma Letter I was made aware that Cuba and China have agreed to strengthen cooperation on biotechnology – this is also reported in the newspaper Global times from China. Zhang Xiaoqiang, vice chairman of China's National Commission for Development and Reform, attended the two-day meeting last week. It is reported that “Zhang praised the development of biotechnological cooperation between China and Cuba in the last two years, and suggested the introduction of research achievements to other countries to improve human health.” This agreement reinforces last September union, where the two ‘Cs’ – China and Cuba, signed an agreement on joint development of a preventive vaccine against whooping cough.
China agreement,
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The last couple of days members of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of Intangible Heritage - UNESCO, has been discussing in Bali, Indonesia, some items to be admitted on the Representative list of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. It is announced that 19 new elements have been added to the list this year.UNESCO’s refers to Intangible Cultural Heritage as to be “practices and expressions transmitted from generation to generation such as oral traditions, performing arts, social practices, rituals, festive events, knowledge and practices concerning nature and the universe or traditional craftsmanship.”Some of the items for inclusion and successfully added were (I will refer only to Latin America applicants):Colombia’s traditional knowledgeTraditional knowledge of the jaguar shamans of Yuruparí: “The jaguar shamans of Yuruparí are the common heritage of the many ethnic groups living along the Pirá Paraná River in southeastern Colombia. Using traditional knowledge and ritual practices, the shamans heal, prevent sickness and revitalize nature. During the Hee Biki ritual, male children learn the traditional guidelines for these practices as a part of their passage into adulthood. It is believed that shamans inherited their traditional knowledge from the all-powerful, mythical Yuruparí, an anaconda who lived as a human and is embodied in sacred trumpets.”Mexico’s musicMariachi, string music, song and trumpet: “Mariachi is a traditional music and fundamental element of Mexican culture, transmitting values, heritage, history and different Indian languages. Traditional Mariachi ensembles include trumpets, violins, the vihuela and “guitarrón'' (bass guitar), and may have four or more musicians who wear regional costumes adapted from the charro costume. Modern Mariachi music includes a wide repertoire of songs from different regions of the country and musical genres. Musicians learn by ear from father to son and through performances at festive, religious and civil events.”Peru’s pilgrimagepilgrimage to the sanctuary of the Lord of Qoyllurit’i : “The Pilgrimage to the sanctuary of the Lord of Qoyllurit’i begins 58 days after Easter when people representing eight indigenous villages from around Cusco, Peru travel to the Sinakara sanctuary. This religious event plays itself out over 24 hours as people process up and down the mountain ending in the village of Tayancani at sunrise. Dances play a central role in the pilgrimage. The Council of Pilgrim Nations and the Brotherhood of the Lord of Qoyllurit’i oversee activities and maintain the rules and codes of behaviour.”On the List of Intangible Heritage in Need of Urgent Safeguarding:Peru’s sung prayersEshuva, Harákmbut sung prayers of Peru’s Huachipaire people: The Huachipaire are an indigenous ethnic group speaking the Harákmbut language and living in Peru’s southern Amazon tropical forest. The Eshuva or sung prayer is an expression of Huachipaire religious myths, performed for healing or as part of traditional ceremonies. According to oral tradition, the Eshuva songs were learned directly from the forest’s animals, and are sung to summon nature spirits to help to alleviate illness or discomfort or promote well-being. Performed without musical instruments Eshuva songs are sung only in the Harákmbut language.Brazil’s ritualYaokwa, the Enawene Nawe people’s ritual for the maintenance of social and cosmic order: “The Enawene Nawe people living in the southern Amazon rainforest perform the Yaokwa ritual each year during the seven-month dry season to honour the Yakairiti spirits and ensure cosmic and social order. The different clans alternate responsibility: one embarks on fishing expeditions throughout the area while another prepares offerings of rock salt, fish and ritual food for the spirits, and performs music and dance. Yaokwa and the local biodiversity it celebrates represent an extremely delicate and fragile ecosystem whose continuity depends directly on its conservation.”Also the Committee selected five new best safeguarding practices, 2 of which were from Brazil:call for projects of the national programme of intangible heritage; andFandango’s living museum.Source UNESCO.the compete List can be checked in here.
Mexico intangible,

References: resolución 
 artículo 35
 artículo 16
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 artículo 16
 artículo 7