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El Tribunal de Justicia de la Comunidad Andina determinó que Colombia vulneró la Decisión 351 al imponer a organismos privados de radiodifusión la retransmisión de sus señales por operadores de…
"Smart IP for Latin America" is an initiative of the Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition, focused on examining the legal and regulatory framework of intellectual property and competition law in Latin America to provide evidence-based and impartial policy advise.
"Smart IP for Latin America" is an initiative of the Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition, focused on examining the legal and regulatory framework of intellectual property and competition law in Latin America to provide evidence-based and impartial policy advise.
The EU–MERCOSUR Agreement establishes a comprehensive regulatory framework that introduces standards that go beyond WTO obligations. In this respect, it reflects a broader transformation in internatio ...
Latin America can address the environmental and health risks of microplastics through stronger legal frameworks. Effective regulation is key to tackling pollution, protecting public health, and foster ...
Unlocking Latin America’s Hydrogen Future: Developing strategic intelligence and regulatory proposals to map patents, address competition risks, and promote innovation, fair access, and affordable ene ...
Latin America can promote the use of bio-based agricultural inputs by addressing regulatory gaps, improving national capacities, and supporting greener, more resilient farming through clear, effective ...
Transformative uses represent a novel form of creative expression that is emerging within digital contexts. Advances in technology have expanded the need and scope for transforming protected works, in ...
The instrument can be seen as a follow-up to the Patent Declaration of the Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition as it seeks to standardise a large part of its provisions. The Instrument ...
Towards a sustainable hydrogen market in Latin America. The Smart IP for Latin America (SIPLA) Annual Conference was held as a forum for meeting and discussion, bringing together specialists, authorities, academia and industry to address strategic challenges for the region and advance evidence-based approaches.
Global Nutrition: Bio-inputs, innovation and sustainable agricultural practices.
7 May 2025. Medellin, Colombia.
The VI Annual Conference of the SIPLA Initiative continued its analysis of global nutrition issues, focusing this time on bio-inputs as a possible solution for sustainable and innovative food production. The potential and technical challenges of bio-inputs, their production and use in Latin America, relevant regulatory frameworks, and the impact of intellectual property and regional integration on agricultural and innovation processes related to these technologies were discussed.
Global Nutrition: Towards a smart production system.
The 5th Annual Conference of the SIPLA 2024 Initiative has focused on the incorporation of new technologies in food production, with the aim of promoting a paradigm shift towards more efficient production systems to favour global nutrition. Emerging technologies in smart agriculture and their regulatory challenges were addressed through an interdisciplinary perspective.
What are the challenges and the appropriate regulatory frameworks to promote technology transfer and regional innovation in the sectors of renewable energies in Latin American countries? In view of the global importance of developing the region's great potential for the production of renewable energies in an economically sustainable manner, the IV Annual Conference of the Smart IP Initiative for Latin America (SIPLA) sought to answer these questions in debates between academics, regulation specialists and market players.
The third annual conference of the Initiative took place 16 March 2022, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. It was organized in collaboration with the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MINCYT).
Are there enough incentives to innovate in sustainable technologies?
Programme for the 2022 Annual Conference
El Tribunal de Justicia de la Comunidad Andina determinó que Colombia vulneró la Decisión 351 al imponer a organismos privados de radiodifusión la retransmisión de sus señales por operadores de…
La Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nación de México (SCJN) confirmó la validez del régimen del derecho de seguimiento "droit de suite" previsto en la Ley Federal del Derecho de Autor para la…
El STJ de Brasil confirmó que las marcas débiles o evocativas, formadas por expresiones de uso común y con reducida fuerza distintiva, reciben una protección más limitada y pueden coexistir con…
La Cámara Nacional de Apelaciones en lo Civil reconoció cautelarmente la facultad de los derechohabientes de un coautor para impedir determinadas interpretaciones de sus obras, en un contexto…