SIPLA

Projects

COPYRIGHT, ONGOING PROJECTS

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 ...

PATENTS, COMPETITION, ONGOING PROJECTS

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 ...

COPYRIGHT, ONGOING PROJECTS

There is a profuse academic production on exceptions and limitations to copyright, especially in developed countries. Different approaches and interests result in a varied offer when investigating the ...

PATENTS, TRADE SECRETS, ONGOING PROJECTS

Undisclosed information or trade secrets are a category of intellectual property which regards any confidential commercial or industrial information that confers a competitive advantage to a company.  ...

PATENTS, COMPETITION, SUSTAINABILITY, ONGOING PROJECTS

There is a capacity for innovation in sustainable technologies in Latin America, given its rich natural and human resources. Some of the new technologies will play a strategic role in solving fundamen ...

GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS, TRADEMARKS, ONGOING PROJECTS

Latin American countries face social and economic challenges that demand specific and tailored approaches. In addition, they also have to deal with important global issues such as climate change. Amon ...

Events

WORKSHOP, PATENTS, TRADEMARKS
14-05-2026 - 14-05-2026

The activity aimed to initiate a regional discussion on the legal, procedural and practical treatment of provisional measures in relation to patents and trade marks.

CONFERENCE, SUSTAINABILITY
13-05-2026 - 13-05-2026

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.

WORKSHOP, SUSTAINABILITY
12-05-2026 - 12-05-2026

The event brought together experts from academia, industry and the regulatory sector to examine the legal, operational and institutional challenges of circularity in strategic sectors.

WORKSHOP, COPYRIGHT
11-05-2026 - 11-05-2026

As part of the research project on copyright and compensation for transformative uses, a webinar was held on YouTube, and a workshop took place at the Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción in Chile.

WORKSHOP
28-11-2025 - 28-11-2025

Smart IP for Latin America (SIPLA) held a workshop on ‘Bio-inputs and sustainable agriculture’ at the Externado University, aimed at discussing how to strengthen an enabling regulatory framework to scale up green solutions in the agricultural sector. The exchange began with a shared diagnosis: regulatory fragmentation and limited access to financing continue to hinder the adoption and expansion of bio-inputs, despite their potential for more resilient and sustainable agriculture in the region.

WORKSHOP
28-11-2025 - 28-11-2025

Smart IP for Latin America (SIPLA) held a workshop at the Externado University of Colombia (Bogotá) linked to the project ‘Intellectual Property, Regulation and Innovation in Hydrogen Technologies in Latin America’, a forum for discussion that brought together legal and technological perspectives to analyse how the region can accelerate the deployment of green hydrogen with appropriate regulatory tools and strategic intellectual property management.

Newest Publications



News

03-03-2026

La Cámara de Apelaciones en lo Civil y Comercial de Segunda Nominación de Córdoba desestimó la apelación del demandado y mantuvo la condena por infracción a la Ley 11.723 por reproducción no…


26-02-2026

El Pleno de la SCJN validó el artículo 258, fracción IV, de la LFPPI, que permite anular registros marcarios otorgados indebidamente por error de la autoridad. La Corte subrayó que la nulidad…


16-02-2026

La Sala Civil de Decisión del Tribunal Superior de Bogotá declaró configurada la infracción de una patente relativa a un procedimiento de producción, ordenando medidas correctivas y de cesación,…


13-02-2026

La Sala de Casación Civil, Agraria y Rural de la Corte Suprema de Justicia de Colombia, mediante la Providencia AC739-2026, definió el estándar de conducta exigible a los profesionales que emplean…