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 ...
A compulsory licence (CL) is an authorisation granted by a government that allows third parties to produce a patented product or use a patented process without the consent of the patent holder, and wh ...
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 ...
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. ...
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 ...
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 ...
Collective management organizations (CMOs) play a fundamental role in promoting the creation of artistic works. For that reason, the efficient and transparent management of authors' rights is a crucia ...
Technology is a vital factor in economic development, and it spreads in different ways, one of which is as part of international trade and foreign direct investment, leading to an increasing economic ...
Origin-based production, including manufacturing, handicraft, and especially food production in Latin American countries is essential to their economies. In particular, to regional economies of small ...
As a framework regulation for innovation markets, the patent system needs to be tailored to both the innovation process it is supposed to serve and the competitive environment, within which it must op ...
In recent decades Latin America has concluded a number of Free Trade Agreements with developed countries, in particular with the United States and the European Union. These agreements not only liberal ...
