More and more companies are moving in international environments and it becomes essential to consider some aspects of the protection of copyright, trademarks and patents.

By granting exclusive rights on the use of an invention or creation, IP rights give their holders several advantages, which properly exploited can be used to bring highly competitive products to the market, increase market share and revenues.

Nevertheless, holders must be aware that such rights can be geographically limited and, therefore, subject to further protection if they are planning to enter foreign markets.

The Latin America IPR SME Helpdesk together with Instituto Nacional da Propriedade Industrial (INPI) and Enterprise Europe Network at INESC TEC will host a workshop for anyone who is interested in doing business or enter R&DT collaborative relationships abroad, in particular, in Latin America.

The main issues concerning the protection of Intellectual Property to bear in mind when internationalizing a business will be explained. Special attention will be then given to the idiosyncrasies of IP protection in Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, Peru and Mexico.

Moreover, attendees will have the chance to be assisted by Intellectual Property Experts during bilateral meetings*.

Save the date and book your seat in this workshop here!

 Agenda:

• 08h30 Check-in
• 09h00 Welcome remarks by Enterprise Europe Network @ INESC TEC
  
• 09h10 Protecting your Inventions Abroad
• 10h00 EU Startups in Latin America: most common IP errors
• 10h45 Coffee-break
• 11h00 How to protect your software in Brazil
• 11h45 Technology Transfer in Latin America
• 12h30 Bilateral meetings *
• 13h30 Closure

* Max. 15 min per organization. Subject to prior and confirmed booking and indication of topic to be discussed.

 Invited Expert

Ms. Patricia Covarrubia, Expert at Latin America IPR SME Helpdesk  is a Venezuelan qualified lawyer, an academic, author and commentator in Intellectual Property Law. She is Lecturer in Law at the University of Buckingham, UK. She has an LLM in European Law from Southampton, UK and a PhD from Brunel, UK. From 1993 to 1999 she worked as a lawyer in Venezuela.

Dr. Covarrubia is manager and blogger in IP Tango (Intellectual Property weblog – Latin America). Her on-going research interests and written publications include geographical indications and indications of origin, compulsory licences in the pharmaceutical industry, genetic resources, trade marks, free trade agreements, and the protection of traditional knowledge.

Target Audience:

Portuguese organizations, including startups, with potential or existing business or R&D collaborative relations with Latin America

Language:

English

Registration:

Free of charge, but limited to number of available seats. Until 29th April.