. COLOMBIA | Patents, Regulatory | Compulsory Licensing: All parties filed Reconsideration Actions against Resolution of Declaration of Public Interest for imatinib (Glivec®) On 12 July 2016, Novartis AG and Novartis de Colombia S.A. filed a Reconsideration Action...
. COLOMBIA | Industrial Property | SIPI: new virtual system from the Colombian IP Office is official As from 18 July 2016, the Superintendence of Industry and Commerce Industrial Property System (SIPI in Spanish) came into operation. According to the SIC, the new...
We have been notified of the decision no. 40124 of 23 June 2016, by the Direction of Distinctive Signs of the Superintendence of Industry and Commerce (SIC) deciding to declare the Well-Known Trademark status to “COUNTRY HILL” for being a brand with a high degree...
. URUGUAY | Regulatory, Trademarks | ICSID issues arbitral award in Philip Morris vs. Oriental Republic of Uruguay case On July 08 of 2016, the International Centre for Settlement of Investments Disputes (ICSID, part of World Bank Group) issued the arbitration award...
. CHILE, COLOMBIA, MEXICO, PERU | Patents | PPH agreements in Latin American countries come into force As from 1 July 2016 came into force some agreements regarding Patent Prosecution Highway (PPH) in different Latin American countries. The Patent Prosecution...
