South America: Intellectual Property

El 7 de agosto de 2026 se publicó en el Diario Oficial de la Federación el “Acuerdo por el que se modifican las Reglas de carácter general a que se refiere la Ley Federal para la Prevención e Identificación de Operaciones con Recursos de Procedencia Ilícita” (la “LFPIORPI”).

On August 7, 2026, the Agreement amending the general rules of the Federal Law for the Prevention and Identification of Transactions with Funds from Illicit Sources (“LFPIORPI”) was published in the Federal Official Gazette.

On August 28, 2026, President Sheinbaum submitted a bill (the “Bill”) proposing an amendment to the Foreign Investment Act (the “FIA”) to introduce a dedicated national-security screening regime.

El Instituto Nacional de la Propiedad Industrial (INPI) de Argentina expidió la Resolución N.º 297/2026, mediante la cual aprobó un nuevo Reglamento para la resolución administrativa de oposiciones de marcas.

Once described by famous chef Julia Child as “a sensation of a salad from coast to coast,” and deemed “the greatest recipe to originate in the Americas in fifty years” by the International Society of Epicures in Paris in 1953, there is no doubting the longstanding success and popularity of a Caesar salad.

Brazil's Patent and Trademark Office has opened a 60-day public consultation period to gather stakeholder input on regulatory frameworks for electronic game registration.

Brazil's Patent and Trademark Office has opened a 60-day public consultation period to gather stakeholder input on regulatory frameworks for electronic game registration.

The Rio de Janeiro Court of Appeals has issued a landmark ruling in a standard essential patent dispute between Panasonic and HMD, establishing that offering only a pool license can satisfy FRAND obligations under Brazilian law. The decision marks a significant development in Brazil's growing role as a venue for SEP licensing disputes and addresses questions about what constitutes good faith licensing behavior.

On Friday, June 19, 2026, the Brazilian Patent and Trademark Office (BRPTO) published a report prepared by the Working Group on the Revision of Law #9,279/96 (the Brazilian Patent Statute...

En el mundo de los negocios, las franquicias representan una estrategia poderosa para expandir una marca sin asumir los costos y riesgos de una nueva operación.

In the business world, franchises represent a powerful strategy for expanding a brand without assuming the costs and risks of opening a new operation.

CK, una persona natural, solicitó un contrato de telefonía móvil, pero le fue denegado debido a una evaluación crediticia automatizada realizada por Dun & Bradstreet Austria GmbH...