“Good news for the applicants”

The CLPTO, along with the Chilean Ministry of Interior and Public Security, announced a 45% reduction on publication fees on the Chilean Official Gazette. The measure applies indistinctively to all trademark and patent publications.

The rate cut, which is currently in force, complements the ongoing efforts of the Chilean National Industrial Property Institute (INAPI) to ease access to intellectual property rights, providing a better service to the users.

The price is automatically calculated by the Official Gazette office, once the CLPTO notifies the applicant the decision to proceed with the publication. The benefit will impact the final cost of a patent or trademark registration.

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Herrero & Asociados will participate in ICANN congress with representatives of our Madrid Office.

As of January 1, 2014, the holders of trademarks in Uruguay will have to use their trademarks “publicly and effectively.” Those who fail to do so -directly or through a licensee- may lose said trademarks.

The World Trade Organization (WTO) was created on January 1, 1995, and one of the agreements that came into effect was the Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) Agreement. Brazil was one of the countries that agreed to sign the TRIPS Agreement upon joining the WTO. However, as a developing country, it was permitted certain transitional periods in order to have sufficient time to enact new laws that were TRIPS compliant.