ASIPI

In April of this year, the first edition of the 2023 Scholarships competition, awarded by the Franklin Pierce School of Law based on merit to members of our association who apply and participate in the competition, concluded with great success. The winners were:

The Evaluation Group was composed of Jorge Allende, Diana Arredondo, Mercedes Castells, and Roberto Ríos, who had the difficult task of selecting among high-level legal works presented by our participating members.

Victor Kronemberger

Dannemann Siemsen

Brazil

Alejandro Castro

Andean Union

Peru

Andrés Rodríguez

Novus Estrategias Legales

Colombia

Juan F. Porta

Rylan - Lussich Associates

Argentina

Julissa Farah

Estudio Benedetti

Panama

Laura Castillo

Innventiva Legal

Dominican Republic

On February 23, the ASIPIACADEMY courses for cycle 1-2023 were launched with a webinar featuring a keynote speech by Alfredo Corral titled “Justifying Intellectual Property”. During those months, the following courses were taught:

• Fashion Law

• Legal Aspects of the Audiovisual Industry

Additionally, on February 27 and 28, the first training course for Judges was held (organized by the Judicial Studies School of Guatemala) on “Trademark Law in the Digital Sphere”.

On March 22, the training workshop “The Importance of Trademarks for Entrepreneurs” was conducted, co-organized with the Junior Chamber International - JCI of Bolivia. On May 22, the training session “Trademarks: A Strategic Ally for the Growth of Your Entrepreneurship” took place at the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development Center of the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru (CIDE-PUCP).

The implementation of these training sessions also included an in-person session in Quito on June 2, which had the support of the Quito Chamber of Commerce and the ASIPI PRO BONO program, which provided legal assistance alongside the training.

Our ASIPI PRO BONO Program was selected by WIPO to provide legal assistance to indigenous women entrepreneurs from Bolivia and Ecuador. As part of this project, assistance has been extended to two entrepreneurial endeavors.

Events

From June 4th to 6th, the Quito Seminar “The Financial World of Intellectual Property” took place, with the participation of nearly 300 attendees.

ASIPI Webinars

In the first semester of 2023, 16 webinars were conducted, including those organized in collaboration with sister international associations such as FICPI and AIPPI, as a result of the collaboration agreements signed with these institutions in 2022.

1. Digital Marketing - New Paradigms in Communication Strategies

2. Advergaming: Advertising through Games

3. Surveillance of Intellectual Property Rights by Customs Authorities at the U.S. Border

4. The Current Situation of Venezuela’s Patent System and Its Future Vision

5. Piracy as a painful reality for LATAM, its effects on the industry and digital.

Roundtable Discussions

Five roundtable discussions were held, two in the United States, one in Cuba, one in Uruguay, and one regional table in which the four member countries of the Andean Community participated (Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru).

Publications

The following publications have been finalized and are now available to ASIPI members in our Library:

1. ASIPI Writes - Responsibility, Obligations, and Sanctions for Sports Influencers in Costa Rica and Argentina. Sports Law Committee

2. Working Papers: XXIII Work Sessions and Administrative Council in Medellin

3. Interviews 2022

4. MUNDO ASIPI Magazine: Second volume of our MUNDO ASIPI magazine published in January 2023

5. Geographical Indications and Designations of Origin Bulletin. Third Edition. Year 2, 2023.

Working with Universities

ASIPI Podcasts

The following 5 podcast episodes were completed:

1. Universidad de Especialidades Espíritu Santo (UEES) in Guayaquil, Ecuador: Orange Economy Seminar.

2. Universidad Hemisferios – Ecuador: Border Measures Workshop.

3. Universidad Hemisferios – Ecuador: Women and Intellectual Property Seminar, Accelerating Innovation and Creativity.

4. Universidad Metropolitana de Caracas – Venezuela: New Challenges of Intellectual Property: New Technologies, Business Models, and Exploitation Forms.

Social Work: “One Backpack, One Opportunity” Campaign

The Social Action Committee continued its tireless work through the promotion of the “One Backpack, One Opportunity” campaign, which collected 142 backpacks during the Quito Seminar and donated them to a local school.

Institutional Relationships

A. IP Offices and Authorities

• Supreme Court of Justice of Paraguay: Launch of the Moot Court Competition: Women and Intellectual Property, Accelerating Innovation and Creativity, organized by CSJ and APAPI, with the support of ASIPI

• INDECOPI - National Institute for the Defense of Competition and the Protection of Intellectual Property: Participation as a supporting entity in the XXII National Invention Contest 2023 and the National Comic and Graphic Novel Contest - Second Edition.

• OCPI - Cuban Office of Industrial Property: Participation in the VII Congress on Industrial Property, represented by Jorge Chávarro.

• Andean Community Court of Justice: Joint organization of the forum titled “Judicial Dialogue on Intellectual Property” held on June 3rd as part of the ASIPI seminar in Quito.

• EUIPO: ASIPI’s participation in the following events: “2023 SQAP Audit on Cancellation Decisions,” represented by Patricia Revuelta and Marta Rodriguez. “34th Meeting of the EUIPO User Group” held in Alicante, represented by Eva Toledo and Cristina Hernández-Marti. “EUIPO IP Regional Seminar” held in Vienna, represented by Eva Toledo and Martha Rodríguez.

B. Regional Associations

• ABAPISUL: Participation in the XVIII ABAPISUL Regional Meeting 2023, represented by Martín Pittaluga.

• ASPI: Invitation by the Paulista Association of Intellectual Property to the XXII ASPI International Intellectual Property Congress 2023 in Sao Paulo, represented by Giselle Reuben.

• AMPPI: Participation in the opening ceremony of the 12th International Conference on “Intellectual Property and Cultural Heritage”.

C. International Associations

• FICPI: Institutional presence at the “Developments in IP Law” Seminar in Atlanta, represented by Giselle Reuben.

• AIPPI: Series of webinars related to traditional knowledge, genetic resources, and cultural expressions. In collaboration with AIPPI, we also participated in the second edition of their SCAN THE GLOBE to address the intellectual property situation in some countries in Latin America and the Caribbean.

Agreements

Signed: CNRSV El Salvador managed by National Delegates Edna López and Edy Guadalupe / Community Plant Variety Office (CPVO) / Association of Fashion Law Experts (AEDM) from Spain (Fashion Law Committee) / National Chamber of Commerce, Services, and Tourism – CANACO / National Commission for Science and Technology (CONACYT) of Paraguay (ASIPI Pro Bono) / Ibero-American States Organization for Education, Science, and Culture - OEI (ASIPIACADEMIA).

Moot Court on Intellectual Property

On April 10th, the formal launch of the Moot Court on Intellectual Property Law – Third Edition 2023 took place. This event was jointly organized by ASIPI, INTA, and the TJCA. Thirty-six teams have registered, and the final is scheduled for October this year.

Membership

From January to date, 57 new members have joined, and three reinstatements have been recorded. We currently have a total of 1015 members. We continue to grow!