Trade Dress protection, a form of intellectual property, is a phenomenon relatively new to the South American legal panorama.

One a mark is declared to be a generic name, the designation enters the "linguistic commons" is free for all to use. It loses all of its ...

Genericide is the process by which a brand name loses its distinctive identity as a result of being used to refer to any product or servi...

As the second part of this article, published in our October edition, we turned our attention mostly on how this defense has been treated...

Trademark parody involves appropriation of another’s mark and then building on it to contribute something new for humorous effect.

Consumers prefer to spend their money on brands with prosocial messages, sustainable manufacturing practices and ethical business standards

The eco-friendly movement is developing in Latin America and recently, the Argentina Senate gave approval for a climate change law.

The past few years have seen a large increase in the number of "green patents" and "sustainability brans" around the world.

Mandatory sworn declaration of use for trademarks in Argentina effective June 3, 2019.

The Supreme Court's Iancu v. Brunetti decision means the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office will be forced to register any mark, regardless of

A debtor's ability to reject executory contracts under the Bankruptcy Code does not permit the debtor to rescind trademark licenses.

The Intellectual Property rights of the Academy Awards.

Latin America has been slow to recognize Geographical Indications protecting products originating in a given geographical area.

Brand Finance, an independent business valuation consultancy (www.brandfinance.com) estimates that 72% of corporations’ value in the United

A DENOMINATION OF ORIGIN (also known as APPELLATION OF ORIGIN) is a special kind of geographical indication generally consisting of a geo...

While marijuana has been fully legalized in many states in the United States of America it is still quite a difficult battle with the USPTO.

The USPTO is piloting a program to explore the effectiveness of an expedited cancellation proceeding for challenges to unused registrations.