02 March 2009

How to protect patents in Latin America

Eileen McDermott, New York

Backlogs at patent offices, political unrest and unspecialised courts are some of the challenges facing IP owners in Latin America, according to participants in Managing IP’s Latin America roundtable

While accession to and increased implementation of the WIPO-administered Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT), in part due to Free Trade Agreements with the US and EU, have improved filing times in some countries, backlogs remain a major problem across the region. In Argentina, for example, pharmaceutical and biotech patents are typically examined 6-7 years after the initial request for substantive examination.

The rest of this article is available to subscribers to Managing IP only.

Managing IP subscribers also have access to Managing Patents, Trade marks and Copyright until 30th October 2010.
Managing IP trialists have access to Managing Patents, Trade marks and Copyright for 48-hours.

Subscribe today for full access to this article. Alternatively, take a 48-hour free trial giving you access to the current content.

If you are already a subscriber please log in (see top right column) to access the rest of this article.

Managing Intellectual Property

Navigation Menu

Managing IP Home Page

Managing IP Products

Browse Magazine

IP Resources

How to protect patents in Latin America

The rest of this article is available to subscribers to Managing IP only.

Events