Region: Chile

WTR analyses trademark filing trends at major Latin American registers. 

27 June 2024

A deep dive into the WTR Americas Trademark Prosecution Review 2024 sheds light on the hurdles that IP offices and rights holders are facing when it comes to legislative and administrative changes across the region. 

14 June 2024

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The Chilean Trademark Office has thus far interpreted the Madrid Protocol as self-executing, causing legal uncertainty for international users and limited regulation of nullity actions. This raises questions about how IP Law 19039 and the Exempt Resolution 184-2022 should be applied under the system. 

14 June 2024

The Supreme Court's ruling in this case emphasises the importance of the principle of specialty and the high standard of evidence required to demonstrate bad faith.

21 May 2024

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WTR analyses trademark filing trends at major Latin American registers.

28 February 2024

Recent developments in Chile, the Dominican Republic and Venezuela illustrate why the Latin American region should feature in all global trademark strategies.

26 February 2024

The Valdivia Court of Appeal held that NotCo’s packaging and advertising for its NotMilk product did not constitute unfair competition.

19 February 2024

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WTR analyses filing trends across major registers in Latin America between 1 May and 31 August 2023, using Fovea IP data.

10 January 2024

This decision of the Industrial Property Appeals Court is significant for IP owners and practitioners, as electronic documents are rarely accepted as full evidence by the Chilean courts.

31 October 2023

An objection based on genericity against an application for registration of an appellation of origin must be examined under the territoriality principle.

09 August 2023