Litigation that used to take place in the United States, Europe and Asia has recently arrived in Latin America. Ericsson has led the use of innovative litigation tools in countries such as Colombia and Brazil. In this module you will learn what are the essential patents with respect to a standard or SEPS, and the litigation and licensing strategies that have been taking place around them.

The relevance of industrial designs and patents in fashion is constantly ignored by the doctrine when several of the most relevant discussions in the world take place on the subject. The speaker will explain how these tools have been used and will address some of the emblematic cases.

The boundaries between patents and trade secrets, when to use one tool or the other, have been the subject of constant analysis and litigation. The impact of properly understanding and applying these boundaries can mean the difference between life and death for organizations devoted to innovation. In this module we will review some of the most emblematic cases in Brazil and the region.

The relationship between patents and biotechnology has been the subject of profound debates in the region. We will review some of the most relevant cases and the position that has been adopted in some countries, with the help of one of the leading experts on patents associated with the subject.

The emergence of generative artificial intelligences capable of producing knowledge has given rise to multiple debates and jurisprudential positions on the matter. In this module we will review the main positions expressed in associated cases, particularly by US courts and the USPTO.

The Court of Justice of the Andean Community is the highest judicial body of that international organization, in charge of issuing mandatory preliminary interpretations about the common industrial property regime or Decision 486 for Colombia, Ecuador, Bolivia and Peru. Its positions are constantly cited by various courts and judges throughout Latin America. Judge Hugo Gómez will explain the main criteria adopted by the Court in patent matters, together with the General Secretary of the Court, Karla Rodríguez.

We will explore, hand in hand with its protagonists, the reception of the doctrine of equivalents in Latin American Patent Law. Experts from Colombia and Peru will present the criteria that have been adopted in the various decisions issued by judges and administrative officials in those countries.

An expert from the Spanish Patent and Trademark Office will analyze the most relevant positions of recent years on the subject in Europe and Spain.