<p>🕑<i> 2 minutes </i></p><p>After Peru stabilised in the aftermath of the covid-19 pandemic, 2022 brought a lot of important jurisprudence to consider in the field of intellectual property. This article discusses some important amendments that have taken place with respect to the processing time stipulated for certain administrative procedures relating to the registration, renewal and protection of trademarks, among other things.</p>
<p>🕑<i> 1 minute </i></p><p>In Peru, patents are covered by Andean Community Decision 486 and Legislative Decree 1075. These pieces of legislation establish that an invention may be patentable if it is new, involves an inventive step and is capable of industrial application. This article sets out the limits of patentability in Peru.</p>
The Andean Court of Justice issued an interpretation on the examination of 3D marks. Issued on May 13, 2022, the court’s interpretation No. 81-IP-2020 outlines the different elements that the intellectual property (IP) offices in the Andean Community need to consider when examining these marks.
Patents confer to the owner the exclusive rights to a patent against third parties. In Peru, the legislation that covers patent protection is Andean Community 486 and Legislative Decree 1075. This article is part of a series answering FAQs about patents in Peru.
Due to the complexity of the Andean Community's legislation on the partial cancellation of trademarks, the Trademark Office of the National Institute for the Defence of Competition and the Protection of Intellectual Property has issued two mandatory precedents in this regard. Such precedents aim to reflect a more accurate reality of trademark use, which favours fair competition in the market.