WIPO Director General met with 16 heads from Latin American IP offices

By E.C.V. & ASOCIADOS

During an official visit to Lima on October 4 to 5, 2022, World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Director General, Daren Tang, met with 16 heads from Latin American IP offices to swap ideas and share best practices.

Mr. Tang declared that with trademark filings across the region growing, venture capital investments increasing and Latin America being a dynamic engine of the global creative economy, governments, businesses and communities across the region are paying attention to IP as never before.

The Director General pledged WIPO's ongoing support as IP Offices across Latin America continue their transformation journey, including through the creation of new projects that bring IP to the grassroots, unlocking IP financing for SMEs and supporting the uptake of WIPO's Madrid System for the international registration of trademarks across the region.

Mr. Tang also led delegates in a wide-ranging and interactive dialogue on the developments that are shaping IP policy in Latin America.

Venezuela was part of the meeting with the presence of the General Director of the Autonomous Service of Intellectual Property (SAPI), Carmen González Perdomo, who highlighted the country’s revamped IP communication strategy, which includes a much more focused and continued work in social networks, particularly in TikTok.