On April 4, the Chilean government submitted its instrument of accession to the Madrid Protocol, becoming the 111th member of the Madrid System. After three months of adaptation, this protocol, which homogenizes and simplifies trademark registration and management in 129 countries by filing a single international application, will enter into force in Chile next Monday, July 4. Before its effective accession, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), in collaboration with the National Institute of Intellectual Property of Chile (INAPI), has held a three-day Virtual Conference Series with training workshops aimed to thousands of professionals involved in trademark management and registration in the Andean country to help them in this transition. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
As one of the leading intellectual property consultancy firms at national level and with an outstanding presence in LATAM at international level as a benchmark in the comprehensive management of large trademark portfolios, PONS IP has been invited through Cristina Gilabert<\/strong>, Key Account Manager of Trademarks, to provide practical experience in the use of this system, along with leading professionals in the intellectual property industry such as Antonio Ferro Ricci<\/strong>, founding partner of Ricci Propiedade Intelectual in Brazil, Juan Pablo Cadena<\/strong>, Partner at Brigard & Castro in Colombia and Mariana Vargas Mac\u00edas<\/strong>, Senior Associate at Basham, Ringe & Correa in Mexico. <\/p>\n\n\n\n