5th Regional Seminar on Trademarks and Industrial Designs as Innovation Factors and Enterprise Assets: Innovating Through Handicrafts
From 20 to 23 March, La Antigua (Guatemala) was the setting for the 5th Regional Seminar on Trademarks and Industrial Designs as Innovation Factors and Enterprise Assets: Innovating Through Handicrafts.
This was a joint seminar held by the Spanish Cooperation Training Centre (CFCE) in Guatemala, the Spanish Patent and Trademark Office (SPTO) and the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO). The event took place as part of the programme of activities run by the Spanish Fiduciary Fund in the WIPO , which finances projects and activities in Latin America, and by INTERCOONECTA, the Knowledge Transfer, Exchange and Management Plan for the Development of Spanish Cooperation in Latin America and the Caribbean.
In view of the importance of Handicrafts in Latin America, this seminar aimed to raise awareness that obtaining adequate protection with trademarks and designs will enable this industry to adapt to the current economic situation.
The seminar was structured in 5 blocks covering different issues relating to Handicrafts, the Design and its protection by means of Intellectual Property, as well as other forms of protection.
During the seminar, the 22 delegates from various countries in the Latin America region had the chance to describe the Handicrafts situation in their respective countries. This meant that the differences between them could be highlighted and enabled everyone present to learn from other peoples' experiences. The seminar also featured specialist speakers from Guatemala, Mexico and Spain, who addressed topics covered during the proceedings in their own particular field of expertise.
The presentations from this seminar can be viewed in the Section “Intellectual Property: Presentations” on the SPTO website.
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