On Feb. 1, 2019, the Venezuelan Ministry of National Commerce sent a notification that patent and trademark fees ...

According to the Official Gazette No. 40486 published on February 11, 2016, the Venezuelan Government has increased the tributary unit (tax unit in Venezuela)...

As per Official Notice dated February 29, 2016 issued by the Venezuelan Patent and Trademark Office (VPTO), please be informed that the VPTO will open from 7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., effective immediately and till further notice.

Those days, along with the corresponding national holidays for the celebration of the Holy Week determine that our offices and the Venezuelan Trademark and Patent Office will remain closed...

For the first time since 2006, the Venezuelan Trademarks and Patents Office has granted IP rights over Industrial Designs.

Please be informed that the devaluation of 59% on the exchange rate used to calculate the official fees for foreign IP owners announced by the Government on February 18 has been finally published in the Official Gazette No. 40.865.

On November 14, 2018, the Industrial Property Bulletin No. 588 (special issue), published by the Venezuelan PTO (SAPI) on November 12, 2018, entered into force.

The Venezuelan Government announced the increase of the Tax Unit in 69,5%, effective on March 1st., 2017.

El Gobierno venezolano ha anunciado un incremento de la Unidad Tributaria del 69,5%, el cual es efectivo a partir del 01 de marzo.

Sometimes, we all fantasized about the idea of creating something great to solve a personal or collective problem, but how do I know if my "invention" is really something new or if I am just replicating something already invented?

Nem todos têm ideias geniais e quando tem, não ousam torná-la real e converte-las em soluções ou produtos ao alcance de todos.

For the WIPO, a patent is 'an exclusive right granted for an invention, which is a product or a process that provides a new way of doing something, or offers a new technical solution to a problem.'

Nem toda a gente tem ideias geniais e quando as tem, não se atrevem a materializá-las nem a transformá-las em soluções ou produtos ao alcance de todos.

Se hace del conocimiento de nuestros clientes que el Servicio Autónomo de la Propiedad Intelectual de Venezuela (SAPI) ha emitido un comunicado con fecha 02 de febrero de 2018 indicando la suspension ...

No todos tienen ideas geniales y cuando las tienen, no se atreven a materializarlas y convertirlas en soluciones o productos al alcance de todos.

On March 9, 2016, the change of the official exchange rate from Bs. 6,30 x 1 US$ to Bs. 10 x 1 US$ was published in the Official Gazette.

The protection of Trade Secrets has taken place in the Andean Region since the nineties, with the adoption of economic liberation policies. The protection of Trade Secrets has been mainly regulated by the regulations of the Andean Community and by the internal regulations regarding unfair competition.