Dominican Republic and United States sign agreement to accelerate patent grant between ONAPI and USPTO
Dominican Republic, United States, Magdalena Almonte
On April 26th of this year, the National Office of Industrial Property (ONAPI) signed a Joint Statement of Intent with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to enhance cooperation in expediting patent grants related to the Dominican Republic.
This collaboration led to the establi...
Inspiring Women in Law - Interview with Cecilia Mairal
Argentina, Marina Vanni - Latin Counsel
’It is essential to develop clear and specific policies that promote diversity and inclusion’
Latin Counsel has talked to Marval, O’Farrell & Mairal partner Cecilia Mairal about the evolution of diversity at the elite Argentinean firm since the...
Bill Regulating Artificial Intelligence Introduced to Congress
Chile, Bárbara Silva Ordóñez
Alessandri - On May 7, 2024, the President of the Republic presented to the Chamber of Deputies a bill to regulate artificial intelligence (AI) in Chile (Bill No. 16821-19), aimed at regulating the use of AI systems to promote development, utilization, and adoption of this technology while safeguard...
Labeling of Processed food and Beverages with excessive nutrients that may be harmful to health
Guatemala, Carlos Flores Presa
Arias - According to the Pan American Health Organization ("PAHO") of the World Health Organization ("WHO"), excessive consumption of certain ingredients such as sugar, fats, and sodium is a public health problem associated with chronic diseases affecting the population. This is due to the wide avai...
Bofill Mir advises Lundin Mining on its increase to 70% in the share capital of Caserones
Chile
Bofill Mir Abogados has represented Lundin Mining Corporation in the exercise of the option right to increase its stake to 70% in Caserones, through the purchase of an additional 19% of SCM Minera Lumina Copper Chile ("Company"), owner of the copper and molybdenum mine Caserones, located in Chile, f...
Pérez-Llorca and Fideres analyse the risks and opportunities of litigation arising from investments in listed companies
Spain
Pérez-Llorca has organised a conference focused on litigation arising from investments in the securities market (securities litigation), in which the economic and legal bases of this type of litigation were discussed, both from a Spanish perspective and from a comparative law perspective.
The ses...
Marval advises Centroid on the acquisition of 100% of Qbit’s shares in Argentina, Chile and Peru
Marval O’Farrell Mairal has advised Centroid, a leading provider of digital transformation and consulting services, in the acquisition of 100% of Qbit in Argentina, Chile and Peru, facilitation the expansion of its operations into Latin America. The amount of the transaction was not disclosed.
Th...
New bill for the promotion of healthy nutrition
Guatemala, Gerardo Andrés Rodríguez Wagner
Alegalis - When talking about law, there’s always two sides of the same coin, even its sound cliché.
The thought of it being one sided its superfluous, and its never as simple as it seems.
That’s the case for the bill 5504 of the Guatemalan Congress, Law for the promotion of healthy nutrition ...
Panama promotes "My first job program"
Panama, Siaska SSS Lorenzo, Maria Paula Orsini
Arias Law - Siaska Lorenzo and María Paula Orsini, lawyers in Panamá experts in Labor Law, share with us this article on the Executive Decree No. 27 of July 3, 2024 that encourages the hiring of young workers without experience in exchange for benefits to employers participating in the "My First Emp...
The problem with Biopiracy in Peru
Peru, Kelly Sanchez
OMC Abogados - Peru, being one of the most biodiverse countries in the world, has been fighting for a long time against one of the phenomena that most affects both the safety of our native and emblematic products and resources, as well as the ancestral knowledge of indigenous peoples: Biopiracy.
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Regulator publishes proposed new maximum fees to be paid by Pension Funds in Chile
Chile, Felipe Cousiño
Alessandri - On 10 June 2024, Chile’s Financial Market Commission (CMF) published for comment the proposed new annual rule establishing jointly with the Superintendency of Pensions (SP) the maximum fees and expenses ("maximum TER") that can be borne by Chilean pension funds. The excess over the maxi...
BLP advises IDB Invest and Finance in Motion on investment in sustainable bonds
Guatemala
BLP has advised IDB Invest and Finance in Motion on the investment in sustainable bonds to be issued by Banco Promerica.
IDB Invest and Finance in Motion acted as investors in structuring the public bond issue. The funds will be used to finance loans to micro, small and medium-sized enterprises o...
