During the workshop will present the “Guide on the protection of intellectual property rights of MSMEs in Latin America and the Caribbean, with a special reference to patents and trademarks.”

The Permanent Secretariat will draft a final report on the meeting and will compile all the written contributions made by speakers and participants, which will be published on SELA’s Web page. 

Support documents: 

• Propiedad Intelectual  (Available in Spanish)
  SP/Di N°. 3-16
• Final Report on the Pilot Workshop on adoption of innovation processes in SMEs for young entrepreneurs 
  Guatemala City, Guatemala. 28 to 30 September 2016
  SP/TP-API-PYMES: EJE/IF-16 (Spanish version) 

• Final Report on the Seminar-Workshop on Entrepreneurship: “Towards the creation of an entrepreneurial-driven economy – demystifying the journey 
  Bridgetown, Barbados. 17 and 18 August 2016
  SP/STE-HCEIEDP/IF-16 (Spanish version) 

• Final Report on the Regional Meeting on innovation, competitiveness and productivity.
  Lima, Peru. 05 and 06 May 2015
  SP/RRICP/IF-15 Rev. 1 

• Identification of successful experiences in implementing business innovation processes.
  Lima, Peru. 05 and 06 May 2015
  SP/STGIP/DT N° 2-14 (Spanish version) 

• Final Report on the Seminar on technology transfer mechanisms for SMEs.
  Lima, Peru. July 2013
  SP/SSMTT-PYMES-/IF 13 (Spanish version) 
• Model contracts for small firms: legal guidance for doing international business. International Trade Center. June, 2010

Complementary Bibliography

• Lo atractivo está en la forma: introducción a los diseños industriales dirigida a las pequeñas y medianas empresa. OMPI

• Las indicaciones geográficas. OMPI

• La propiedad intelectual en tu vida. OMPI

• La propiedad intelectual para las empresas. OMPI

• Introducción a la propiedad intelectual. Venero Aguirre, Begoña. División de Conocimientos Tradicionales. OMPI 

• Inventar el futuro: introducción a las patentes dirigida a las pequeñas y medianas empresas. OMPI

• Principios básicos de la propiedad industrial. OMPI

• ¿Qué es la Propiedad Intelectual? OMPI 

• La gestión colectiva del derecho de autor y los derechos conexos. OMPI

Practical Cases

• A Design as Clear as Water
• All for the Love of Chocolate
• Bats, Birds and Rural Business

• Creating an Intellectual Property Solution for Company and Client

•  Planting the Seeds of Innovation

• Flying the Flag of Business Intellectual Property and the Environment

• Starting Up in Pakistan

• The Poetry of Architecture