Álvaro Duarte Associates attended the 20th ABAPISUL Regional Meeting, a special event celebrating 20 years of this gathering and bringing together leading professionals in the Industrial Property field. As an institutional sponsor of ABAPI, we reinforced our commitment to the sector’s development and followed strategic discussions on topics such as cumulative protections for the same intellectual asset, acquired distinctiveness, and efficient management of IP portfolios.
Our CEO, Rui Duarte Catana, attended the event as ABAPI’s International Director, actively participating in debates shaping the future of Industrial Property.
Álvaro Duarte Associates attended the 24th ASPI International Congress, where the impact of Intellectual Property on economic and social development was discussed. The event brought together experts in the field to explore the role of IP in innovation and sustainable growth.
Represented by our CEO, Rui Duarte Catana, we followed fundamental reflections on the challenges and opportunities in the sector, reinforcing our dedication to informed and strategic guidance.
We traveled to Panama for the ASIPI Working Sessions and Board of Directors meeting. This event aimed to understand the latest trends in the IP field and explore the defense and promotion of Intellectual Property rights.
These sessions were extremely enriching for knowledge sharing, ensuring that we continuously maintain a service of excellence.
Seville is a stage of culture and tradition. We traveled to this city to explore emerging IP topics at the ECTA Committee Meetings 2024, which took place on October 10 and 11. This event translated into a moment of knowledge sharing with the aim of offering and ensuring cutting-edge services to all our clients.
Madrid attracts with its vibrant history and culture, but this time we headed to this city to explore the pillars of Intellectual Property. Between September 25 and 28, the 22nd FICPI Open Forum took place in Madrid. This event aimed to understand the management of IP practice, patents, trademarks, and designs.
We traveled to Porto de Galinhas, Brazil, where we attended the 44th International Congress of the Brazilian Intellectual Property Association – ABPI, the largest event of its kind in Latin America.
This organization aims to discuss relevant topics with a direct impact on innovation and economic development. The central theme was “Accelerating Towards the Future: Intellectual Property and Ethics in the Face of New Technologies”. This congress provided us with a broad view of the digital economy and artificial intelligence and how they can impact markets.
We traveled to the historic city of Antwerp, where we attended the 42nd Annual ECTA Conference. This conference brought together experts from around the world with a well-defined objective: To discuss and explore all aspects of IP and its current context, as a sustainable source for a better future. An event that provided us with many insights for the best solutions for our clients!
At an event with experts from around the world in Atlanta, we attended the 146th Annual Meeting of INTA, the International Trademark Association.
This year’s central theme was “The Business of Innovation,” focused on understanding the impact of factors such as creativity, change and technology on how IP professionals conduct their strategy.
The new reality of a data-driven world, the digitization of business models, Web 3, and the rapid evolution of Artificial Intelligence are current realities that impact us all.
We attended this event that took place in Madrid, from April 28 to 30, 2024. The information and insights we brought back will allow us to offer even more innovative and personalized solutions to our clients. Only this way is it possible to support the success of innovators and investors.
We are the key to navigating the future.
Technology and Intellectual Property: Towards a Sustainable Future
This was the theme for the XXIII International Congress of Intellectual Property, which took place in São Paulo, Brazil.
From March 18 to 20, 2024, experts in this field from around the world gathered to redefine how Intellectual Property can be used in building a more sustainable future.
We were present, always ready to deepen our knowledge and adapt the most innovative practices to the Portuguese reality.
The XIX ABAPISUL Regional Meeting, the Brazilian Association of Industrial Property Agents, took place from March 14 to 17, 2024.
A gathering of renowned professionals in the field of Industrial Property that took place in Gramado, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
Álvaro Duarte Associados was present, through its International Director of ABAPI, Dr. Rui Duarte Catana.
In São Paulo, we attended this XIX ASPI International Congress, with the theme “Intellectual Property in the Real and Virtual Worlds”.
Álvaro Duarte Associados recognizes the importance of constant updating on Intellectual Property trends, especially in this context of digital transformation.
We had the opportunity to discuss the challenges and opportunities of intellectual property in the digital age, with professionals from all over the world in the field of Intellectual Property.
From March 13 to 15, we attended the XV ABAPISUL Regional Meeting, reinforcing our commitment to knowledge and constant updating on contemporary issues.
At this meeting of professionals in the field of Industrial Property, in Florianópolis, topics such as the Madrid Protocol, the new GDPR and Industrial Design were addressed.
Along with other professionals in the field of Industrial Property from around the world, we were at the XXI ASIPI Working Days and Board of Directors in Lima, Peru, where we deepened our knowledge and discussed the latest trends.
Among the topics that were addressed, we highlight Traditional Specialties Guaranteed, Technology Licensing, use of works in the Digital Era, Artificial Intelligence, Cannabis and Intellectual Property, Plant Varieties, Industrial Design, and Biopiracy.
At this AIPPI World Congress, the International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property, in London, we had the opportunity to discuss some of the most important topics in Intellectual Property with professionals from around the world.
In addition to the scheduled conference program, networking brought us, as always, an even more global vision of Intellectual Property.
“Intellectual Property in the new global geopolitical context” was the theme for this XXXIX International Congress of Intellectual Property, of the Brazilian Association of Intellectual Property – ABPI.
Álvaro Duarte Associados was present in Rio de Janeiro at this congress, which included entities such as the National Confederation of Industry (CNI), the National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI), the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), and the International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI).
In the historic city of Boston, we were present at the 141st Annual Meeting of INTA, the International Trademark Association.
In a rapidly and constantly changing global Intellectual Property environment, trademark holders face unprecedented opportunities and challenges. At this event, the theme was “The Future of Intellectual Property: Innovation, Collaboration and Change” and brought together around 11,000 professionals from the field, coming from 140 countries.
