IP Counselling and Strategy

The city of Shenzhen, in Guangdong province, once again hosted the China Hi-Tech Fair (CHTF), one of the largest technology fair in China. 

The African Intellectual Property Organisation (OAPI) handles trademark registrations for the following – mainly francophone – member states: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, the Central African Republic, Chad, the Comoro Islands, Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal and Togo.

The Beijing Treaty on Audiovisual Performances is a multilateral treaty which regulates copyright related rights for audiovisual performances and expands the performers' rights. It was adopted on 26 June 2012 by the Diplomatic Conference on the Protection of Audiovisual Performances of the World Intellectual Property Organization, in which 156 WIPO member states, six intergovernmental, and six non-governmental organizations participated. Forty-eight countries signed the treaty on 26 June, followed by 19 other countries in 2012 and 2013.

HangZhou received the 10th Edition of CIPAC - China Intellectual Property Conference. This major event brings together a wide number of Intellectual Property (IP) professionals, from all industries.

Inventa International participated on the 33rd Edition of FILDA - Luanda International Trade Fair, the most participated business event in Angola.

From 9 to 13 July, our local team was available, with a booth, to receive the business owners and other visitants, explaining how to protect Intellectual Property assets in Angola.

Bringing together startups, investors, entrepreneurs and inspirational speakers Lisbon Investment Summit 19 is already a reference for those who seek to keep up with the best business practices and ideas.

The event took place on the 6 and 7 June 2019 with an agenda focused on the most innovative worldwide trends.

Inventa International attended this event to keep up with the latest entrepreneurial novelties, and to share with the participants some advises on how to protect their Intellectual Property assets.

Infosecurety Europe is one of the most important Cyber Security events worldwide, that every year brings business and tech together.

Inventa International was represented by João Batalha, at this event, where he had the chance to talk about some IT platforms the company is developing to keep up with business and client’s requirements.

This year the event took place in London, where thousands of top leading professionals gathered to debate the latest security challenges and developments to keep business and personal information secure.

Inventa International participated on London IP 2018, that took place from 10 to 12 December.

During this event more than 400 professionals got together with more than 60 speakers, for thought-provoking discussions looking at the most contemporary trends in the world of IP. Highly participated and interactive, this initiative allowed the participants to get up to speed with the latest business issues, in order to ensure the best IP practices and strategies.

Three most important intergovernmental organizations regarding IP, in Africa and worldwide, World Intellectual Property Organization – WIPO, Organisation Africaine de la Propriété Intellectuelle - OAPI and African Regional Intellectual Property Organization – ARIPO have just signed an agreement to promote harmonization and a better coordination regarding IP protection throughout the African Continent.

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), proclaimed in 1948, marks an irruption of the individual and his rights in the international sphere, shielded by the State’s sovereignty so far.

Aspiring to enshrine “universal” rights, the UDHR assigns to education a value of utmost importance. Indeed, the UDHR, in its preamble and article 26, identifies education as a means for achieving the common ideal of respect, application and promotion of the rights and freedoms recognized therein. Article 26 also enshrines the right to education as a fundamental human right.