From 22-24 October 2025, the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), the implementing agency of Component 3 for Intellectual Property Rights, hosted a high-level delegation from the National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI) of Brazil, led by its President, at its headquarters in Alicante, Spain. The programme
Santiago de Chile hosted the III EU-LAC Agrifood Dialogue, organised by AL-INVEST Verde in collaboration with the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA). Entitled "Water and agriculture in transition: towards a sustainable and resilient management in the EU and LAC", the event took place on 8 October in the framework of the Regional Water Week in Chile.
São Paulo, 7 October 2025 - The second day of the closing event of Component 3 on Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) of the European Union's AL-INVEST Verde programme put a strong emphasis on strengthening cooperation between Latin American and European judges and law enforcement authorities in the field of intellectual property rights.
São Paulo, 6 October 2025 - The first day of the high-level closing event "Pathways and Future: Innovation, Sustainability and Intellectual Property" marked the culmination of more than three years of work under Component 3 - Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) of the European Union's AL-INVEST Verde programme. The conference, co-organised by
Component 3 for Intellectual Property Rights, implemented by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), announced the publication of the study "The Economic Contribution of Intellectual Property Rights Intensive Industries in Argentina", covering the period 2019-2024. This analysis is an update of the previous report on IP-intensive industries in Argentina.
The Secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries (SAGyP) of Argentina hosted the technical workshop "Export of Argentinean bioinputs to the European Union". The workshop was delivered by the Italian Council for Research in Agriculture and Analysis of Agricultural Economics, CREA, in the framework of the technical assistance provided by AL-INVEST Verde to the SAGyP. The
On 4 and 5 September, the practical workshop of the second phase of the "Trainer of Trainers" project was held, a joint initiative of the Agency for Regulation and Phytosanitary and Zoosanitary Control of Ecuador (Agrocalidad) and AL-INVEST Verde, with the technical support of Trias. This action seeks to strengthen the adaptation process of the cocoa value chain.
On 4 September 2025, the winners of the first edition of the Ingenias LATAM Award, an initiative of Component 3 for Intellectual Property Rights implemented by the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO), were announced. The emotionally charged ceremony was held at the headquarters of the National Institute of Industrial Property (INPI).
The AL-INVEST Verde programme, a European Union initiative to promote sustainable growth in Latin America, is generating concrete impacts on the transformation of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) towards more sustainable and efficient production models. Through its projects in the region, more than 3,600 MSMEs have been able to save water, especially in the following sectors
