Could you describe the key laws and statutes relating to intellectual property in Ecuador? The main laws applicable to intellectual property issues in Ecuador are the following: • Organic Code of the Social Economy of Knowledge and Innovation (Código Ingenios); • Regulation of Knowledge Management (Reglamento de la Gestión de los Conocimientos); • Decision 486 of the Cartagena Agreement; • Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works; • Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property; • Convention for the Protection of Phonograms; • Decision 345 of the Cartagena Agreement; • Decision 351 of the Cartagena Agreement; • Patent Cooperation Treaty; • WIPO Copyright Treaty; • WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty; • Marrakesh Treaty; and • Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS). In particular, what key conventions and case law related to copyright? The Ecuadorian laws that relate to copyright protection are the following: • Organic Code of the Social Economy of Knowledge and Innovation (Código Ingenios); • Regulation on Knowledge Management (Reglamento de la Gestión de los Conocimientos); • Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works; • Convention for the Protection of Phonograms; • Decision 351 of the Cartagena Agreement; • WIPO Copyright Treaty; • Marrakesh Treaty; and • Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS). Finally, the Authority in Ecuador constantly uses the prejudicial 80 LAWYER MONTHLY JUNE 2023 Copyright and IP Law Trends in Ecuador Thought Leader In an exclusive interview with Lawyer Monthly, highly experienced Ecuadorian IP lawyers José and Sebastián Meythaler offer their perspective on Ecuador’s intellectual property scene. What are the significant pieces of legislation governing IP in the nation, what are the key steps involved in filing a copyright claim, and what are the emergent trends in the sector? The two share their thoughts here.
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