list of contributors - GALA
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BOLIVIA<br />
Alexandra Blanco<br />
Guevara & Gutiérrez<br />
ablanco@gg-lex.com<br />
www.gg-lex.com<br />
1. Legislation /<br />
Rules<br />
Topic: SERVICIO NACIONAL DE PATRIMONIO DEL ESTADO (Intellectual<br />
Property Authority) modifies structure and faculties<br />
Who: SENAPI<br />
When: 2005<br />
Where: Bolivia<br />
What Happened: Supreme Decree No. 27938 sets forth a new parameter <strong>of</strong> organization and<br />
faculties <strong>of</strong> the SENAPI (Bolivian Intellectual Property authority).<br />
SENAPI’s faculties under said Supreme Decree are:<br />
- Carry out any necessary administrative acts and resolutions regarding<br />
intellectual property;<br />
- Declaring nullity and cancellation <strong>of</strong> actions with previous justification;<br />
- Rule on oppositions set forth by third parties;<br />
- Rule on all acts or omissions that involve intellectual property and apply<br />
sanctions,<br />
- Safeguard all provisions set forth in treaties and agreements executed<br />
with other nations,<br />
Comments: Said Supreme Decree sets forth a stricter control in all financial and<br />
administrative operations. The hiring <strong>of</strong> expert and pr<strong>of</strong>ession<br />
personnel is included. Additionally, it sets forth that intellectual<br />
property <strong>of</strong>fices will be opened in the capitals <strong>of</strong> each department <strong>of</strong><br />
Bolivia.<br />
2. Legislation /<br />
Rules<br />
Topic: Duplicity<br />
Who: Jugos del Valle and Jugos del Valle S.A. de C.V.<br />
When: 2004<br />
Where: Bolivia<br />
What Happened: Jugos del Valle S.A. de C.V., a Mexican company, filed to register the<br />
trademark in Bolivia under international class # 32. The application was filed<br />
before the SENAPI (intellectual property authority). Jugos del Valle, a Bolivian<br />
company who registered the trademark in 1988 filed an opposition claiming<br />
that the Mexican brand would mislead consumers by infringing Article 136 <strong>of</strong><br />
Decision 486 <strong>of</strong> the Andean Community. SENAPI allowed the registration <strong>of</strong><br />
Jugos del Valle S.A. de C.V. because Jugos del Valle (the Bolivian company)<br />
had not paid its fees since 1988, thus dismissing the claim <strong>of</strong> opposition.<br />
3. Legislations /<br />
Rules<br />
Topic: Duplicity<br />
Who: SENAPI in the case: Cerveceria Boliviana Nacional and Union de Cervecerias<br />
Peruanas Bakus y Johnston S.A.A
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