Region: Paraguay

Dutch company Jemie BV, the owner of the mark CANNA THÉ SOLUTION FOR GROWTH AND BLOOM, has successfully opposed the registration of CANNAPAR by a Paraguayan company.

06 September 2023

The DINAPI rejected an application for GAD WAR for entertainment services, finding that there was a likelihood of confusion with Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc’s well-known GOD OF WAR mark.

31 August 2023

The decision sends a strong message to third parties attempting to imitate notorious trademarks.

25 May 2023

Featured in Physical marketplace counterfeit hotspots

In an update from our series on marketplaces around the world that should be on counterfeit enforcement radars, we head to Paraguay.

14 December 2022

Recent seizures of counterfeit shoes and mobile phone accessories demonstrate why it is advisable to obtain protection for product shapes as 3D trademarks.

14 February 2022

The lack of consistent criteria concerning the territorial jurisdiction of Paraguay’s specialised IP agencies has led to difficulties when trying to protect IP rights in the country. However, the relevant agencies have been making efforts to overcome this issue.

10 August 2021

Waelzholz Brasmetal, the Brazilian subsidiary of German steel company Wälzholz, has successfully expanded the protection of its BAUKUS mark in Paraguay. Standing in its way was a registration for an identical trademark covering identical products.

04 August 2020

The General Directorate of Industrial Property of Paraguay has annulled a decision of the Trademark Office refusing to register the trademark PRONOVIAS (meaning ‘for brides’) in Class 25 on the grounds that it was generic and descriptive.

24 April 2020

Although Asia is often seen as the centre of global counterfeiting activity, sales of fake goods are rising across Latin America. We present 20 markets in the region that are particularly problematic for brand owners.

02 January 2020

The general director of the Industrial Property Office has reversed a decision of the Trademark Office refusing to register SoulCycle’s trademark SOUL in Class 41 based on the earlier figurative trademark SOUL CAFÉ, also in Class 41.

25 November 2019