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“The global biotechnology market is expected to reach EUR 650,000 million by 2025”

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Source: KPMC Competitive Alternatives 2014

Source: Grand View Research

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An adequate IPR strategy brings you the key to maximize your investment

… that IPR protection and management is essential for biotech companies?

…that within the Latin American agriculture sector there is a predominance of patents related to genetically modified organisms?Moreover, the majority of the R&D investment comes from outside Latin America

biotechnology patents granted in Latin America

in 2017

648 growth in biotech patents granted in

Latin America (2016-2017)

6,6%of the worldwide

biotechnology patents are

granted in Latin America

2,7%

“Latin America is forecasted to show moderate market growth, due to development in healthcare infrastructure, an increasing

population that leads to increased food demand, growing government investments in R&D activities and the introduction

of advanced technologies by leading companies”Source: Zion Market Research

Source: WIPO

Biotechnology patents in Latin America

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PROTECTING YOUR IP

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Biotechnology companies & research centres in Chile have significantly grown and are expected to achieve a 30% annual growth in the future

Patent grants in Mexico (2017): 5,7% from the biotechnology sector

Brazil could be the “next big thing” in biotechnology in the years up to 2020

Argentinian biotech businesses invoice over EUR 900 million annually, exporting a quarter of what is produced

Patent applications in Chile (2018):15.4% from the Biotechnology sector

Patent grants in Brazil (2017):3% from the biotechnology sector

Argentina’s greatest strengths: Seed production, micropropagation and livestock genetics, medicines and inoculants

• Patents are key IPRs in biotech

• Do not forget to verify national exclusions from patentability such as living matter, plants and animals or new use of patents

• Biotech patent applications may require additional filing requirements when the invention involves microorganisms or is based on genetic resources and traditional knowledge

Trademarks protect signs which identify your products and services in the market:

• Register them before introducing your invention onto the market

• Registration prevents competitors from taking advantage of the reputation of your Brand

Trade secrets could be used to protect: processes, laboratory notebooks, clinical trial data, clients’ lists, databases

To enjoy longer protection: implement confidentiality policies and measures e.g. Non-Disclosure Agreements

Source: INAPI

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Source: WIPO

Source: WIPO

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