Global Innovation Policy Center

March 15, 2017

Chile


Primary Sources

  • Circular No. 001 of June 8, 2012, on the Regulation of the Registration of Industrial Designs (2012)
  • Code of Civil Procedure (Law No. 1552, as amended up to Law No. 20.217 of November 12, 2007) (2007)
  • Code of Criminal Procedure (Law No. 1853, as amended up to Law No. 20.217 of November 12, 2007) (2007)
  • Commercial Code (Law No. 1865, as amended up to Law No. 20.382 of October 20, 2009) (2011)
  • Constitutional Organic Law of the Office of the Attorney General (Law No. 19640, as amended up to Law No. 20467 of October 8, 2010) (2010)
  • Criminal Code (Law No. 18.742, as amended up to Law No. 20526 of August 13, 2011) (2011)
  • Decree No. 277 implementing Law No. 17.336 on Intellectual Property (2013)
  • Decree No. 3 approving the Regulation of the National System of Control of Pharmaceutical Products for Human Use (as amended up to Decree No. 85) (2016)
  • Decree No. 425 implementing the Procedure for Registration of Intellectual Property Mediators and Arbitrators, the Form and Specifications for Registration and the Remuneration to Mediators and Arbitrators (2011)
  • Decree-Law No. 211/1973 on Protection of Free Competition (Consolidated Text of August 30, 2016, approved by Decree-Law No. 1) (2016)
  • Decree-Law No. 213/1953 on the Customs Ordinance (Consolidated Text of January 1, 2015, approved by Decree-Law No. 30) (2015)
  • El DECRETO EXENTO N° 0021008 10.9.2007 que prueba Reglamento que establece procedimiento interno referido a innovaciones desarrolladas en la Universidad de Chile
  • Exemption Decree No. 945 approving Technical Standard No. 170 on Registration of Biotechnology Products derived from Recombinant DNA Techniques (as amended by Exemption Decree No. 199) (2016)
  • Free Trade Agreement between the United States and Chile (January 1, 2004)
  • Health Code (promulgated by Decree-Law No. 725, and amended up to Law No. 20.895) (2016)
  • Law No. 17.336 on Intellectual Property (as amended up to Law No. 20.750 on the Introduction of Digital Terrestrial Television) (2014)
  • Law No. 18.455 establishing Rules on the Production, Processing and Marketing of Ethyl Alcohols, Alcoholic Beverages and Vinegars (as amended up to Law No. 20.332) (2009)
  • Law No. 18.834 on the Administrative Statute (Codified law promulgated by Decree-Law No. 29) (2009)
  • Law No. 19.039 on Industrial Property (Consolidated Text of February 6, 2012, approved by Decree-Law No. 3) (2012)
  • Law No. 19.166 amending Law No. 17.336 on Intellectual Property (1992)
  • Law No. 19.223 on Categories of Computer-Related Offenses (1993)
  • Law No. 19.227 creating the National Fund for the Promotion of Books and Reading (as amended up to Law N° 20435 amending Law N° 17.336 on Intellectual Property) (2010)
  • Law No. 19.496 on Consumer Protection (as amended up to Law No. 20543 of October 21, 2011) (2011)
  • Law No. 19.880 establishing the Fundamentals of Administrative Proceedings (updated on August 20, 2008) (2008)
  • Law No. 19.912 bringing the Law No. 17.336 on Intellectual Property into line with the Agreements of the World Trade Organization (WTO) (2003)
  • Law No. 19.914 bringing Certain Chilean Legislation in line with the United States-Chili Free Trade Agreement (2003)
  • Law No. 19.996 amending Law No. 19.039 on Industrial Property (2005)
  • Law No. 19880 of May 14, 2003, on Establishing the Basis for Administrative Procedure affecting the Actions of the Organs of State Administration (2008)
  • Law No. 20.160 amending Law No. 19.039 on Industrial Property (2007)
  • Law No. 20.169 regulating Unfair Competition (as amended by Law No. 20.416 fixing Special Rules for Small Companies) (2010)
  • Law No. 20.243 establishing Moral and Economic Rights of Performers in their Fixed Performances in Audiovisual Media (2008)
  • Law No. 20.254 on the Creation of the National Industrial Property Institute (2008)
  • Law No. 20.435 amending Law No. 17.336 on Intellectual Property (2010)
  • Law No. 20.569 amending Law No. 19.039 on Industrial Property (2012)
  • Law No. 20.606 on Nutritional Composition of Food and Food Advertising (as amended by Law No. 20.869 on Food Advertising) (2015)
  • Law No. 20.750 on the Introduction of Digital Terrestrial Television (2014)
  • Organic Code of Tribunals (Law No. 7421, as amended up to 2011) (2011)
  • Regulations under Law No. 19.039 on Industrial Property (2005)
  • Supreme Decree No. 977/1996 approving Food Health Regulations (as amended up to Decree No. 29/2016)(2016)

Secondary Sources

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  • Alvarado, I. (2013), “Plain Packaging Questionaire”, AIPPI Chilean Group, August 9, 2013
  • Andes IP (2015), “Trademark Opposition in Chile”, 2015
  • Bloomberg, “Fight Fat in Chile Imperils Outlook for Biggest Soda Bottlers”, 6/26/2015
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  • Chilean Association of Technology Companies (ACTI)(2015), “Software piracy and the regulatory challenges” (translated), 7/23/2015
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  • European Respiratory Society (2015), “Chile joins push for plain packaging of tobacco products”, 8/5/2015
  • GBI Pharma (2016), “Chile’s FNE seeks USD 15.5m fine for Pfizer’s Searle over Celebrex patent shenanigans”, 5/14/2016
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  • Latin Lawyer (2016), “Intellectual Property 2016 – Chile”, 2016
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  • Ruiz Salazar & CIA (2016), “Do you want to obtain a patent for your software?”, 6/1/2016
  • Science and Technology Development Fund, “Evolution of IP in FONDEF”, Accessed 2016
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  • South American Patent Observatory (2016), “Industrial property offices will import foreign patents through Chile”, 9/28/2016
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  • World Trademark Review (2015), Chile
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