The Latin American region still suffers from piracy. In fact, the region has never developed a strong culture of respect towards copyrights. The numbers of the piracy rates in Latin America can support this statement.
A trademark provides protection to the owner of the mark by ensuring the exclusive right to use it to identify goods or services, or to authorize another to use it in return for payment.
Law No. 9.279 of May 14, 1996 regulates rights and obligations relating to industrial property in Brazil.
This law regulates the issue of patents and utility models is the law of December 2, 1916 on industrial privileges, and rules for their application and use in the Republic.
To regulate Trademarks in Bolivia, the Act of January 15 of 1918 was created.
Bolivia, Colombia, Peru and Ecuador are member’s country of the Andean Community. For copyright and related rights matters there is the 351/1993 decision.
For industrial property concerns there is the 486/2000 decision for the countries member's of the Andean Community; Bolivia, Colombia, Peru and Ecuador.
There are many acts, decrees and international treaties that regulates copyrights and related rights, in a dispersed way. Here is a list that sets the applicable laws in this matter:
The Act. 11.723 is one of the many acts, decrees and international treaties that regulates copyrights and related rights, in a dispersed way
In Argentina Industrial models and designs are regulated by the Decree 6673-9/8/63.