In any foreign market, companies should consider several general principles for effective protection of their intellectual property.  For background, link to our article on Protecting Intellectual Property and Stopfakes.gov for more resources. For more information, contact ITA’s Office of Standards and Intellectual Property Rights (OSIP) Director, Stevan Mitchell at Stevan.Mitchell@trade.gov.

IPR Contact for Uruguay

IP Attaché Contact for Uruguay, resident in Brazil

David Kellis, IP Specialist

U.S. Consulate General

Av.  Presidente Wilson, 147, 4th floor

20030-020 – Rio de Janeiro.  Brazil

Office Phone: +55 21-3823-2499

David.Kellis@trade.gov

Additional information on Intellectual Property can be found in the State Department’s Investment Climate Statement.