From flowers to coffee and rice: The ICA's boost for new plant varieties
Every new rose variety with a different color or a distinctive shape, a carnation with unique features in the size, color or texture of its blooms, a chrysanthemum with a particular floral structure, a coffee variety with morphological traits that set it apart from others, or a rice variety with visible characteristics that make it distinguishable represents far more than an agricultural advance. Behind each one lie years of research, investment, scientific knowledge and a pl
The Ministry of Labor Repeals 11 Labor Circulars
1. What happened? Through Resolution 2708 of August 20, 2026, the Minister of Labor repealed and rendered without effect 11 circulars issued between September 2025 and July 2026. Following a legal review, the Ministry concluded that several of these circulars exceeded their purely advisory function: they created obligations, procedures, evidentiary burdens, requirements, or punitive consequences without proper legal support, mixing binding rules with mere recommendations. In
AI and Geographical Indications: New Challenges for Protecting the Authenticity of Andean Products
Geographical indications represent one of the most important intellectual property instruments for protecting products whose quality, reputation, or characteristics are linked to a specific terroir or territory. Unlike a traditional trademark, which identifies the commercial origin of a product or service, a geographical indication protects a collective relationship between a product, a producing community, and the geographical, environmental, and human conditions that give i
New measures against identity theft in Colombia
With the enactment of Law 2573 of May 19, 2026, Colombia strengthens the protection mechanisms available to victims of identity theft, particularly in connection with negative reports filed with credit information operators and the collection of debts. This regulation establishes measures aimed at preventing affected individuals from being unfairly reported to credit bureaus or pursued for debts they never incurred, thereby guaranteeing the protection of their rights vis-à-
