You will find here all the important information about filing trademarks, designs and patents.
- Contracting Party of The Paris Convention: YES.
- Contracting Party of The Hague Agreement on Industrial Designs: NO.
1995 Industrial Property Law.
NO.
NO.
- Power of Attorney notarized and legalized by means of the Apostille.
- Assignment document notarized and legalized.
- Drawings.
- Summary and description.
- Priority document when applicable.
YES.
NO.
- Filing.
- Publication in newspaper.
- Publication in official Gazette.
- Substantive examination.
- Decision.
YES, before granting.
More than 8 years, due to a considerable backlog at the Patent Office.
10 years, counted from the registration date.
- Contracting Party of The Paris Convention: YES.
- Contracting Party of The Madrid System: NO.
1956 Industrial Property Law.
Nice classification, 11th edition.
NO.
Any distinctive signs, such as words, names, acronyms, letters, numbers and devices. A color, by itself, cannot be registered as a trademark. However, colors can be protected as trademarks if they are defined by a shape, or if they are part of a larger mark like a brand or slogan.
- Power of Attorney duly notarized and legalized by the Apostille within 30 days from the official request.
- Certified copy of the priority application and its translation into Spanish within 3 months from filing date.
- The translation of the priority application must be signed by a local sworn translator.
- Absolute grounds for refusal: YES.
- Relative grounds for refusal: YES.
30 days from publication date.
If the applicant fails to reply to an opposition filed within the legal term, the application will be considered abandoned.
Approximately 15 months unless any obstacles were raised.
15 years from the date of registration for trademarks granted on or after 17 September 2008.
YES. Cancellation can be requested if the trademark has not been used for 2 years, counting from the registration date. However, as the burden of proof of non-use rests on the applicant of the cancellation request, in practice it is extremely difficult to obtain the cancellation of a trademark.
6 months prior to renewal date.
6 months.
- Contracting Party of The Paris Convention: YES.
- Contracting Party of The Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT): NO.
Patent Law of 1955.
Patent of Invention.
NO.
- Power of Attorney duly notarized and legalized within 30 days from office action.
- Assignment document from the inventors duly notarized and legalized within 30 days from office action.
- Certified copy of priority application within 30 days from office action. The translation of the priority application must be signed by a local sworn translator.
NOT available.
NO.
NO.
YES, within 30 days from publication.
YES, within 30 days from publication.
7 years.
20 years from grant date.
10 years from grant date.
Directed to the improvement of a protected invention.
Yearly after grant.
NOT mandatory.
YES.