COLOMBIA (REPUBLIC OF)

Lysaght offers a complete IP service in this jurisdiction, assisting clients in the registration, renewal, recordal and enforcement of their IP rights.

trade mark information

Types of Trade Mark

Classification

International, Nice Classification;
Multi-class;
Services can be registered.

International Arrangements

Convention priority can be claimed.

Renewal

Renewal fees are payable the day before the expiry of the 10th anniversary of the registration date, and every 10 years thereafter.

Use Provisions

Non-use of a mark for a period of  3 years from registration renders it open to an action for cancellation by third parties.  Proof of use in one of the other Andean Pact countries (Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru and Venezuela) may prevent cancellation.

Patent information

Types of Patent

Substantive, with or without priority;
PCT national phase.

International Arrangements

Convention priority can be claimed.

Duration

20 years from the effective filing date.

Renewal

Annuities are payable on the last day of the month containing each anniversary of the national filing date falling after the grant date of a patent.

design information

Types of Design

International Arrangements

Convention priority can be claimed.

Duration

Registered designs have an inextensible term of 10 years from the filing date.

Renewal

No renewal fees are payable.

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