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.