Colombia Trademark Registration

Our Trademark Attorneys in Colombia will assist you throughout the Trademark Registration Process outlined below. Please notice that each step can be ordered independently:

Trademark Comprehensive Study

Step 1

Trademark Comprehensive Study

A report which includes a search of similar and identical trademarks along with our attorneys’ expert opinion about the registration probabilities of your trademark in Colombia. This report is optional but highly recommended since it allows you to rule out any possible objections to your trademark in advance.

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Trademark Registration Request

Step 2

Trademark Registration Request

The filing and processing of the Trademark Registration Request before the Colombian Trademark Office, according to the legal procedures and requirements of this country with the objective of obtaining ownership of the trademark. Once we file the trademark we will send you a scanned copy of the filed application.

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  1. Is registration of a trademark mandatory?

    Registration is not compulsory, but it is highly advisable. Trademark rights depend upon ownership of a registration and the legal benefits of registration may not be available otherwise.

  2. Which Intellectual Property rights are registrable?

    Any distinctive and discernible sign or symbol that can be graphically represented is registrable as a trademark, service mark, collective mark, or commercial slogan. Appellations of origin are also registrable.

  3. Can a trademark be registered for covering a commercial establishment which activity is focused in selling goods to consumers, for example retail stores? If so, how is the registration procedure? Are there any special requirements for it?

    Retail and like services are not registered as trademarks, but they are deposited with the Patent Office as trade names. This deposit does not constitute a registration, is merely declarative of rights, due to the fact that priority rights over it are obtain with the first use in commerce.

  4. Is there any advantage in using a trademark before filing an application?

    No. There is no advantage in using the trademark before filing an application, rights to a mark are only acquired through registration.

  5. How long does the registration process take?

    In the absence of objections and oppositions, the registration process takes approximately 8 months.

  6. Is there any requirement of use for registered trademarks? If so, what happens in case it is not used?

    If a trademark is not used for any continuous period of three years, in Colombia or any other member country of the Andean Pact, then the registration will become vulnerable to cancellation for nonuse; however, cancellation will only occur at the request of an interested third party. Nonuse of a mark will be excused under certain circumstances. During the three years immediately following grant, a trademark is not vulnerable to cancellation.

  7. In the case of a registered mixed trademark (word + logo), is it possible to include in the logo, different or additional words from those mentioned in the word mark?

    It is possible to use them separately only if you have registered them separately.

  8. How can I know which is the due date for the renewal of a registered trademark?

    The term/renewal date of a registration is 10 years from the registration grant date.

  9. When should I pay the renewal fee of my registered trademark?

    A renewal must be filed during the six month period expiring with the renewal date.

  10. Is it possible to pay the renewal fee of a patent after the renewal due date has expired? If so, when should I pay?

    It is possible to renew for six months from the renewal date with payment of a fine.

  11. What documents are required for filing a trademark or renewal application?

    A power of attorney (authorization form) executed by the proprietor is required for renewal.

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