The patent laws provide for the granting of design patents to any person who has invented any new and non-obvious ornamental design for an article of manufacture. The design patent protects only the appearance of an article, but not its structural or functional features. The proceedings relating to granting of design patents are the same [...]
The law also provides for the granting of a patent to anyone who has invented or discovered and asexually reproduced any distinct and new variety of plant, including cultivated sports, mutants, hybrids, and newly found seedlings, other than a tuber-propagated plant or a plant found in an uncultivated state. Asexually propagated plants are those that [...]
The patent owner has the exclusive right to prevent or stop others from commercially exploiting the patented invention. In other words, patent protection means that the invention cannot be commercially made, used, distributed, imported or sold by others without the patent owner's consent.
The local governmental patent and trademark offices are: Argentina: Instituto Nacional de la Propiedad Industrial (INPI) http://www.inpi.gov.ar/ Brazil: Instituto Nacional Propiedade Industrial (INPI) http://www.inpi.gov.br/ Bolivia: Servicio Nacional de Propiedad Intelectual (SENAPI) www.senapi.gob.bo/ Chile: INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE PROPIEDAD INDUSTRIAL (INAPI) http://www.inapi.cl Colombia: Superintendencia de Industria y Comercio (SIC) http://www.sic.gov.co/ Costa Rica: Registro Nacional República de Costa Rica http://www.rnpdigital.com/ Dominican Republic: Oficina Nacional de [...]
A Patent protection is granted for a limited period, generally in most countries of Latin America is for 20 years from the filing date of the application. For more information contact us at: info@brlartina.com
The procedures vary significantly from one country to another, so it is impossible to provide an exhaustive step-by-step overview. But if you would like to know the specific procedure of a Latin American country contact our customer service at info@brlartina.com and we will be in touch in minutes.
A patent for an invention is the grant of a property right to the inventor. Patents are granted for new, useful and non-obvious inventions for a period of 20 years from the filing date of a patent application, and provide the right to exclude others from exploiting the invention during that period.
Usually when you want to file a trademark application you have to do it in a specific class that follows the official classification that each country chooses to use. Most Latin American countries use the Nice Classification http://www.wipo.int/classifications/nice/en/ however some such as Argentina and Brasil have their own classification that varies compared to Nice's. Some countries [...]
A service mark is any word, name, symbol, device, or any combination, used, or intended to be used, in commerce, to identify and distinguish the services of one provider from the services provided by others, and to indicate the source of the services.
If you have questions about applying for a trademark application you can contact one of our legal agents. Contact us at: info@brlatina.com