• Procedures anywhere in the world.
• Searching of earlier applications and publications both in Colombia and in foreign countries.
• Application and proceedings of any type of trade mark registry - Control and surveillance of administrative procedures.
• Permanent feedback to customers about the status of procedures.
• Trademark renewal notice.
• Control of similar trademark publications in countries wherein proceedings are filed.
• Sending of procedures notice of similar registries which call for the submission of possible challenges.
• Research and reports about possible trademarks violation or taking over.
• Legal assistance for entering into licensing agreements, merging agreements, assignment agreements, transfer agreements, purchase and sale agreements, and appraisals.
• Filing of any legal action or remedy in procurement the defense of rights

• Decision 486 of Cartagena Agreement valid from December 1, 2000

THE ABOVE LEGISLATION IS APPLICABLE IN COLOMBIA, BOLIVIA, PERU, ECUADOR AND VENEZUELA

TRADEMARKS

DEFINITION

• Symbols used to distinguish products or services within the market can be registered as trademarks, as long as they are susceptible of being graphically plotted.

PRIORITY RIGHTS

• Upon the filing of the first valid trademark application in a country member of the Cartagena Agreement, the applicant thereof is granted the priority of six (6) months from the application date, to request the registry of trademark in any one of all other countries making part of the Cartagena Agreement.
• This priority right is also valid in Colombia for Member Countries of the Paris Agreement and during the same time.

REGISTRY DURATION

• Ten (10) years from the granting date, renewable for successive ten (10) year periods thereafter.

PROTECTION

• Within all the Colombian territory.

RIGHTS CONFERRED

• A right to the exclusive use of the trademark. The right to exercise legal actions against third parties using, selling, importing, or exporting products with the registered trademark, or using the serivices registred trademark.

MAINTENANCE

• Rates are not to be paid.

USAGE

• The trademark holder shall use the trademark from the granting date, which trademark can be cancelled for not using it, if it has not been used for at least three (3) years after the date the action is started with, in any of the Countries Member of the Cartagena Agreement.

NOTE

• Andean trademark exists. For assuring he trademark protection, it shall be registered in each of the Cartagena Agreement Member Countries.

TRADE NAME DEPOSITS

DEFINITION

• Any sign identifier of an economics activity, an enterprise or a commercial store.

REGISTRY DURATION

• While the company exists, and starting from the granting date.

PROTECTION

• Throughout the territory of Colombia.

RIGHTS GRANTED

• The exclusive right to use in the country where can be proved a better right.

MAINTENANCE

• Rates are not required to be paid.

NOTE

• There are some legal figures similar to the commercial names called signs and ensigns which go by the Internal Colombian Law.

TRADE MOTTOS

DEFINITION

• The expression trade motto as sued herein refers to the word, phrase or legend used as a supplement to a trade mark

DURATION

• This duration is attached with the duration of the traddemark which use it.

PROTECTION

• Throughout the territory of Colombia.

RIGHTS GRANTED

• The right to the exclusive use throughout the territory of Colombia and to make legal actions against third parties interfiering with the protected trade motto.

MAINTENANCE

• Rates are not to be paid.