COLOMBIA
December 04, 2017
A few months ago, the Superintendent of Industry and Commerce resolved to amend a few regulations of the Single Circular of Intellectual Property of Colombia. We summarize below what we think are some of the main changes:
- Notification of admission and transfers of requests for cancellation to holders of trademarks that are result of a territorial extension made through Madrid Protocol and do not have representative or agent in Colombia, will be through publication in the Gazette of Industrial Property.
- Voluntary claim amendments are subject to a fee.
- Applications of Industrial Designs will require certain specifications in its views and presentations (i.e., they must be accompanied of 6 views: top, bottom, right side, left side, front and rear, and isometric perspective; they can be presented graphically or photographically; etc).
- Divisional applications of Industrial Designs can be filed before the grant or denial of the design.
- The Superintendent will register the cancellation of an international trademark application extended in Colombia if the International Office communicates the cancellation of the international trademark at the request of the origin office within 5 years following the registration of international trademark.