What is the registration procedure of an application for a trademark registration?
A background check is made to verify the availability of the trademark to be protected, once this is completed, an application is filed at the Industrial Property Registry and presentation fees are paid. Once the filing has been made the Registry proceeds to qualify the application, and in case any registration requirement is missing it will issue the corresponding prevention notice. If the application fulfills all requirements, the Registry issues and edict that must be published three times in the official gazette. After two months of the first publication of the edict without any challenge by a third party, the trademark is registered and the corresponding title is issued. The registration process of a trademark (without objections or challenges) will take approximately from six to eight months.
