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GOVERNMENTAL
FEES FOR THE PROTECTION OF
THE INVENTIONS
| Description |
Fee
($) |
| Application
for patent, model of use, industrial
model or drawing |
10.00 |
For each publication of an application
for patent, model of use, industrial
model or drawing |
6.00 |
| 20%
surcharge |
3.20 |
| For
the first five years of protection of
the inventions |
100.00
|
| Registration
of the application |
4.50 |
| Total
filing fee |
123.70 |
| |
|
| Charges
after 5 years of protection |
| For
the next years of protection (V to X)
|
200.00 |
|
Registration of the application |
4.50 |
|
Payment of Royalty |
10.00 |
| Plus
20% surcharge |
2.00 |
| Total
fee 2nd Quinquennial (V year to X) |
216.50 |
| |
|
Charges
after 10 years of protection |
|
For the next years of protection (X
to XV) |
200.00 |
| Registration
of the application |
4.50 |
| Payment
of Royalty |
10.00 |
|
Plus 20% surcharge |
2.00 |
| Total
fee 3rd Quinquennial (X year to XV)
|
216.50 |
| |
|
| Charges
for the remaining protection period |
| For
the remaining protection period |
300.00 |
| Registration
of the application |
4.50 |
| Payment
of Royalty |
10.00 |
| Plus
20% surcharge |
2.00 |
| Total
fee for the remaining protection period
|
316.50 |
| |
|
| Other
charges |
| Request
for Report on the State of the Technique
|
240.00 |
|
Request for Novelty Report for Industrial
Models and Drawings |
120.00 |
|
Request for antecedents of Models of
Use, Industrial Model or drawing |
25.00 |
| Request
for change of domicile of the owner
of a patent or registration |
5.00 |
|
Request for antecedents of an invention
|
1.00 |
| Request
for the assignment or the transfer of
an invention |
5.00 |
| For
each correction of an application for
patent, model of use, industrial model
or drawing |
6.00 |
| For
each request for change of name of the
owner of an invention |
10.00 |
| Request
of Certification |
1.00 |
|
Itemization of each file |
1.00 |
| Request
for a certified copy of a document |
0.50 |
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Note:
Article 208. The grant of a Model of Use or of
an Industrial Model or Drawing will cause the
following fees:
1. Fifty dollars ($ 50.00)
for the first five years of protection;
2. One hundred dollars ($ 100.00)
for each additional five years of protection.
Source:
Law 35 of May 10, 1996.
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