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NEW
TRADEMARKS AND SERVICE MARKS APPLICATIONS:
Requirements
for filing an application:
Name, particulars and domicile of the
applicant.
Power
of Attorney executed by an officer
of the applicant, attested by a Notary Public
and then duly legalized by a Consul of Panama
or by the Seal of the Apostille, if appropriate.
If the Applicant is a legal person or
entity, a document issued by the proper governmental
authorities (Register of Companies) in the country
or state of origin of the applicant, certifying
the legal existence (Certificate of Good Standing)
of the applicant. This document must be duly legalized
by a Consul of Panama or by the seal of the Apostille,
if appropriate.
Ten (10) labels if it has a particular
design or colors are to be claimed.
Goods or services and International Class
to which those goods or services belong.
Priority claimed based on the provisions
of the Paris Convention, if it is the case.
It
is possible to file the application without the
Power of Attorney and the Certificate of Good
Standing from the applicant, by posting a U.S.$100.00
bond, to guarantee that said documents will be
duly filed within a term of two (2) months, counted
as of the date of filing of the application. Additionally,
it is possible to obtain an extension of one month
for this purpose.
In
order to claim a priority based on the provision
of the Paris Convention, the application must
include the date of filing, application number
and country of the priority application. Our law
provides a term of six (6) months, counted as
of the date of filing of the application, to submit
before the Trademark Office a certified copy of
the priority document. No notarization and/or
legalization is required for this document.
An
application may only cover goods or services included
in one class of the International
Classification of Goods and Services. An additional
application must be filed for any additional class.
Procedures
of Registration:
Trademark
applications are filed with the Directorate General
of the Registry of the Industrial Property of
the Ministry of Commerce and Industries, which
will examine and determine if the formal and content
requirements are met. The formal deficiencies
of an application may be amended within three
(3) months after being notified of the formal
deficiency.
If
the application is in order, it will be published
in the Official Bulletin of the Registry of Industrial
Property. Oppositions may be filed within a period
of two (2) months counted from the date of publication.
If no opposition is filed, the Directorate General
of the Registry of the Industrial Property will
issue the Certificate of Registration.
Granting:
The mark will be registered for a term of ten
(10) years, counted as of the date of filing of
the application. The mark may be renewed for additional
ten (10) year periods, indefinitely.
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