SOME ASPECTS REGARDING THE TRADEMARK LEGISLATION IN THETRADEMARK LEGISLATION IN THE

ANDEAN COMMUNITY, VENEZUELA, MEXICO AND PANAMAAND PANAMA

RICARDO METKERICARDO METKE

Many thanks to Laura Estrada (Baker & McKenzie Mexico), Dianne Phoebus (Baker &McKenzie Venezuela), Marissa Lasso de la Vega (Alfaro, Ferrer & Ramírez - Panama),Maria Cecilia Romoleroux (Corral & Rosales - Ecuador), Hector Alvarez (Rodrigo, Elias &Medrano - Peru) and Perla Koziner (Bufete Aguirre Soc Civ - Bolivia) for their valuableMedrano Peru) and Perla Koziner (Bufete Aguirre Soc Civ Bolivia) for their valuablecooperation for this presentation.

Index1. Preliminary comments2 Effects of registration2. Effects of registration3. Signs that may be registered as trademarks 4. Trademark application requirements5. Registration Proceeding5. Registration Proceeding6. The obligation to use7 R l f R i t ti7. Renewal of Registration

1. Preliminary comments

- The Andean Community industrial PropertyThe Andean Community industrial Property common regime.

- The Venezuelan case

2. The effects of registration

- AnCom registration has an attributive effect

- In Mexico registration is unopposable before g ppa prior user.

- In Panamá the right over registration arises with usewith use.

3. Types of signs registrable as trademarks ÁÁ- ANDEAN COMMUNITY AND PANAMÁANDEAN COMMUNITY AND PANAMÁ

Perceptible signs

- VENEZUELAVENEZUELAW d d i d d & d i t d kWords, devices and word & design trademarks. Three-dimensional signs are not allowed.

- MEXICOMEXICOVisible signss b e s g s

4 T d k li ti i t4. Trademark application requirements - Applicant. Individuals or corporate entities. National orApplicant. Individuals or corporate entities. National or

foreign.

- Directly or by means of a representative (mandatory in Panama and Ecuador).

Content of applicationsContent of applications

- Official forms:- Official forms:

Bolivia: www senapi gob boBolivia: www.senapi.gob.boColombia: www.sic.gov.co - FormularioFormularioEcuador: www iepi gov ecEcuador: www.iepi.gov.ecPeru: www.indecopi.gob.peM i i i b F l iF l iMexico: www.impi.gob.mx - FormularioFormularioPanama: www.digerpi.gob.pa - FormularioFormularioVenezuela: www.sapi.gob.ve

Official FeesBOLIVIA COLOMBIA ECUADOR PERU MEXICO PANAMA VENEZUELA

US$225 US$370 US$116 US$200 US$196 US$124 US$50

Application form- Applicant’s information

- Image or drawing of the trademark (drawing, d i ti )description)

- List of products or services

- Additional requirements:

• Power of attorney and certificate of legal y gexistence and representation of the company.p y

• Priority documentsConsent documents to register the• Consent documents to register the trademark.

• Clear drawing of the mark if needed

- Additional requirements:Additional requirements:

In Mexico the date of first use of the- In Mexico the date of first use of the mark must be indicated.

- Panama an affidavit regarding the use f th k t b b itt dof the mark must be submitted.

Products and services

- International Nice Classification of Goods and Services (except for Venezuela)Services (except for Venezuela).

O l li ti ( t f P- One-class applications (except for Peru: multiclass).

- Trademark Law Treaty – TLT 1994: Peru and C l biColombia

5. Registration proceeding- It is an administrative proceeding and it is held before an

administrative authority

BOLIVIA COLOMBIA ECUADOR PERU

COMPETENT Servicio Nacional Superintendencia de Instituto Ecuatoriano Instituto Nacional de DefensaENTITIES de Propiedad

IntelectualSENAPI

pIndustria y Comercio

SICde la Propiedad

IntelectualIEPI

de la Competencia y de laProtección de la

Propiedad IntelectuaLINDECOPIINDECOPI

WEB SITE www.senapi.gob.bo www.sic.gov.co www.iepi.gov.ec www.indecopi.gob.pe

MEXICO PANAMA VENEZUELA

COMPETENT Instituto Dirección General del Servicio AutónomoENTITIES

Instituto Mexicano de la

Propiedad Intelectual

Dirección General del Registro de la

Propiedad IndustrialDIGERPI

Servicio Autónomo de la

Propiedad IndustrialIntelectual

IMPIDIGERPI (SAPI)

WEB SITE www.impi.gob.mx www.digerpi.gob.pa www.sapi.gob.ve

Procedural stages

- Examination on formalExamination on formal requirements.

- In-depth examination p

- Publication of the application for opposition purposes (except for Mexico).purposes (except for Mexico).

- Through Industrial Property BulletinsThrough Industrial Property Bulletins or Gazettes.Peru: Diario Oficial Peruano (Official- Peru: Diario Oficial Peruano (Official Peruvian Diary).I V l it i bli h d ti i- In Venezuela it is published one time in a wide circulation newspaper before it is

bli h d i th Offi i l B ll ti (B l tipublished in the Official Bulletin (Boletin Oficial).

Oppositions (except for Mexico)- AnCom: it has an administrative nature and- AnCom: it has an administrative nature and

may be grounded on absolute or relative prohibitionsprohibitions

- In Venezuela, there is also the possibility of opposing on the grounds of a better rightopposing on the grounds of a better right, this opposition is followed before Court

- In Panama, oppositions are processed before courts, regardless if they are grounded on absolute or relative prohibitions.

- The decision that denies registration may be contested through the administrative authorities by means of a reconsideration

ti b itt d b f th ffimotion submitted before the same officer, and by means of an appeal motion filed before the immediate superiorthe immediate superior.

Th d i i h d h d i i i- The decision that ends the administrativeproceeding may be challenged before theadministrative/civil courtsadministrative/civil courts.

- The duration of the administrative proceeding for registration of the mark ranges between 6 and 12 months, without objections, and between 6 months and 2 years, with objections.

- In Venezuela, the duration is of 1-3 years, ywithout objections, and 3-5 years with objections.j

- Free Trade Agreements and- Free Trade Agreements and obligations regarding trademark

i t ti diregistration proceedings.

6. Obligation to use the trademark - Burden to use the mark in the country

- Cancellation of the registration as a sanction for non-use of the markuse of the mark.

- Non use may be justified upon proving special- Non use may be justified upon proving special circumstances which excuse such non use.

- The use in any member-state of AnCom prevents cancellation.

- In Panamá the placement of products in the national or international market is validnational or international market is valid.

I A C d M i f th k f- In AnCom and Mexico, use of the mark for products destined to being exported is

id d f th kconsidered use of the mark.

Periods of mandatory use of the mark

- In the AnComIn the AnComThree years preceeding the filing of theThree years preceeding the filing of the cancellation action.

- In VenezuelaIn VenezuelaWithin the two years following the date of registration.eg st at o

In MexicoIn Mexico- In MexicoIn MexicoDuring the three years preceeding the

ll ti ticancellation action.

- In PanamaIn PanamaFive years preceeding the cancellation actionFive years preceeding the cancellation action

- The cancellation action must be filed by anThe cancellation action must be filed by an interested party. In Venezuela it may also be initiated ex officioinitiated ex officio .

- In AnCom and PANAMA cancellation may be total or partial.

- In México the trademark must be used at least to identify one of the goods or servicesleast to identify one of the goods or services covered.

- Secondary and accessory elements within y ythe trademark may modified when using the mark.

7. Renewal of registrationg

- Registration is granted for 10 years InRegistration is granted for 10 years. In Venezuela for 15 years.

- In AnCom the term is counted as from the d t i hi h i t ti t ddate in which registration was granted.

- In Mexico and Panama the term is counted asIn Mexico and Panama the term is counted as from the date in which application was filed.

- The renewal petition must be filed within the previous six monthsprevious six months.

A six month grace period is established- A six-month grace period is established (except for Venezuela).

Offi i l f d t b id f l f- Official fees need to be paid for renewal of registration which is automatically granted, for

l i dequal periods.

- In Mexico, an affidavit attesting the continued use of the mark for a period of at least three pyears must be submitted.

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