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Prosecution Of A Trademark Application In Paraguay

FILING

FORMAL EXAMINATION

PUBLICATION

OPPOSITION PERIOD

SUBSTANTIVE EXAMINATION

GRANTING

CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION

FILING

The filing date of a Paraguayan trademark is the one assigned when filing the application.

If priority is claimed, the filing date will remain the same but the priority date will be the one claimed.

FORMAL EXAMINATION

Within 1 month from the filing date

The Trademark Office will determine within approximately 1 month if the application meets the minimum formal requirements.

If it does, the Trademark Office will proceed to order the publication of the trademark.

Having the POA duly registered is key in order to avoid delays in this stage.

PUBLICATION

Within 30 working days from the formal examination

The trademark application has to be published for opposition purposes in one of the following: a newspaper (a small journal of limited circulation or big national circulation newspaper) or an electronic journal issued by the Paraguayan Trademark Office.

 

OPPOSITION PERIOD

60 working days from the last publication

The 60-working day opposition period starts the next working day after the last publication.

SUBSTANTIVE EXAMINATION

3 to 6 months after opposition period ends

During this phase, the Trademark Office will analyze the application on both absolute and relative grounds of refusal. This includes a search to determine potential legal obstacles.

GRANTING

Within 12 months from the filing date

If no obstacles are found, the Trademark Office will proceed to grant the trademark.

The mark will be protected for a period of 10 years, counting from the granting date.

CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION

1 – 2 months counted from the day of the granting decision

A paper registration certificate will be issued between 1 and 2 months after the granting of the trademark.

 

Useful Information

According to the applicable law, a trademark has a period of 5 years after its registration in which it cannot be cancelled. After that, any third party can apply for a cancelation action due to non-use. 

It is relevant to also note that the use of the mark is not evaluated ex officio by the PYTMO, nor the owner has to file periodically any prove of use. The evaluation of the use of a trademark is only done in the eventuality that a cancelation action is filed.  

Proceedings for cancellation due lack of use are brought before the civil judicial authorities. And the person who obtain a favorable decision on cancellation has a preferential right to registration if they file an application within three months following the date of the decision. 

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