The filing date of a Salvadorian 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.

Within 15 working days from the filing date

The Trademark Office will determine if the application meets the formal requirements and analyze the application on both absolute and relative grounds of refusal. This includes a search to determine potential legal obstacles.

Within 6 months after the end of the examination period

Once the examination period has ended and no objections were raised, the trademark will be published three times in the Official Gazzette.

The mark also has to be published three times in a “local newspaper of major circulation”.

2 months as from the first publication date in the Official Gazette

The opposition period starts as soon as the trademark is published for the first time in the Official Gazette and ends 2 months after the first publication in the Official Gazette.

Approximately 8 months counted from the filing date

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

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

3 months counted from the day of the granting resolution

After the Trademark Office issues their decision to grant the application, the applicant has 3 months to pay the registration fees.

If the fees are not paid, the application will be declared abandoned.

Once the registration fees have been paid, a paper registration certificate is issued.