- North & South America
2. The current trademark regulations in Bolivia are mainly based on the 1918 Trademark Law, which was last revised in December 2000.
3. The Bolivian National Industrial Property Office is responsible for managing trademark affairs, and the official language is Spanish.
4. Bolivian trademark registration adopts the principle of "application first", but in some cases, trademark rights can also be claimed through "prior use".
5. Bolivia adopts the 11th edition of the Nice Classification for the description of goods and services, which can be applied for in one category or multiple categories. The elements that can be registered as trademarks include: textual trademarks, graphic trademarks, three-dimensional logos, color combinations, etc.
It should be noted that if the trademark is used on drugs, an application for registration must be submitted.
Bolivia is a party to international intellectual property treaties such as the TRIPS Agreement, Paris Convention, WIPO Convention, and Nairobi Treaty, but has not yet joined the Madrid Agreement or Madrid Protocol. Therefore, trademark registration in Bolivia can only be processed through "single country registration".
The Bolivian trademark is valid for 10 years after registration, starting from the date of registration; Renewal can be processed within 6 months before the expiration date, with a grace period of 6 months; The renewal is valid for 10 years.
1. Trademark samples (text, graphics, or combinations);
2. Required Nice classification and product/service items;
3. The applicant is a company and provides its business license; The applicant is an individual and provides their personal ID card;
4. Translation of applicant information document;
5. Application for power of attorney;
6. Embassy authentication, etc;
Application - Acceptance - Examination - Announcement - Approval - Issuance
Trademark registration in Bolivia currently takes about 1 and a half years; If there are objections or rejections encountered midway, the time will be greatly extended.
