- North & South America
2. The legal provisions related to trademarks in Panama are scattered in the 1972 Political Charter, 1916 Administrative Code, 1916 Commercial Code, and 1982 Criminal Code
3. The Industrial Property Registration Center of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry of Panama is responsible for managing trademark affairs, and the official language is Spanish.
4. The trademark registration in Panama follows the principle of "use first".
5. In Panama, goods trademarks, service trademarks, and collective trademarks can be registered. Since August 1981, Panama has adopted the International Classification of Goods and Services. Currently, Panama is a member of the 1929 Pan American Convention and the World Intellectual Property Organization.
Due to Panama not being a member state of Madrid, trademark registration can only be processed through a "single country registration" approach.
According to Panamanian law, the validity period of trademark registration is 10 years, and the validity period after each renewal is also 10 years. The 30 days before and after the expiration of the registered trademark (a total of 61 days) are the renewal period. If no renewal application is filed within this period, the right to renew will be lost.
1. The applicant's Chinese and English name and address, as well as a copy of the applicant's identification documents or business license;
2. The categories and names of goods/services that require protection;
3. Trademark design;
4. Signing of power of attorney;
5. Public authentication of power of attorney.
Submit the pre prepared application materials to the official acceptance.
After the official acceptance of the application, a legality review is conducted on the submitted application documents, trademark designs, power of attorney, and other related documents; Those who meet the requirements will be granted the application date and application number.
The official reviews whether the trademark is registrable, whether it is identical or similar to a previously registered trademark, and whether it violates the prohibition clause of the Trademark Law according to the law
After passing the official examination, the application will be published in the trademark announcement. Anyone can raise objections within the 3-month announcement period.
During the objection period, if no objections are raised, or if a trademark is ruled to be eligible for registration after objection, it will be approved for registration and a registration certificate will be issued.
If the whole process goes smoothly, it will take about 12 to 18 months.
