- North & South America
2. The current trademark regulations in Venezuela are mainly based on the Industrial Property Law, which came into effect on October 14, 1955.
3. Venezuelan trademarks are managed by the Trademark Office and the official language is Spanish.
4. Venezuelan trademarks adopt the Nice classification and do not accept applications for multiple categories. The elements that can be registered as trademarks include: text, name, graphics, letters, color, three-dimensional identification, etc.
5. Trademark registration follows the principle of "application first".
Venezuela is a signatory to international intellectual property treaties such as the Paris Convention and the WIPO Convention; As we have not yet joined the Madrid Agreement or Madrid Protocol, trademark registration can only be processed through "single country registration".
The validity period is 15 years from the date of registration; Renewal can be processed within 6 months before the expiration date, with no extension period. The renewal is valid for 15 years.
1. Applicant's name and address
2. Goods or services
3. Trademark design
4. Power of attorney, authentication required
5. To submit priority, priority proof documents and corresponding Spanish translations are required
Application acceptance review announcement approval issuance.
Venezuela adopts a pre announcement procedure, first announcing for third-party objections, and then conducting substantive examination, which is significantly different from domestic regulations.
The applicant must first conduct a trademark search, which is mandatory. If the search is not conducted, it will not be accepted.
Submit application documents to the Venezuelan Trademark Office;
The examiner will conduct a formal examination of the application;
Once the formal review is approved, an announcement will be arranged, and the objection period will be 30 days from the announcement date;
If there are no objections or objections are not established during the announcement period, the trademark will undergo substantive examination;
If the review is approved, the registration will be granted and a registration certificate will be issued. If the review is not approved, a rejection notice will be issued and a response will be required within the specified time.
If everything goes smoothly, the entire process will take approximately 18-36 months.
