Discover the risks and dangers of failing to register a trademark to understand the value and importance of trademark registration for your brand.
The Risks of Not Registering a Trademark
Panama Trademark Registration
Protect Your Brand in Panama Through a Simple Process Backed by Certified Local Attorneys
Simple steps to register your trademark
STEP 1
Comprehensive Trademark Study
Before filing your trademark in Panama, you must evaluate any issues that may arise during the registration process. Our Comprehensive Trademark Study not only lists similar trademarks (graphic and phonetic) that may conflict with yours but also provides you with an Attorney's opinion on the trademark registration possibilities and the class(es) that your goods/services belong to.
- Graphic and phonetic similarity trademark search report
- Trademark attorney's analysis and advice
- Trademark class recommendation
STEP 2
Trademark Application Filing
Specialized attorneys will file your trademark application in Panama and carry out all the necessary formalities to bring your application for approval and registration. As soon as your trademark is filed, we will send you a filing report that will include the application number and application date. Also, we will send you a scanned copy of the filed application.
- Process Handled by Experienced Trademark Attorneys
- Filing the Report & a Scanned Copy of the application
- Tracking the Registration Process Online
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Commonly Asked Questions About Trademark Registration
Learn answers to some of the most commonly asked questions on trademark registrations to improve your trademark knowledge.
Frequently Asked Questions
What are the steps involved in the trademark application process in Panama after it has been submitted?
The application process follows these steps:
- Checking formal requirements
- Classification assessment
- Evaluation of descriptiveness
- Assessment of distinctiveness
- Checking for conflicts with existing registrations
- Trademark
- Application number
- Applicant's address
- Applicant's citizenship
- Applicant's name
- First use dates
- Applicant's state or country of incorporation
- Application date
- Priority claim details
- Goods/services
- Trademark representation
What actions are necessary to fulfill the trademark usage requirement?
A trademark must be used at least once every five years.
The level of use can be minimal.
The registered trademark should be used for local product sales, service offerings, and online sales.
The trademark must be used within Panama.
Does registering a trademark in Panama grant me any legal rights?
To obtain rights to a trademark in Panama, you must register it. Panama operates on a 'first to file' basis.
If I register my trademark in Panama, will it be protected in other countries?
Your trademark registration is only valid within Panama.
Do I need to use my trademark before applying for registration?
You must either be using the trademark already or have a genuine intention to use it when you apply.
Can a registration be canceled?
Registration can be canceled for the following reasons:
- Bad faith
- The mark is generic
- The mark is descriptive
- Expired registration
- The mark is misleading, deceptive, or disparaging
- The mark is functional
- Use of protected armorial bearings, flags, and other state emblems
- Use of a geographical indication
- Inclusion of a badge or emblem of particular public interest
- Express renunciation by the owner
- Unused trademark for five consecutive years
- The mark contradicts public policy or principles of morality
- Registration was declared invalid by a competent authority
How long is a trademark valid once it has been registered?
The trademark registration is valid for 10 years starting from the date you apply.
Who is eligible to challenge my trademark application?
These parties can challenge a trademark application:
- any party with a vested interest
- the holder of a prior right
- a party with a licensing agreement
What is the typical duration for trademark registration approval?
The typical time it takes to get a trademark registered is about 14 months, as long as there are no objections or challenges.
Certainly! Here's a rewritten version of the question: "Is it necessary for me to sign a Power of Attorney?"
Yes, you need to sign a power of attorney.
What is the duration of the opposition period?
The opposition period starts one day after the mark is published in the Industrial Property Bulletin and lasts for two months from that publication date.
Is it possible to claim priority for a patent application in Panama?
You can claim priority in Panama if:
- Your home country is part of the Paris Convention.
- Your original application was submitted no more than six months before the filing date in Panama.
What rights do you gain by registering a trademark?
Registering a trademark gives you the following rights:
- the exclusive right to use your trademark
- the ability to oppose later applications that conflict with your trademark
- the ability to cancel later registrations that conflict with your trademark
- the right to take legal action against others for infringement or using a mark that's confusingly similar
- the right to license your trademark to others
- the right to ask customs to seize counterfeit goods
- the right to seek compensation for infringement
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