Guide for Patent Application Process in COLOMBIA

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Colombia Profile

Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a presidential republic with 32 provinces. It is located in the northwest of South America, with Panama to the northwest, the Caribbean Sea to the north, Venezuela and Brazil to the east, Ecuador and Peru to the south, and the Pacific Ocean to the west.

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Colombia Profile

Colombia, officially the Republic of Colombia, is a presidential republic with 32 provinces. It is located in the northwest of South America, with Panama to the northwest, the Caribbean Sea to the north, Venezuela and Brazil to the east, Ecuador and Peru to the south, and the Pacific Ocean to the west.

Colombian Intellectual Property Legal System

  • Andean Community Commission Decision 486

International Organization/Agreement

  • Beijing Treaty on Audiovisual Performances
  • Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired, or Otherwise Print Disabled
  • Nairobi Treaty for the Protection of the Olympic Emblem
  • Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks
  • Trademark Law Treaty
  • WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty
  • WIPO Copyright Treaty
  • Patent Cooperation Treaty
  • Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property
  • Convention for the Protection of Producers of Phonograms against Unauthorized Duplication of Their Phonograms
  • Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works
  • "Convention Establishing the World Intellectual Property Organization"
  • Rome Convention for the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organizations
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Filing Language
spanish

申请流程 Application Process Flow

发明专利申请流程 Invention

Name of Patent Office

Columbia Chamber of Commerce and Industry

English: Superintendence of Industry and Commerce Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Tourism

Website: http://www.sic.gov.co/

Filing Language: Spanish

via Paris Conventionvia Nationalization of PCT

Necessary documents:

  1. Abstract
  2. Abstract Drawing
  3. Claim
  4. Specification
  5. Drawing

Necessary documents:

  1. Abstract
  2. Abstract Drawing
  3. Claim
  4. Specification
  5. Drawing

Attachments (if any):

  1. Sequence Listing (PDF format and TXT format)
  2. Deposited Receipt of Microorganism and English translation
  3. Viability Statement of Microorganism and English Translation
  4. Scanned Copy of Certified Priority Document / DAS
  5. Power of Attorney
  6. Declaration of Small Entity
  7. Declaration of Inventorship
  8. Declaration of Ownership/Certification of Employment/Assignment of Priority
  9. Assignment for Patent Right Transfer
  10. Notification issued by CNIPA notify the applicant the application has passed through the security review.
  11. IDS Form/IDS Document/Prior art

 

 

Attachments (if any):

  1. WIPO Publication
  2. ISR/IPRP
  3. Amendments under Art. 19/34/28/41 at the time of the national phase entry 
  4. Sequence Listing (PDF format and TXT format)
  5. Deposited Receipt of Microorganism and English translation
  6. Viability Statement of Microorganism and English Translation
  7. Power of Attorney
  8. Declaration of Small Entity
  9. Declaration of Inventorship
  10. Declaration of Ownership/Certification of Employment/Assignment of Priority
  11. Assignment for Patent Right Transfer
  12. IDS Form/IDS Document/Prior art

20 years

  • via Paris Convention : 12 months from the earliest priority date.
  • via Nationalization of PCT: 31 months from the earliest priority date.

A request for substantive examination must be filed within six months of publication. Applications can file the request for expedited examination through the Patent Prosecution Highway.

If the discloure is raised within 12 months from the filing date/priority date by the applicant, inventor, agent, or a third party or anyone that has obtained information from the above-mentioned persons, the application will not lose novelty. 

Colombia does not charge granting official fees. The 1st annual fee after granted must be paid before the last day of the month corresponding to the filing date. Deferrals are possible within the 6-month grace period, but a panelty will be incurred. 

No

Yes

No

Name of Patent Office

Columbia Chamber of Commerce and Industry

English: Superintendence of Industry and Commerce Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Tourism

Website: http://www.sic.gov.co/

Filing Language: Spanish

via Paris Conventionvia Nationalization of PCT

Necessary documents:

  1. Abstract
  2. Abstract Drawing
  3. Claim
  4. Specification
  5. Drawing

Necessary documents:

  1. Abstract
  2. Abstract Drawing
  3. Claim
  4. Specification
  5. Drawing

Attachments (if any)

  1. Sequence Listing (PDF format and TXT format)
  2. Deposited Receipt of Microorganism and English translation
  3. Viability Statement of Microorganism and English Translation
  4. Scanned Copy of Certified Priority Document / DAS
  5. Power of Attorney
  6. Declaration of Small Entity
  7. Declaration of Inventorship
  8. Declaration of Ownership/Certification of Employment/Assignment of Priority
  9. Assignment for Patent Right Transfer
  10. Notification issued by CNIPA notify the applicant the application has passed through the security review.
  11. IDS Form/IDS Document/Prior art

 

 

Attachments (if any)

  1. WIPO Publication
  2. ISR/IPRP
  3. Amendments under Art. 19/34/28/41 at the time of the national phase entry 
  4. Sequence Listing (PDF format and TXT format)
  5. Deposited Receipt of Microorganism and English translation
  6. Viability Statement of Microorganism and English Translation
  7. Power of Attorney
  8. Declaration of Small Entity
  9. Declaration of Inventorship
  10. Declaration of Ownership/Certification of Employment/Assignment of Priority
  11. Assignment for Patent Right Transfer
  12. IDS Form/IDS Document/Prior art

10 years

  • via Paris Convention : 12 months from the earliest priority date.
  • via Nationalization of PCT: 31 months from the earliest priority date.

A request for substantive examination must be filed within six months of publication. Applications can file the request for expedited examination through the Patent Prosecution Highway.

If the discloure is raised within 12 months from the filing date/priority date by the applicant, inventor, agent, or a third party or anyone that has obtained information from the above-mentioned persons, the application will not lose novelty. 

Colombia does not charge granting official fees. The 1st annual fee after granted must be paid before the last day of the month corresponding to the filing date. Deferrals are possible within the 6-month grace period, but a panelty will be incurred. 

No

No

Yes

Name of Patent Office

Columbia Chamber of Commerce and Industry

English: Superintendence of Industry and Commerce Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Tourism

Website: http://www.sic.gov.co/

Filing Language: Spanish

Necessary documents:

  1. Pictures/Photos of Design (6-sided views)
  2. A Brief Description

Attachments (if any):

  1. Certified Priority Document
  2. Power of Attorney
  3. Certified Priority Document
  4. Declaration of Small Entity
  5. Declaration of Inventorship
  6. Declaration of Ownership/Certification of Employment/Assignment of Priority
  7. Assignment for Patent Right Transfer
  8. IDS Form/IDS Document/Prior art

10 years

via Paris Convention : 6 months from earliest priority date.

No substantive examination will be conducted for Design application. The Colombian Patent Office will not conduct a novelty examination unless a third party files opposition within 30 working days after publication.

If the discloure is raised within 12 months from the filing date/priority date by the applicant, inventor, agent, or a third party or anyone that has obtained information from the above-mentioned persons, the application will not lose novelty. 

None

No

No

Yes

No

发明专利、实用新型及外观设计进入国家申请流程
套餐价格（官费和服务费） / Package fee

Currency Unit: RMB

Patent Type Route Click to Get Price List In Detail Package Fee
Invention Paris Convention

Colombia Invention Patent Paris Convention Application fee

Basic Services: 22880.00
Value Service: 32150.00
Expert service: 35630.00
PCT

Colombia Invention Patent PCT Application fee

Basic Services: 22230.00
Value Service: 31500.00
Expert service: 34980.00
Utility Model Paris Convention

Colombia Utility Model Patent Paris Convention Application fee

Basic Services: 20540.00
Value Service: 26330.00
Expert service: 30970.00
PCT

Colombia Utility Model Patent PCT Application fee

Basic Services: 20150.00
Value Service: 25940.00
Expert service: 30580.00
Appearance Design Paris Convention

Colombia Appearance Design Patent Paris Convention Application fee

Basic Services: 7930.00
Explanation of Package Fee:
  • Basic Package Fee: Contains the standard cost of the necessary stage for a patent application from new-filing to be granted.
  • Value Service: In addition to the above, the package fee also contains the service for analysis and comments concerning the office action provided by lawyer.
  • Expert service: In addition to the above, the package fee also contains the service for analysis, comments and amendments concerning the office action provided by lawyer.
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