Which is the competent authority for patent applications for inventions in Venezuela

no

20 years

4-6 years

via Paris Convention : 12 months from earliest priority date.

Formal examination and substantive examination are required, and substantive examination starts automatically.

no

no

The Venezuelan Ministry of Internal Trade and its Subordinate Intellectual Property Autonomous Service

English: Servicio Autónomo de Propiedad Intelectual, Abbreviation: SAPI

URL: www.sapi.gob.ve

Venezuelan Invention Patent Search: WEBPI - Sistema En Línea de Propiedad Intelectual Caracas - Venezuela (sapi.gob.ve)

via Paris Convention : 6 months from earliest priority date.

Formal examination and substantive examination are required.