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A request for substantive examination of a Colombian PCT application must be filed within six months of publication of the application. Applications can be accelerated through the Patent Prosecution Highway.
Colombia does not charge granting official fees. The first annual fee after patent grant must be paid before the last day of the month corresponding to the international filing date. Deferrals are possible within the 6-month grace period, subject to late fees
Columbia Chamber of Commerce and Industry
English: Superintendence of Industry and Commerce Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Tourism
Website: http://www.sic.gov.co/
no
no
via Nationalization of PCT : 31 months from the earliest priority date (this period may be reinstated: (i) 2 months after the factors preventing the applicant from filing an application for national phase entry have ceased; or (ii) when an application for national phase entry can be filed within 12 months after the end of the 31 months);
via Paris Convention : 12 months from the earliest priority date (priority cannot be restored);
Columbia Chamber of Commerce and Industry
English: Superintendence of Industry and Commerce Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Tourism
Website: http://www.sic.gov.co/
20 years
no
10 years