News: Registration of trademark in Nicaragua

Registering a brand name in Nicaragua

Nicaragua is a Spanish-speaking country in which the jurisdiction of America is in force. Among the main advantages of establishing business in this country is the existence of stable currency, which is not affected by fluctuations in the US dollar and the euro, as well as the developed economic sector.

Availability of the unique logo will help businessman to be distinguished from the list of other entrepreneurs. The trademark also protects products from copying by other companies.

Free consultations on the issue of registering trademark in Nicaragua are conducted by lawyers of Law&Trust. Our specialists work in different spheres of law, including rendering services for registration of trademark.

Patenting of trademarks in Nicaragua

Patenting or registration can take up to one year without considering the period of preparation of the documentation. The expert commission of the foreign state is examining the application within the first 2-3 weeks. If there are objections regarding legal propriety or correctness of the compilation, the application is sent to the addressee with the list of details that require correction.

If there are no objections, the representatives of the Commission for the Protection of Intellectual Property of Nicaragua begin to verify the uniqueness of the logo, then the revision of the submitted documentation package is carried out.

If all the forms are in compliance with Nicaragua's regulations, information about registration of the new brand is published, so that the appearance of trademark in the market can be challenged by any category of persons on legal grounds. If there is no objection, the commission issues authorization to conduct entrepreneurial activity in the territory of Nicaragua to the applicant.

In order to obtain a positive response when registering trademark, the counterparty, documents and the emblem should meet the following requirements, prescribed both in the legislation of the state and in the provisions of the Paris Convention, to which Nicaragua is a party.

1. It is admitted to submit application by representatives of any countries. There are four different filing procedures depending on the entrepreneurial status of the businessman and the country of location of his corporation. Details about each of the systems can be specified by phones indicated on our site or in chat.

2. Trademark should be in graphic form, and when creating the emblem it is prohibited to use parts or sketches of the US state symbols, mention of any famous persons without their personal consent, use of immoral details or segments calling for violation of the law.

3. The documentation package should contain all the official documents necessary to obtain information about the client, the corporation, as well as good standing of the firm. All the main forms are provided in Spanish to the Commission for the Protection of Intellectual Property of Nicaragua.

Leave applications for registration of trademarks in chat or by phone.  It is possible to receive applications to the e-mail during weekends and non-working hours.