According to the relevant laws of Uruguay, any distinctive names of people and things, as well as emblems, monograms, engravings, seals, ribbons, hypothetical words and phrases, specially designed numbers that can distinguish items from different producers, containers and packaging can be registered as trademarks. . Trademark applications for multiple categories can be made. Uruguay is not a member of the Madrid System and can only register a trademark in Uruguay through a single channel.
1. Trademark authority
- Uruguay National Directorate of Industrial Property Ministry of Industry, Energy and Mining, English: National Directorate of Industrial Property Ministry of Industry, Energy and Mining, DNPI
- Website: Sitio oficial de la República Oriental del Uruguay - GUB.UY (www.gub.uy)
- Trademark search: Consulta libre (miem.gub.uy)
2. How to apply for trademark registration
- Submit paper copies in person (INAPI office hours: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.) or apply electronically (official fees must be paid electronically)
3. Trademark registration application language
- spanish
4. Documents required for trademark registration application
- Applicant information (including mailing address)
- Trademark pattern
- List of goods and/or services
- Power of attorney, original, can be supplemented within 60 days from the date of application
- The priority document and its Spanish translation can be submitted within 30 days from the filing date.
5. Uruguay Trademark Registration Application Process
- DNPI will conduct a formal review and a substantive review of the submitted trademark application, and adopt a pre-announcement procedure, that is, first announce it for third-party objections, and then conduct a substantive review, including the distinctiveness of the trademark, whether it violates the prohibition of notation and prohibition, and whether it is related to the trademark. If the trademark conflict is reviewed first, registration will be allowed and a registration certificate will be issued after passing the review; if the review fails, a rejection notice will be issued and the applicant will be required to respond within the time limit specified in the rejection notice.
6. Documents required for trademark change/transfer
- Name/address change information
- power of attorney
- transfer agreement
- Trademark registration certificate
7. Trademark cancellation
- If a registered trademark has not been used for five consecutive years, any relevant rights holder may request cancellation of the announced trademark.
8. Trademark objections
- Anyone can file an objection request against the announced trademark within 30 working days from the date of trademark announcement.
9. Authorization, validity period and trademark renewal
- A Uruguayan trademark is valid for 10 years, starting from the date of registration. Application for renewal should be made 6 months before the expiration of the trademark.
10. Average time for trademark authorization
- If the trademark registration goes smoothly, the average time for trademark registration in Uruguay is 12-18 months.
11. Other matters needing attention
- Most Chinese companies have not registered trademarks in South America. They can register their trademarks in the Convention countries according to the Pan-American Convention for the Protection of Trademarks and Commerce, such as the United States, Peru, Bolivia, Paraguay, Ecuador, Uruguay, Dominica, Chile, Panama, Venezuela, Costa Rica, Rights are implemented abroad in Cuba, Guatemala, Haiti, Colombia, Brazil, Mexico, Nicaragua, Honduras and other countries.
