We protect your company's intangible assets: registration and defense of trademarks, patents, copyright and trade secrets before INAPI and the competent courts. Direct attention from the partners, in English and Spanish.
A trademark, a patent or a proprietary development can be a business's most valuable asset — and also its most exposed if it is not properly registered. We advise Chilean and international companies to identify, register and defend their intellectual and industrial property in Chile.
Registering a trademark in Chile follows a defined procedure before the National Institute of Industrial Property (INAPI). These are the key steps we handle from start to finish.
Before filing, we review INAPI's registers for identical or similar trademarks. This step reduces the risk of opposition and refusal, and is the best way to protect the investment.
We define the class or classes (Nice Classification) and file the application before INAPI with the correct description of the sign and the goods or services to cover.
INAPI reviews the formal requirements and the application is published in the Official Gazette, opening the window for third parties to oppose.
For 30 business days, third parties may file an opposition. If one is filed, we take over the defense of the application with the necessary arguments and evidence.
INAPI assesses whether the trademark meets the legal requirements. If there are objections, we answer them to sustain the registration.
Once approved and the fees paid, the registration is granted for 10 years, renewable indefinitely for equal periods.
Prior search, filing before INAPI, renewals, assignments and licenses. Defense against oppositions and misuse.
Advice on the protection of inventions, utility models and industrial designs, with agent coordination and technical searches.
Protection and registration of works, software, content and databases, plus assignment and licensing agreements.
Protection of confidential information, non-disclosure agreements and actions against infringement and unfair competition.
In intellectual property every decision — the class chosen, the wording of the sign, the response to an opposition — determines whether your asset is protected or exposed. As a boutique firm, your case is handled directly by a partner, with no intermediaries, combining technical rigor with a strategic view of the business. We work in English and Spanish, which lets us support international companies seeking to protect their trademarks and patents in Chile.
With no oppositions or substantive objections, registration before INAPI usually takes 5 to 8 months from filing. If an opposition is filed, the timeline can extend. The trademark is granted for 10 years, renewable indefinitely.
A search of INAPI's registers detects identical or similar trademarks already registered before investing in the application. It reduces the risk of opposition and refusal, and is the step that best protects the investment.
Both a third-party opposition and a substantive objection can be defended: they are answered with arguments and evidence, and the decision can be appealed before the Industrial Property Court. A specialized attorney substantially improves the chances of registration.
Yes. We advise international companies in English on the registration and defense of their trademarks and patents in Chile, including filings through the Madrid Protocol and coordination with local agents.
Tell us about your case and we will advise you on the best strategy to protect your intellectual property.