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Find answers to the most common questions about trademarks in Ecuador.
How do you create a trademark right? Is there an obligation to use the trademark before the registration? Do an international or regional trademark application apply to Ecuador? How long a registration last? How trademarks are classified? It is possible to file a single application for various classes? It is required a very detailed list of services or goods to be protected? Other FAQ's can be found at the different sections of our site. How do you create a trademark right? In Ecuador, as the rest of South America, you need to register your trademark in order to get a right on it. The use do not give any type of rights over a trademark. Is there an obligation to use the trademark before the registration? There is no obligation to use the trademark before the registration. After the registration if it is not used for 3 years the trademark can canceled. Do an international or regional trademark application apply to Ecuador? There is nothing like an international or regional trademarks. Colombia, Ecuador, Perú and Bolivia have the same trademarks act but the registration in one country do not give an special right in the other countries. Ecuador is not part of the Madrid agreement and protocol. How long a registration last? The registration is made for ten years. The trademark can be renewed as many times as you wish for periods of ten years. How trademarks are classified? Trademarks are classified with internation standards, particulary the 8th Nice Agreement classification. Is it possible to file a single application for various classes? No. It is not possible to file different classes in the same application. Each class is considered a different application. Is it required a very detailed list of services or goods to be protected? Ecuatorian PTO ask for detailed list of goods or services. For example, clothes is not an acceptable claim. Other FAQ's can be found at the different sections of our site. |
