Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in western South America. It occupies a long, narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east and the Pacific Ocean to the west. Chile covers an area of 756,096 square kilometres (291,930 sq. mi), with a population of 17.5 million as of 2017. Chile is the southernmost country in the world, the closest to Antarctica, and borders Peru to the north, Bolivia to the northeast, Argentina to the east, and the Drake Passage in the far south. Chile also controls the Pacific islands of Juan Fernández, Isla Salas y Gómez, Desventuradas, and Easter Island in Oceania. It also claims about 1,250,000 square kilometres (480,000 sq. mi) of Antarctica under the Chilean Antarctic Territory. The country’s capital and largest city is Santiago, and its national language is Spanish.
Chile (CL)
Intellectual property protection in Chile
Intellectual property office | National Institute of Industrial Property |
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Website | http://www.inapi.cl/ |
Contact details | Avenue Libertador Bernardo O’Higgins 194, piso 1 Santiago (56 2) 887 0400 |
Patent
Time limit applicable for entry into the PCT national phase | 30 months from the priority date |
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Time limit applicable for filing Conventional application | 12 months from the priority date |
Language | Spanish |
Representation | Foreign applicants must be represented by a Chilean Patent Attorney |
Power of Attorney | A signed Power of Attorney may be filed at the time of filing or within two months from the filing date |
Trademark
Filing requirements |
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Multiple-class applications | Yes |
Power of Attorney | A signed Power of Attorney may be filed at the time of filing or within two months |
Opposition period | Within one month from publication of the trademark application |
Representation | Foreign applicants must be represented by a Chilean Trademark Attorney |
Industrial Design
Filing requirements |
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Multiple design applications | Yes |
Power of Attorney | A signed Power of Attorney may be filed at the time of filing or within two months |
Examination | Substantive examination |
Representation | Foreign applicants must be represented by a Chiliean Design Attorney |
Source: WIPO and Wikipedia