Chile (CL)

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.

Intellectual property protection in Chile

Intellectual property office National Institute of Industrial Property
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
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
  • Applicant(s) details
  • Representation of the mark
  • List of good(s) and/or service(s)
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
  • Applicant's name and address
  • Representation of the design
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