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["Report Generated: 11/19/2025"]
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["Question","Chile"]
["General"]
["Which patent-related international treaty is your country is a member of?"," Chile belongs to the following patent-related international treaties: \n\n \n\t Paris Convention \n\t Patent Cooperation Treaty (\" PCT \") \n\t TRIPS \n\t Budapest Treaty on the International Recognition of the Deposit of Microorganisms for the Purposes of Patent Procedure \n \n"]
["Registration System"]
["What kinds of protection is available for inventions?"," Inventions protections available in Chile include:  \n\n \n\t Inventions \n\t Utility models \n\t Other: Industrial designs, Integrated circuits \n \n"]
["What kinds of subject matter (as such) are excluded from patent protection?"," The following subject matter is excluded from patent protection in Chile: \n\n \n\t Methods of medical treatment or diagnosis \n\t Computer programs \n\t Business methods \n\t Others, please state: Discoveries, mathematical methods, scientific theories; plants or animals or parts thereof; methods of simple verification and control. \n \n"]
["National Patent Filings"]
["What are the documents and information required for filing a national patent application?"," Required documents and information required for filing a national patent application in Chile include: \n\n \n\t Name and address of the applicant(s) \n\t Name and address of the inventor(s) \n\t Specification (description, claims and drawings) \n\t Abstract \n\t Power of Attorney \n\t Deed of Assignment \n\t Others: Title of the invention, priority number, country and filing date if applicable. The notarized or apostilled Power of Attorney/Assignment can be provided after filing; and the certified copy of the Priority must be submitted within a 90-day term from the filing date of the application. \n \n"]
["Publication, Amendment and Divisional Application"]
["Is it possible to request early publication or a deferment of publication?","Yes, it is possible to request early publication or deferment of publication in Chile. \n"]
["Does the applicant have a provisional right upon the publication of an application?","No, the applicant does not have a provisional right upon publication of an application in Chile. \n"]
["When is it possible to file a voluntary amendment to specification?"," It is possible to file voluntary amendments in Chile at the following times:  \n\n \n\t At the time of entry into the national phase (for PCT application) \n\t At the time of requesting examination \n\t Other: Only prior to the issuance of the substantive report. \n \n"]
["Examination"]
["Is it required to file a request for substantive examination?","Yes, it is required to file a request for substantive examination in Chile. The Patent Office issues a formal request to pay the Examination Fee (60-working day term) which, once paid, is understood as a request for substantive examination; non-payment leads to application abandonment.\n"]
["Opposition"]
["Is there a third-party opposition procedure upon publication or after grant?","Yes, there is a third-party opposition procedure upon publication or after grant in Chile. \n"]
["Timeline"]
["What is the time period from application to grant for a straightforward application (no office actions or oppositions)?","The time period from application to grant in Chile is between 2-3 years. \n"]
["Is there any process for accelerated examination of application?","Yes, there is a process for accelerated examination of application in Chile. The Patent Office allows for PPH with certain jurisdictions through GPPH and other bilateral agreements. A PPH request should be filed before an Examiner is appointed. The PPH accelerates the formal steps of the application up to the issuance of the first substantive report. The further substantive steps of the process cannot be accelerated.\n"]
["Annuity (Maintenance of a national patent)"]
["To maintain the validity of patent, is it required to pay an annuity in your country?","Yes, it is required to pay an annuity to maintain the validity of a patent in Chile. \n"]
["Is late payment of annuity permissible?","Yes, late payment of annuity is permissible in Chile. The payment of the annuity for the second ten-year period (patent) or five-year period (utility model/industrial design) must be paid before the five or ten-year term from filing. It can be also paid up to six months after the due date, with a surcharge of 20% per month of late payment.\n"]
["Enforcement"]
["What are the available enforcement methods in your country?"," Available enforcement methods in Chile include:  \n\n \n\t Civil enforcement \n\t Criminal enforcement \n\t Border measures \n \n"]
["Peculiarities"]
["Are there any peculiarities in the system of protection for a patent in your country, of which it is important for clients to be aware?","In the case of Utility Models and Industrial Designs, they are granted for only ten years from the filing date, and only one embodiment is admissible per application. In the case of utility models, protection can be only given to the particular shape of an object and only if such a shape provides a function or technical advantage that the object would not have without such shape.\n"]