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[null,"Claro & Cia., Abogados","Felipe Claro"]
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["Trademarks"]
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["Report Generated: 5/2/2025"]
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["Question","Chile"]
["General"]
["What is the system for trademark protection in your country?"," The system for trademark protection in Chile includes: \n\n \n\t Registration \n \n"]
["To which international treaties does your country belong?"," Chile belongs to the following international treaties:  \n\n \n\t Paris Convention \n\t Nairobi Treaty on the Protection of the Olympic Symbol \n\t Trademark Law Treaty (\" TLT \") \n \n"]
["Registration System"]
["What are the benefits of registering a trademark in your country?"," The benefits of registering a trademark in Chile include: \n\n \n\t It is the only form of protection available for trademarks \n\t It entitles the proprietor to bring an infringement action \n \n"]
["Is it possible to obtain registration for the following types of marks under the registration system in your country?","Service marksYes\nDefensive marksYes, use is not a requirement in Chile.\nCollective marksYes, use guidelines are required.\nCertification marksYes, use guidelines are required.\nWell-known marksYes, abundant evidence.\nSeries marksNo\nMarks in a different language or characters other than Roman charactersYes, Spanish translation.\nNon-traditional marks: Sound marksYes, graphical representation of the mark.\nNon-traditional marks: Smell marksYes, graphical representation of the mark\nNon-traditional marks: Position marksNo\nNon-traditional marks: Color marks (i.e. registration of a single color or a combination of colors, e.g. Cadbury's purple color)No\nNon-traditional marks: Shape or three-dimensional marksNo\n"]
["Trademark Filing"]
["What are the documents and information required for filing a trademark application in your country?"," Documents and information required to file a trademark application in Chile include:  \n\n \n\t Name and address of the applicant \n\t Representation of the trademark \n\t Goods and services and the class(es) for which the trademark is to be registered \n\t Power of Attorney \n\t Other:\n\t \n\t\t Priority number, country and filing date if applicable. The notarized or apostilled Power of Attorney 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\t \n\t \n \n"]
["Are multi-class applications permitted in your country?","Yes, multi-class applications are permitted in Chile. There is no maximum. \n"]
["Trademark Examination"]
["Is there substantive examination of trademarks?"," Yes, there is substantive examination of trademarks in Chile on the following grounds: \n\n \n\t Substantive grounds \n\t Relative grounds \n \n"]
["What are the absolute grounds for refusal?"," Absolute grounds for refusal of trademark in Chile include: \n\n \n\t Mark has direct reference to the character or quality of the goods or services \n\t Mark is not distinctive \n \n"]
["What are the relative grounds for refusal?"," Relative grounds for refusal of a trademark in Chile include:  \n\n \n\t There is a prior application for registration or registration for an identical or confusingly similar mark in relation to the same goods or services as the subject mark \n\t There is a prior application for registration or registration for an identical or confusingly similar mark in relation to similar goods or services (although in a different class) as the subject mark \n\t Well known mark: There is a well know mark that is identical or so nearly resembling the subject mark for the same goods or services as the subject mark \n\t Well known mark: There is an earlier registered mark which is well known for different goods or services and use of the subject mark would indicate a connection between goods or services covered by the subject mark with the proprietor of the well-known mark \n\t Other: bad faith \n \n"]
["Timeline"]
["What is the time period from application to registration for a straightforward trademark application in your country?","The time period from application to registration in Chile is between 6-12 months. \n"]
["Renewal (Maintenance of trademark registration)"]
["Is late renewal of a trademark registration permissible in your country?","Yes, late renewal of a trademark registration is permissible in Chile. There is a 30-day grace period from the expiration date\n"]
["Use Requirement"]
["Does evidence of use need to be submitted to the trademark office at any time in order to maintain an application for registration or a registration of a trademark in your country?","No, evidence of use does not need to be submitted to the trademark office in order to maintain an application for registration or registration of a trademark in Chile.\n"]
["Licensing"]
["Are trademark licensees required to record themselves with the Registrar?","No, trademark licensees are not required to record themselves with the Registrar in Chile, however, it is recommended (Notarized or Apostilled Deed of Assignment executed by both Assignee and Assignor). \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 \n\t\t Infringement action \n\t\t Passing off \n\t \n\t \n\t Criminal enforcement \n\t Border or other administrative enforcement measures \n \n"]
["Peculiarities"]
["Are there any peculiarities not mentioned above in the system of protection for trademarks in your country of which it is important for clients to be aware?","Use is not a requirement to maintain or renew a mark; this may change in the future. The \nNice Agreement is followed by the Trademark Office although Chile is not a Treaty Member.\n"]