.:Panama Respects Trademarks &
Intellectual Property
Trademarks are names or symbols used to identify the origin of some
product or service. When registering a trademark, you need to specify 
the products and services that will be associated with your trademark. The large
majority of the countries of the world have adopted the international classification of
Niza. This system groups all products and services into 45 classes - 34 for products,
11 for services - permitting you to specify precise and clear classes of your trademark.
In Panama there is no distinction between marks of commerce and trademarks or between national marks and foreign marks. The only distinction established by the law is between a trademark used to distinguish goods and a service mark in regard to services rendered.
Since there is no distinction between national and foreign trademarks, the requirement of filing a certified copy of the home registration, or of the home application, in order to file a foreign-trademark application in Panama is eliminated.
Panama is signatory of the following multinational conventions on intellectual property rights...
—The Universal Copyright Convention.
— Berne Convention from 1886 for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works.
— The Buenos Aires Convention of 1910.
— Paris Convention for the protection of Industrial Property.
— World Trade Organization (WTO)
Trademark Registration Process In Panama
First you have to present your registration request to the Trademarks Office (TO). Once the TO approves the registration, the registration request must be published in Panama's Official Bulletin so that third parties are informed of the action. If objections arise, a time limit of 30 days is established to present a Judicial Resource. Defense of Third Party Opposition consists of presenting a written, legal argument defending the trademark registration.
OBR's fee is $450.00 per trademark.
To learn more about your Trademarks, contact us today.
