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Patent Requirements in Panama
  In order to apply and file for a patent in Panama you need to provide 1. Patent Information, and you need to send to the Attorney the 2. Power of Attorney and the 3. Assignment Document if required.
 

1.- Panama Patent Requirements

  

  1. Name and address of the applicant. If it is a Company, place of incorporation.
  2. Legalized Certificate of Incorporation in the Panamanian Consulate
  3. Name, address and citizenship of the Inventor(s).
  4. Invention Title, Summary of the Invention, Utility Model or Design.
  5. Invention, Utility Model or Design specifications / description.
  6. Claims.
  7. Formal Drawings.
  8. A Spanish Translation of the specifications is required. According to Panamanian law this translation has to be carried out by an Authorized Public Local Translator.
  9. Legalized Assignment agreement if applicant is different than the inventor.
  10. Certified priority document, including priority number and country of origin, accompanied by a Spanish translation (The priority could be claimed if the foreign patent application was filed within 12 months). The priority document should be presented within 6 months from the filing date, it does not need to be notarized or legalized.

 

The patent filing could be presented with the information from 1, 2, 3 and with copy of the original foreign patent information, priority information including date and number.

 

2.- Power of Attorney

 

The presentation requires a notarized and legalized Power of Attorney in the Panamanian consulate.

 

The power of attorney and the company´s incorporation certificate could be presented after 2 months from the patent filing date previously depositing warranty certificate.

Contact our attorney Monica Aleman in Panama


 

Patents in Panama

 

Concession of the Patent Grant: 20 years (from the filing date)

Concession of the Utility Model: 10 years

Approximate Patent Application processing time: 18 to 24 months.

Member of the Paris Convention: Yes

Member of the PCT: No

Patent Office: Dirección General del Registro de Propiedad Intelectual (DIGERPI)

  

  1. Patent Filing
  2. Preliminary Exam
  3. Technical Examination Report: Should be requested within 14 months from the patent filing or from the priority date.
  4. Publication in the Intellectual Property Bulletin: Once the preliminary exam and the technical Examination has been performed.
  5. Opposition Period: 60 days after the publication.
  6. Acceptance or rejection
  7. Payment of the Final Taxes.
  8. Payment of the patent renewal quinquenniums
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