- North & South America
2. The Salvadoran trademark is managed by the Salvadoran National Registry and the official language is Spanish.
3. The acquisition of trademark rights in El Salvador is based on the principle of prior application.
4. The Salvadoran trademark adopts the Nice classification and accepts multiple types of applications. The elements that can be registered as trademarks include: text, name, graphics, color combinations, slogan, sound, smell, etc.
El Salvador is a signatory to international intellectual property treaties such as the Paris Convention and the WIPO Convention; El Salvador is not yet a member of the Madrid Agreement or Madrid Protocol, therefore, trademark registration can only be applied for through the "single country registration" channel.
The Salvadoran trademark is valid for 10 years after registration, and can be renewed within 12 months before the expiration date. The renewal period is 10 years.
1. Applicant's name and address
2. Goods or services
3. Trademark design
4. Power of attorney, requires notarization and authentication
5. To submit priority, proof of priority must be provided and notarized
Application acceptance review announcement approval issuance.
Submit application documents to the National Registry of El Salvador;
The examiner will conduct a formal and substantive examination of the application to confirm whether the application documents are complete and whether the applied trademark meets the basic registration requirements; If the review fails, a rejection notice will be issued and a response will be required within the specified time;
=Once the review is approved, an announcement will be arranged, and the objection period will be 2 months from the announcement date;
If there are no objections or objections are not established during the announcement period, the trademark will be approved for registration and a trademark registration certificate will be issued to the applicant.
If everything goes smoothly, the entire process will take about 8-12 months.
