THE IMPORTANCE OF CONDUCTING A TRADEMARK SEARCH (IN PERU)

It is quite common for INDECOPI (the Peruvian Trademark Office) to deny registrations of trademarks that they consider identical or substantially similar to other previously registered trademarks. This denial means a loss of time for the applicant: between three to four months, but also money, since he has lost the US$ 144.00 that he has […]

THE IMPORTANCE OF REGISTERING MY TRADEMARK (IN PERU)

Many entrepreneurs do not take the trouble to register their trademark before INDECOPI (the Peruvian Trademark Office) because they think that, since they have been using it for several years, it belongs to them and no one can take it away, which is not necessarily true. The number of entrepreneurs in Peru is so large […]

LA IMPORTANCIA DE REGISTRAR MI MARCA (EN EL PERÚ)

Muchos emprendedores no se toman el trabajo de registrar su marca ante el INDECOPI porque piensan que, como la vienen usando desde hace varios años, esta les pertenece y nadie se las puede quitar, lo que no es necesariamente cierto.   El número de emprendedores en el Perú es tan grande que es imposible conocerlos […]

VARIAR O NO VARIAR, ESA ES LA CUESTIÓN

El tercer párrafo del artículo 166 de la Decisión 486 de la Comunidad Andina señala lo siguiente: “El uso de una marca en modo tal que difiera de la forma en que fue registrada solo en cuanto a detalles o elementos que no alteren su carácter distintivo, no motivará la cancelación del registro por falta […]

TO VARY OR NOT TO VARY, THAT IS THE QUESTION

The third paragraph of article 166 of Decision 486 of the Andean Community states the following: “The use of a trademark in a form different from that in which it was registered only with respect to details or features that do not alter its distinctive character, shall not constitute grounds for cancellation of the registration […]