| Government agency in charged of keeping a | | | | |
| public record of registered trademarks and | | | | For information on costs and professional |
| patents in Bolivia is SERVICIO NACIONAL DE | | | | fees for registering a trademark, commercial |
| PROPIEDAD INTELECTUAL (SENAPI); being the | | | | name or patent in BOLIVIA. Contact us now! |
| same institution that also handles copyright | | | | |
| matters. Denominative, figurative or combined | | | | Related Services |
| Trademarks for goods and services can be | | | | |
| registered in Bolivia. Goods and services to | | | | 1.- Availability search of trademarks and |
| be protected in a trademark application | | | | study of feasibility of registration. |
| should be classified in accordance with the | | | | |
| International Classification of goods of | | | | 2.- Filing of Trademark, Commercial names, |
| Nice. | | | | patent, industrial design applications. |
| | | | |
| Rules on trademarks, patents and copyright | | | | 3.- Renewals and Patent annuity payments, |
| are provided by Ruling law on Trademarks | | | | updating owner-related information, |
| dated January 15, 1918; as well as Supreme | | | | amendments; license registration. |
| Decree No. 20791 dated May 10, 1985 and | | | | |
| supplementary articles nos. 138-151 of | | | | 4.-Administrative process against or in |
| decision 486 from Cartagena Agreement, | | | | defense of trademarks and patent applications |
| enacted to protect industrial property rights | | | | such as oppositions, nullity or cancellation |
| of corporations and individuals in this | | | | actions lodged by third parties. |
| jurisdiction. Bolivia is a member of Paris | | | | |
| Convention. Foreign applicants should appoint | | | | 5.- Legal actions against trademark |
| a local attorney with a legal domicile in | | | | infringement |
| Bolivia to deal with applications and office | | | | |
| actions that may be issued by SENAPI | | | | 6.- Litigation process for infraction of |
| regarding application. | | | | Intellectual Property rights; |
| | | | anti-counterfeiting, copyright law |
| Trademark Certificate is granted for a 10 | | | | litigation. |
| year term; renewable for same period. | | | | |