Intellectual property in Colombia

Intellectual Property

National Organisations

The organisations with competence in matters of industrial property and copyright are the Superintendencia de Industria y Comercio and the Dirección Nacional de Derecho de Autor.

Regional Organisations

Colombia is a member of various regional IPR related treaties and organisations, such as:

International Membership

Member of the WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization)
Signatory to the Paris Convention For the Protection of Intellectual Property
Membership to the TRIPS agreement - Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS)

Type of property and law	Validity	International Agreements Signed
Patent Invention Patent (patente de invención)	20 years	Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT)
Trademark Law on trademarks, Decision 486 on the Common Regime of Industrial Property	10 years indefinitely renewable.	Trademark Law Treaty Protocol Relating to the Madrid Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Marks
Design Decision 486 on the Common Regime of Industrial Property	10 years from the filing date of the application
Copyright Decision 351 on the Common Regime of Copyright and Neighbouring Rights	80 years from the author’s death	Berne convention For the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works Convention for the Protection of Producers of Phonograms Against Unauthorized Duplication of Their Phonograms Rome ConventionFor the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organizations WIPO Copyright Treaty WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty
Industrial Models Decision 486 on the Common Regime of Industrial Property	10 years from the filling date of the application

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