Cuba IP: Trademarks, Patents, Industrial Designs, Copyright and Domain Names

Cuba is an island country in the Caribbean. It consists of the island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos.

Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city. Cuba is home to over 11 million people and is the most populous insular nation in the Caribbean. Its people, culture, and customs draw from diverse sources, including the aboriginal Taíno and Ciboney peoples; the period of Spanish colonialism; the introduction of African slaves; and its proximity to the United States.

General Information

Capital:

Havana

Population:

11 Million

Languages:

Spanish

Government Type:

Socialist Republic Single-party communist state

Dialing Code:

+53

Timezone:

GMT -5

Monetary Unit:

Cuban peso (CUP)

More information:

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International Arrangements

WIPO Convention
Paris Convention (Industrial Property)
Berne Convention (Literary and Artistic Works)
PCT (Patents)
PLT (Patent Law Treaty)
Madrid Agreement (International Registrations of Marks), since December
Madrid Protocol (International Registration of Marks), since December 1995.
Madrid Agreement (False or Deceptive Indications of Source on Goods), since
Nice Agreement (International Classification of Goods and Services)
Lisbon Agreement (Appellations of Origin)
Locarno Agreement (International Classification for Industrial Designs)
Strasbourg Agreement (International Patent Classification)
Vienna Agreement (International Classification of the Figurative Elements of Marks)
Budapest Treaty (Deposit of Micro-organisms)
Nairobi Treaty (Olympic Symbol)
WTO: Member and Signatory to TRIPS Agreement
Member of UCC

Patents

Types of Patents
- Patents of Invention
- Patents of PCT

Filing requirements:
- Specifications, claims, abstract and drawings;
- Details of the applicant and inventor;
- A Power of attorney simply signed by the applicant;
- Assignment document simply signed by the inventor;

Granting:
- Protection period is ten years;

Renewals:
- Renewal duration is five years;

Trademarks

Filing requirements:
- Simply signed power of attorney;

Granting:
- 10 Years from the date of Application;

Renewals:
- 10 years;

Designs and Models

Filing requirements:
- Power of attorney;
- Priority document(if priority is claimed);
- Electrotype and 30 copies which must correspond exactly with the trademark;

Granting:
- Ten years;

Renewal:
- For further periods of ten years;

Copyrights

Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works

As a member of the Berne Convention, it is possible to copyright protect creative works in this country, as well as all the other member nations automatically (more than 160 countries), with one single application.

For more information and to submit us your works for worldwide copyright protection, click here.

Domain Names

Domain extension:

.cu

Requirements:
- Owner must be a Company from any country. No generic or common words are allowed. Also country names (or similars) in any language and words related to geographic terms and nationalities are not allowed.

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Cuba IP: Trademarks, Patents, Industrial Designs, Copyright and Domain Names