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

Guatemala is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, Belize and the Caribbean to the northeast, and Honduras and El Salvador to the southeast.

A representative democracy, its capital is Guatemala City. The nation has been stable since 1996 and has been in a state of continuous development and economic growth. Guatemala's abundance of biologically significant and unique ecosystems contribute to Mesoamerica's designation as a biodiversity hotspot.

General Information

Capital:

Guatemala City

Population:

13 Million

Languages:

Spanish

Government Type:

Presidential Republic

Dialing Code:

+502

Timezone:

GMT -6

Monetary Unit:

Quetzal (GTQ)

More information:

Guatemala

International Arrangements

WIPO Convention,
Paris Convention (Industrial Property)
PCT (Patents)
Berne Convention (Literary and Artistic Works)
Rome Convention (Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organizations)
Geneva Convention (Unauthorized Duplication of Phonograms)
Budapest Treaty (Deposit of Micro-organisms)
Nairobi Treaty (Protection of Olympic Symbol)
WCT (WIPO Copyright Treaty)
WPPT (WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty)
WTO: Member and Signatory to TRIPS Agreement
Member of UCC

Patents

Types of Patents:
- Patents of Invention
- Patents of PCT

Filing requirements:
- A Power of attorney duly legalized up to the Guatemalan Consulate
- Specifications, claims, abstract and drawings with a Spanish translation thereof;
- A Deed of assignment from the inventor(s) in the event the applicant is not the inventor himself;
- A Certified true copy of the priority document in the event priority is to be claimed;

Granting:
- Twenty years

Renewals:
- Information was not found

Trademarks

Filing requirements:
- Power of attorney legalized up to the Consulate
- Sample of the mark or the package which is to be used

Granting:
- Ten years from filing date

Renewals:
- Ten years

Designs and Models

Filing attorney:
- Power of attorney;
- Drawings;
- Description;
- List of goods;

Granting:
- Ten years

Renewals:
- Five 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:

.gt

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