Jurisconsultas registers trademarks, logos, slogans and trade names in Panama before DIGERPI — the Directorate General of Industrial Property Registration. Complete process in English: availability search, application filing, publication monitoring and certificate delivery. Remote. Fixed fees.
Panama operates under the first-to-file principle — whoever registers first owns the rights, regardless of how long you have been using your brand. If a competitor registers your trademark before you do, you could be forced to rebrand your entire business or litigate to reclaim what was yours from the start.
Trademark registration in Panama gives you the exclusive legal right to use your brand name, logo or slogan in the country. You can take legal action against anyone who uses your mark without authorization, license your brand, sell it, or use it as a business asset. Registration transforms your brand from a name into a legally protected property.
The filing is handled before DIGERPI (Directorate General of Industrial Property Registration), under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry. All applicants must be represented by a qualified Panamanian attorney — Jurisconsultas provides this representation in English, remotely, at transparent fixed fees.
The sole right to use your mark in Panama for the registered goods or services. Court-enforceable against infringers and counterfeiters.
Prevent competitors from registering identical or confusingly similar marks that could divert your customers or dilute your brand.
A registered trademark is a valuable intangible asset you can license, sell, franchise or use as collateral — adding real monetary value to your business.
Panama registration is the basis for filing under the Madrid Protocol to extend protection to multiple countries with a single international application.
From the moment your application is filed, your mark has provisional protection in Panama — even before the final certificate is issued.
Panama's IP system protects a full range of marks under Law 35 of 1996 and its amendments. We handle all of the following before DIGERPI.
Registration of your brand name or denomination as text. The most common form of trademark registration in Panama — protects the verbal element of your brand across all covered classes of goods or services.
Registration of a logo, graphic design or image without text. Protects the visual identity of your brand — icons, symbols, illustrations or any distinctive graphic element consumers associate with your business.
Registration of your brand name plus logo together. The most comprehensive protection for businesses with defined visual identities — covers both the textual and graphic elements as a unified mark.
Protection of the commercial name under which your business operates in the market — distinct from the legal entity name. Prevents competitors from using the same trading name in Panama.
Registration of your advertising phrase or tagline. Protects the verbal expression that your customers associate with your brand — your distinctive commercial slogan.
Panama trademarks are valid for 10 years from the application date. We manage timely renewal filings to ensure your protection never lapses — with advance notice before your registration expires.
Our Panama trademark registration process is fully remote and managed by our attorneys from search to certificate. Here is what happens at each stage.
We evaluate your mark — name, logo or slogan — and identify the correct Nice Classification classes for your products or services. We advise on registrability risks and the scope of protection needed for your specific business.
We conduct a prior art search in DIGERPI's trademark database to verify no identical or confusingly similar mark is already registered in your classes. This step prevents investing in an application likely to be rejected on conflict grounds.
We prepare and submit your complete trademark application before DIGERPI — including the graphical representation of the mark, goods/services description, Nice Classification and all required documentation. From filing, provisional protection applies.
Once admitted, your trademark is published in Panama's Official Gazette for 30 days, allowing third parties to file oppositions. We monitor this period and handle any opposition proceedings on your behalf.
DIGERPI conducts a registrability examination. Our attorneys respond to any office actions, objections or additional requirements promptly to keep your application moving through the process.
Upon approval, you receive your Panama trademark registration certificate — valid for 10 years, renewable indefinitely. We notify you immediately and maintain your renewal calendar.
Timeline: The complete Panama trademark registration process typically takes 6 to 12 months from filing to final certificate, depending on DIGERPI's workload and whether any oppositions or objections arise. Provisional protection applies from the filing date.
Common questions from international clients about registering a trademark in Panama.
Trademark registration in Panama is handled before DIGERPI (Dirección General del Registro de la Propiedad Industrial), an agency of Panama's Ministry of Commerce and Industry. Panama uses the International Nice Classification system — 45 classes of goods and services — and a mark can be registered in one or multiple classes depending on the scope of protection needed.
Panama's trademark law is governed by Law 35 of 1996 and its subsequent amendments, aligned with TRIPS (Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights) standards of the WTO. Panama is also a member of the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property and the Madrid Protocol for international trademark registration.
Before filing a trademark application in Panama, a search in DIGERPI's database is essential to identify conflicts with existing marks. A clean search does not guarantee registration — DIGERPI's examiner independently evaluates registrability — but it significantly reduces the risk of rejection and saves time and money in the process.
Working with an experienced trademark attorney in Panama is legally required — all applications must be filed through a qualified Panamanian attorney (abogado idóneo). Beyond the legal requirement, a specialist attorney maximizes your chances of approval by selecting the correct classes, drafting a strong description of goods/services and responding effectively to any DIGERPI objections.
Most Panama trademark attorneys operate exclusively in Spanish. Jurisconsultas provides full trademark registration services in English — search, filing, prosecution, opposition handling and renewals — all communicated directly in English via WhatsApp, email or video call.
For businesses operating across multiple markets, the Madrid Protocol allows a single international application based on your Panama registration to seek protection in 130+ member countries. This is dramatically more cost-effective than filing separately in each country. Our attorneys advise on the optimal international IP strategy for your brand.
A trade name in Panama (nombre comercial) protects the name under which your business operates in the market — separate from your legal entity name. It is registered before DIGERPI through a similar process to trademark registration. Essential for businesses operating under a commercial name that differs from their registered corporate name.
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