Local PTO Joins TM5 ID List

The Colombian Superintendence of Industry and Commerce (SIC) has recently joined the TM5 ID List, a compilation of approximately 14,000 pre-approved descriptions ("IDs" or "identifications") of goods or services that are associated with trademarks.

The TM5 ID List was developed by the TM5 partner offices, namely, the Japan Patent Office (JPO), the Korean Intellectual Property Office (KIPO), the Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (EUIPO), the State Administration for Industry and Commerce of the People's Republic of China (SAIC) and the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). After the Madrid Goods & Services Manager (MGS) and TMClass, the TM5 ID List is the third harmonized list of goods or services associated with trademarks available to users.