This article is to provide a practical guide about the steps for
the registration of trademarks in Paraguay.
The procedure is relatively simple. First, it is recommended to
perform a research to identify any similar trademarks that may have
been requested, to determine the feasibility of its registration or
if, on the contrary, its registration would not be feasible because
of similarities with other previously requested or granted
trademarks.
Upon confirmation that there are no similar precedents to the
trademark intended for registration, an application for
registration must be filed before the National Directorate for
Intellectual Property (DINAPI, for its Spanish initials). Said
application must include i) the name of the trademark, ii) the
logotype (if any), iii) the description of the services or products
to be protected, and, iv) the name and address of the
applicant.
