News From Uruguay: Mandatory Use Of A Mark

In Uruguay the use of a mark was not mandatory.

However, the recently approved Law No. 19.149 has established the mandatory use of the registered mark as a condition for its validity.

Effectively, Article 187 of Law 19.149 modified Article 19 of Law 17.011 establishing the mandatory use of a trademark and implementing the possibility of initiating a Cancellation Action for non-use in the following circumstances:

1. When it has not been used by its owner, by a licensee or by an authorized person, within the five consecutive and following years to the granted date or to the date of authorization of its respective renewals, or
2. when its use has been interrupted for more than 5 consecutive years.