Requeriments - Teresa Sheppard de Brun® | Patent & Trademark Agent

Requirements for Trademark Applications
1. Power of Attorney duly legalized by the Bolivian Consulate. You can obtain the Power from my web page.
2. Detail of goods or services under the international classification.
3. Complete name and address of applicant.
4. If Priority, document must be legalized by the Bolivian Consulate.
5. Please send all designs en 4X4 format .JPEG
Please note that each document must be legalized by the Bolivian Consulate.

Requirements for filing patents
1. Complete name and address of applicant (s)
2. Complete name, address and nationality of inventor (s)
3. Power of Attorney, legalized by the Bolivian Consulate. This document must be filed within 60 days of application and no extensions are granted after the 60 days. (Note: we request an extension but it is onlyfor maybe 15 more days)
4. Specifications and claims in Spanish. Translation must be filed within 60 days of application and no more extensions are granted affer the 60 days. No consular legalization needed for translation.
5. If Priority,original certified copy of the Priority document must be filed within 60 days of application. It must be translated to spanish. No consular legalization needed for the priority document.
6. Assignment document a copy of the Assignment in original from signed from the inventors to the applicant must be filed within 60 days of applicant. This document doest not need consular legalization anymore (Note: We request an extension but it is only for 15 more days).
7. CD or disk with specifications must be filed within 60 days.
8. Application is filed with the first annuity. Annuities must be paid every year thereafter.
Applications are published within 10-12 months. After search is conducted by the Patent Office we file an official official request for examination. Please note that Bolivia is a slow country and patents are not being granted for years.
Important: If all requirements are not filed by due date patents are being voided.}