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Trademark registration in Chile

File with Chile's National Institute of Industrial Property (INAPI) or designate Chile through Madrid. Within 20 business days of acceptance, you must request and pay for Official Gazette publication, or the application is treated as not filed; oppositions run 30 business days; fees are 1 UTM per class at filing, 2 UTM after grant.

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Trademark registration in Chile

Five questions first

Which route?File directly with INAPI if you only need Chile; one application can cover several classes. Designate Chile through Madrid if you already have a home application or registration and want several countries.Details ↓What do I need?The applicant's name, address and email, the mark and its description (with a Spanish translation of foreign wording), specific goods or services with their classes, and a power of attorney for a Chilean agent.Details ↓How are official fees charged?Per class, in two payments: 1 UTM at filing and 2 UTM after grant. The UTM is published monthly, so the peso amount changes each month. The Official Gazette publication fee is extra.Details ↓How long does it take?Statutory: request publication within 20 business days of acceptance; a 30-business-day opposition period follows; the registration fee is due within 60 business days of the grant becoming final.Details ↓What are the main risks?Forgetting gazette publication, business-day deadlines that cannot be extended, paying the registration fee late, cancellation after 5 years of non-use, and similarity to earlier marks.Details ↓
Key facts

Trademarks in Chile: key facts

OfficeChile's National Institute of Industrial Property (Instituto Nacional de Propiedad Industrial, INAPI), a decentralised technical body. Website and search links: IP Toolbox.
LawIndustrial Property Law No. 19.039 (current consolidated text in Decree with Force of Law No. 4 of 2022, including the amendments by Law No. 21.355) and its Regulations (Supreme Decree No. 82 of 2022); Law No. 21.355 and the new Regulations have applied since 9 May 2022
How rights ariseExclusive rights arise from registration; between two conflicting applications, the earlier filing prevails. A mark actually used in Chile but not registered can also block registration by others
Madrid SystemParty to the Protocol since 4 July 2022; Chile can be designated through Madrid, with an 18-month refusal period
Multi-class applicationsAllowed since 9 May 2022: one application leads to one registration; official fees are charged per class; multi-class applications and registrations can be divided
Foreign applicantsMust appoint an agent resident in Chile, who also represents them after registration; if the power of attorney is not filed with the application, it must follow within 60 business days, or the application is deemed abandoned
LanguageSpanish; if the mark contains words in another language, the description of the mark must include a Spanish translation
Computing time limits (statutory)All "days" in the Law and Regulations are business days, and Saturdays are not business days; time limits cannot be extended, and rights are lost once they expire
Gazette publication (statutory)Within 20 business days of acceptance, the applicant must itself request and pay for publication of an extract of the application in the Official Gazette (Diario Oficial); if it is not published in time, the application is treated as not filed
Opposition (statutory)30 business days from publication in the Official Gazette; oppositions are heard as litigation, and parties must be represented by a lawyer qualified to practise in Chile
Registration fee (statutory)2 UTM per class, due within 60 business days of the decision granting registration becoming final; otherwise the application is deemed abandoned
Term and renewal10 years from the date of entry in the register; renew within the 6 months before expiry, or within 6 months after expiry with a 20% surcharge for each month
Non-useIf a mark has not been genuinely used in Chile 5 years after grant, or its use has been interrupted for 5 consecutive years, any interested party can request cancellation in whole or in part (introduced in 2022)
Official fees1 UTM per class at filing, 2 UTM per class after grant, 6 UTM per class on renewal (the UTM, a monthly tax unit, is published monthly by Chile's Internal Revenue Service and converted into pesos at the value for the month of payment)

Checked on 2026-10-06; general information only — the office's published rules and fees prevail.

Which route

Direct filing or a Madrid designation

Both routes lead to a Chilean registration. They differ in prerequisites, how fees are paid, whether you need a Chilean agent from the start, and risk. Since 9 May 2022, a direct Chilean application can also cover several classes, so the number of classes is no longer the main reason to choose a route.

ItemDirect filing with INAPIMadrid designation of Chile
PrerequisiteNoneA basic application or registration at your office of origin
Official feesIn UTM, per class, paid to INAPI in two instalments: 1 UTM per class at filing and 2 UTM per class after grant; the Official Gazette publication fee is extraBasic fee and a Chilean individual fee (per class, in Swiss francs, paid in a single instalment; see the WIPO fee calculator) paid to the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
ClassesOne application can designate several classes and leads to one registrationOne international registration can designate several classes
Chilean agentNeeded from filing: an agent resident in ChileNot needed while the designation is transmitted through WIPO; needed once you receive a provisional refusal and must reply to INAPI, or take part in opposition proceedings
Gazette publicationThe applicant must request and pay for publication within 20 business days of acceptance; otherwise the application is treated as not filedHandled under the Madrid procedure; the designation reaches INAPI through WIPO
Examination and refusal deadlinesNo statutory overall deadline for a decision; each stage has statutory time limits (see the process and timeline)Chile has declared an 18-month refusal period; refusals based on an opposition can be issued later
Dependency riskNoneIf the basic application or registration is refused or cancelled within 5 years, the Chilean designation falls with it (it can be transformed into a Chilean national application within the set time limit)
Best forYou only need Chile; you have no home filing to rely on; you want a Chilean agent to manage the publication and registration fee deadlines throughoutYou already have a home filing and want protection in several countries

If you are filing across Latin America, Mexico, Colombia and Brazil are also Madrid members and can be designated in the same international registration; compare Trademark registration in Mexico. Argentina, Peru and Bolivia are not Madrid members, so each needs a separate direct application.

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What to prepare

Documents checklist

For a direct application to INAPI, prepare the following information and documents. No evidence of use is needed at filing, and all filing documents are in Spanish.

Applicant

  • Name or full company name, address and email address (for a company, its full legal name as registered, in Spanish or English)
  • The same details for the agent; applicants resident abroad must appoint an agent resident in Chile
  • If the applicant is a company and the person signing the power of attorney is not its legal representative, evidence of that person's authority
  • For joint applicants, one common representative; rules on use and management among the co-owners can be filed at the same time

The mark

  • The type of mark (word, figurative, composite, three-dimensional, sound, etc.) and its representation or file
  • Except for word marks, a description of the mark, which must match the representation and cannot broaden the scope of protection
  • If the mark contains words in a language other than Spanish (including Chinese or English), the description must include a Spanish translation
  • A mark consisting of a single letter or number must be filed in a stylised figurative form
  • If the mark contains another person's name or likeness, the consent of that person or their heirs

Goods and services

  • Specific, definite names of goods or services, with their Nice class numbers; INAPI's classification tool shows acceptable wording
  • One application can cover several classes; after filing, the mark cannot be changed and goods or services cannot be added

Priority

  • To claim priority from an earlier application abroad, file in Chile within 6 months of that filing date
  • State the number, date and country of the earlier application at filing; file the priority document within 90 business days, with a Spanish translation where needed, or it is disregarded

Representation

  • A power of attorney for the Chilean agent, giving the agent's national ID number and address in Chile; by law, a private document is enough, with no notarisation required
  • The agent can file in your name first and submit the power of attorney within 60 business days; otherwise the application is deemed abandoned
  • A power of attorney can be deposited with INAPI; once it has a deposit number, later applications can simply refer to it
  • Authority to withdraw an application or surrender a registration must be expressly granted in the power of attorney

Signed documents such as the power of attorney are provided following the agent's instructions; whether documents signed abroad also need consular legalisation or an apostille follows the agent's current instructions.

How long

Process and timeline

Example: a direct application with no opposition. Periods marked "statutory" are set by law; in Chilean law, "days" are business days, and Saturdays do not count.

  1. Step 1

    Clearance search (recommended)

    Search for similar earlier marks and settle the classes and the wording of the goods and services

  2. Step 2

    Filing and formal examination

    File online and pay the filing fee of 1 UTM per class; formal defects must be corrected within 30 business days, or the application is deemed abandoned (statutory)

  3. Step 3

    Request for gazette publication

    Within 20 business days of acceptance, the applicant requests and pays for publication in the Official Gazette; otherwise the application is treated as not filed (statutory)

  4. Step 4

    Opposition period

    Any interested party can oppose within 30 business days of publication (statutory)

  5. Step 5

    Substantive examination

    Examination follows the opposition period; grounds for refusal or oppositions must be answered within 30 business days (statutory), after which INAPI issues its final decision

  6. Step 6

    Registration fee and entry in the register

    Pay the registration fee of 2 UTM per class within 60 business days of the grant becoming final (statutory); the certificate is issued after entry in the register, valid for 10 years

INAPI publishes no verifiable average examination times for trademarks, so this page lists only statutory periods. None of the time limits can be extended; a refusal can be appealed to the Industrial Property Court within 15 business days of notification, with an appeal fee of 2 UTM (refunded if the appeal succeeds).

How to read the periods: "statutory" = set by law; "official statistics" = averages published by the office; "estimate" = typical cases. Actual timing varies.

How much

Official fees

Official fees are set in monthly tax units (UTM) and charged per class, in two instalments: 1 UTM per class at filing and 2 UTM per class after grant, 3 UTM per class in total. The UTM is published monthly by Chile's Internal Revenue Service, so the peso amount changes every month. The table below shows INAPI's current fees converted into pesos at this month's UTM value.

ItemChargedAmount
Paid on filing
Filing fee (1 UTM per class, converted at the November 2026 UTM; not refunded if refused)Per class72,440 CLP
Paid on registration
Registration fee (2 UTM per class, converted at the November 2026 UTM; due within 60 working days after the grant decision becomes final, or the application is deemed abandoned)Per class144,880 CLP
Keeping the registration
Renewal fee (every 10 years, 6 UTM per class, converted at the November 2026 UTM; 20% surcharge per month if filed within 6 months after expiry, up to 12 UTM in the 6th month)Per class434,640 CLP
Other
Recordal of assignment, licence, pledge or change of name (1 UTM per registration, converted at the November 2026 UTM)Per application72,440 CLP
Appeal fee (appeal to the Industrial Property Court against an INAPI decision, 2 UTM, converted at the November 2026 UTM; refunded if the appeal succeeds)Per application144,880 CLP

Source: Servicio de Impuestos Internos (SII), UTM noviembre 2026 (CLP 72,440); INAPI trademark fee multiples ; Instituto Nacional de Propiedad Industrial (INAPI), Ley 19.039 art. 18 bis B y Tasas asociadas al registro de marcas; Servicio de Impuestos Internos (SII), UTM noviembre 2026 (CLP 72,440); INAPI trademark fee multiples ; Instituto Nacional de Propiedad Industrial (INAPI), Ley 19.039 arts. 18 bis B y 18 bis E y Tasas asociadas al registro de marcas; Servicio de Impuestos Internos (SII), UTM noviembre 2026 (CLP 72,440); INAPI trademark fee multiples ; Instituto Nacional de Propiedad Industrial (INAPI), Ley 19.039 art. 18 bis D y Tasas asociadas al registro de marcas; Servicio de Impuestos Internos (SII), UTM noviembre 2026 (CLP 72,440); INAPI trademark fee multiples ; Instituto Nacional de Propiedad Industrial (INAPI), Ley 19.039 art. 18 bis C y Tasas asociadas al registro de marcas · Peso amounts are converted at the October 2026 UTM value; the UTM is published monthly, so the official amount at the time of payment applies. · checked on 2026-11-02 · The Bank of China publishes no rate for this currency, so fees are shown in the original currency only

Official fees are as published by the office; the service fee is quoted by an agent after you submit, and you pay only after accepting the quote.

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Example: for a mark in 2 classes, you pay 2 × 1 UTM at filing and 2 × 2 UTM after grant, 6 UTM in total, converted into pesos at the UTM value for the month of payment. If the application is refused, the fees paid at filing are not refunded.

The Official Gazette publication fee is paid separately, and depends on the length of the description of goods and services: in 2026, CLP 554 per line (95 characters per line), plus CLP 5,349 if the representation of the mark is included, VAT included. Renewal costs 6 UTM per class, with a 20% surcharge for each month after expiry.

Service fees, including the Chilean agent's fees, are quoted by the agent after you submit the order; you pay only after accepting the quote.

Watch out

Rules specific to Chile and common refusals

These are the most common issues in Chilean examination, along with Chilean rules that are easy to overlook.

You must request gazette publication yourself, or the application is treated as not filed

INAPI does not publish applications for you: within 20 business days of acceptance after the formal examination, the applicant must itself request publication of an extract in the Official Gazette and pay the publication fee. If it is not published in time, the application is treated as not filed, the fees paid are not refunded and the filing date is lost. When you appoint an agent, confirm who is responsible for this step.

Business-day deadlines that cannot be extended, and a second fee after grant

Chilean time limits are counted in business days, Saturdays excluded, and they are strict and cannot be extended: correcting formal defects and answering objections or oppositions each allow 30 business days. Within 60 business days of the decision granting registration becoming final, you must pay the registration fee of 2 UTM per class, or the application is deemed abandoned and all the examination so far is wasted.

Cancellation after 5 years of non-use, possibly as a counterclaim

Since 9 May 2022, if a mark has not been genuinely used in Chile 5 years after grant, or its use has been interrupted for 5 consecutive years, any interested party can request cancellation in whole or in part, and the owner bears the burden of proving use. If you oppose or seek invalidation based on an earlier registration, the other side can counterclaim for cancellation in its defence. For registrations granted before 9 May 2022, the 5 years run from the first renewal after that date.

Oppositions are heard as litigation, with a Chilean lawyer

Within 30 business days of publication, any interested party can oppose on the statutory grounds for refusal. Opposition proceedings are handled as litigation: both sides must be represented by a lawyer qualified to practise in Chile, there is an evidence period, and the decision can be appealed. If you already have an earlier brand in Chile, keep monitoring the Official Gazette.

Against squatting, rely on prior use or bad faith

Marks identical or similar to an earlier registered or applied-for mark are refused; an unregistered mark genuinely used in Chile can also block a later application, but once that application is refused or invalidated, the user must file its own application within 90 business days. Invalidity must generally be sought within 5 years of registration, but registrations obtained in bad faith are not subject to the 5-year limit. Before selling in Chile, file in your own name first.

Descriptive words, single letters or numbers, and colours on their own

Words directly indicating the kind, quality, origin or purpose of the goods, names in common commercial use and signs lacking distinctiveness are refused; a single letter or number can only be filed in a stylised figurative form, and a single colour on its own cannot be registered. Where a mark contains generic or descriptive elements, the registration states that those elements are not protected on their own.

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Keeping the registration

A Chilean registration lasts 10 years from the date of entry in the register. During that time you must keep using the mark and renew at expiry; once registered for 5 years, a mark not in use can be cancelled.

WhenWhat to doOfficial fee
Within 60 business days of the grant becoming finalPay the registration fee, after which INAPI enters the mark in the register and issues the certificate; otherwise the application is deemed abandoned2 UTM per class
From 5 years after registrationKeep using the mark genuinely in Chile and keep the evidence; goods or services not in use can be the subject of a cancellation request—
Within the 6 months before expiry, every 10 yearsRenew, which can be done online with no gazette publication; the registration number stays the same and the new 10 years run from the original expiry date6 UTM per class
Within 6 months after expiryRenewal is still possible with a 20% surcharge for each month; if it is not renewed by then, the registration lapsesFrom 6 UTM per class, up to 12 UTM in the sixth month
Madrid: every 10 years for the international registrationRenew the international registration with WIPOWIPO fees
Any timeAssignments, licences, pledges and changes of name take effect against third parties once recorded with INAPI; a multi-class registration can be assigned for only some classes1 UTM per filing

When you use a registered mark in Chile, mark it "Marca Registrada", "M.R." or ®: the registration remains valid without the notice, but you cannot bring criminal proceedings against infringers.

E-commerce brand registries also usually require a registered or pending trademark. Use by a licensee with your consent counts as your use, so keep sales and advertising evidence for any non-use cancellation action.

FAQ

Trademark registration in Chile

How much does a Chilean trademark cost?

Official fees are set in UTM and paid per class in two instalments: 1 UTM per class at filing and 2 UTM per class after grant, 3 UTM per class in total. The UTM is published monthly, and the peso amount follows the value for the month of payment. The Official Gazette publication fee is paid separately, charged per line according to the length of the description of goods and services. Service fees are quoted by the agent after you submit the order; you pay only after accepting the quote.

How long does trademark registration take in Chile?

INAPI publishes no verifiable average examination times. The statutory milestones are: request gazette publication within 20 business days of acceptance; a 30-business-day opposition period after publication; substantive examination after the opposition period, with 30 business days to answer any grounds for refusal or opposition; and payment of the registration fee within 60 business days of the grant becoming final, after which the certificate is issued. All time limits are counted in business days and cannot be extended.

Can one Chilean application cover several classes?

Yes. Since 9 May 2022, one application can designate several classes and leads to one registration; official fees are still charged per class. A multi-class application can be divided before the final decision, and a multi-class registration at any time, with each divisional keeping the original filing date and priority. If you designate Chile through Madrid, one international registration can likewise cover several classes.

How long is the opposition period in Chile?

30 business days from publication of the application in the Official Gazette; Saturdays are not business days, and the period cannot be extended. Oppositions are heard as litigation, and both sides must be represented by a lawyer qualified to practise in Chile; the applicant replies within 30 business days of notice of the opposition, and any objections from INAPI are served at the same time and answered together.

Do foreign applicants need a Chilean agent?

For a direct application, yes. Chilean law requires applicants resident abroad to appoint an agent resident in Chile, who also represents them after registration. The power of attorney can be a private document, and it can be filed within 60 business days after the application. If you designate Chile through Madrid, no agent is needed to file, but once you receive a provisional refusal or an opposition and must reply to INAPI, you also need a Chilean agent.

Can I register a mark in Chinese characters or another language in Chile?

Yes. If the mark contains words in a language other than Spanish, the description of the mark must include a Spanish translation. Spanish is the language of the Chilean market, so if you sell to local consumers, consider also registering a version in Spanish or in Latin letters; remember that from 5 years after registration the mark must actually be used in its registered form, or it may face cancellation.

Other IP rights

Patents: Chilean invention patents last 20 years from the filing date and utility models 10 years from the filing date, neither renewable; Chile has been a PCT member since 2 June 2009.

Designs: protected for up to 15 years from the filing date, not renewable, with fees paid in 5-year instalments; Chile is not party to the Hague Agreement, so designs must be filed directly with INAPI.

Patent applications are handled through an affiliated patent agency.

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