Industrial Property

The Superintendence of Industry and Commerce is the national authority in charge of administering the Public Registry of Industrial Property. In the development of this function, the deputy superintendence Industrial Property is in charge of deciding applications for the registration of trademarks and slogans, applications for the deposit of trade name or a label or business sign, declaring or recognizing appellations of origin, processing applications for patents of invention, deciding patents of utility models, applications for industrial designs, and the registration of layouts of integrated circuits. It is also in charge of promoting the protection of innovation and the transfer of knowledge, through the development of activities of orientation and divulgation of Industrial Property.

International organizations

  • World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
  • European Patent Office (EPO)
  • European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO)
Deputy Superintendent For Industrial Property

Pilar María Goyeneche Carvajal

Lawyer from Sergio Arboleda University (Bogotá, 2003); a specialist in Commercial Law from the University of Paris II (Paris, 2006); an LLM in International Business from the University of Paris II (Paris, 2007); and an LLM with an emphasis on International Commercial Law from the University of Bonn (Bonn, 2013). She has over 18 years of experience in management positions in the public and private sectors.

Contact point for international affairs

Alejandra Arteta Llanos

Lawyer 

Liaison for Industrial Property 

aarteta@sic.gov.co

 

International Cooperation

Agreement Year of signature (2009-2020) Deputy Superintendence involved       Declaration of Technical Cooperation between ONUDI (UN) – SIC 2020 Legal Metrology Memorandum Of Understanding between OMPI (UN) - SIC 2020 Industrial Property Memorandum Of

Colombia and the OIML

The International Organization of Legal Metrology is an intergovernmental organization which: o    Develops model regulations, standards and related documents for use by legal metrology authorities and industry.o    Provides mutual recognition systems which reduce

Colombia and the Iberoamerican Data Protection Network (RIPD)

The Iberoamerican Data Protection Network (RIPD), arises from the agreement reached at the Iberoamerican Data Protection Meeting (EIPD) held in La Antigua, Guatemala, from June 1 to 6, 2003, with the assistance of representatives of 14 Ibero-American countries. Aware of the important role that data

About ICPEN

The International Consumer Protection Enforcement Network (ICPEN) is a membership organization consisting of consumer protection law enforcement authorities from across the globe. ICPEN provides a forum for developing and maintaining regular contact between consumer protection agencies and focusing

Colombia and ICN

The International Competition Network (ICN) is a virtual and informal network whose objective is to facilitate cooperation between worldwide competition authorities. Its creation occurred in 2001, after the publication of the Final Report of the Advisory Policy Committee on International

Colombia and OECD

Since 2011, the Government of Colombia has expressed its interest in becoming member of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). The OECD is an international organism that has as primary goal the promotion of “Better Policies for Better Lives”. Founded in 1961 and has as

Colombia and WIPO

The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations, created in 1970,  it has 188 States Members. Colombia has been a member since May 1980. It administers twenty-six (26) multilateral treaties. Colombia is a State Party in twelve (12) of them

APPA (Asia Pacific Privacy Authorities)

APPA is a forum for privacy authorities in the Asia Pacific region. It gives privacy authorities in the region an opportunity to form partnerships, discuss best practices and share information on emerging technology, trends and changes to privacy regulation.  APPA members convene twice a year

GPA (Global Privacy Assembly)

The Global Privacy Assembly first met in 1979 as the International Conference of Data Protection and Privacy Commissioners. The Assembly has been the premier global forum for data protection and privacy authorities for more than four decades. The Assembly seeks to provide leadership at

CAN (Andean community)

The “Andean Community” is an intergovernmental organization composed by Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru with the aim to promote the expansion of markets and guarantee an effective economic development to the region. In 2020 Colombia assumed the 2020 – 2021 Presidency of the Andean Community

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