REJECTION OF A REGISTRATION BASED ON POSSIBLE UNFAIR COMPETITION IN COLOMBIA
May 31st, 2023
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Decision 486 of 2000 of the Andean Community sets forth several events that may give rise to the rejection of trademark registration. Said events intend to protect the general interest that is involved in ensuring that no exclusive rights are granted over signs that are not appropriable by the applicant (absolute grounds for rejection) or to protect the private interest involved in prior registrations or other priority rights (relative grounds for rejection).
In addition to the absolute grounds for rejection and the relative grounds for rejection, the Colombian legal framework provides that the Trademark Office may deny registration when available evidence reasonably indicates that the registration has been applied to perpetrate, facilitate, or consolidate an unfair competition behavior by the applicant.
