To register a company name as a trademark in Colombia, an application must be filed with the Superintendence of Industry and Commerce (Superintendencia de Industria y Comercio - SIC), identifying the goods or services to be covered by the sign, selecting the corresponding classes under the Nice Classification, and paying the applicable official fees. The registration of a company or its corporate name with the commercial registry does not replace trademark registration.

An important legal distinction should be made: a corporate or business name, a trade name, and a trademark are different types of distinctive signs. Trademark registration protects a sign used to distinguish specific goods or services, whereas the exclusive right to a trade name is acquired through its first use in commerce. Therefore, when a company wishes to protect as a trademark the name under which it identifies its goods or services in the marketplace, it should assess and seek trademark registration before the SIC.

This page provides a comprehensive and detailed description of each step involved in applying for trademark registration in Colombia.

The requirements to trademark a name or logo in Colombia are as follows:

In Colombia (as of 2026), the costs to patent a product or process with the Superintendence of Industry and Commerce (SIC) are as follows:

a. SIC Fees for Patent Application (Online): USD 36 (aprox.).

b. Patentability Examination for Invention Patent (Online): USD 556 (aprox.).

c. SIC Fees for Utility Model Patent Application (Online): USD 32 (aprox.).

d. Patentability Examination for Utility Model (Online): USD 314 (aprox.).

e. Attorney Fees: These depend on the quality and expertise of the law firm you hire to assist with the drafting and preparation of the patent.

In this article, we will teach you how to patent an invention in Colombia.

Guide to determine if a trademark is registered in Colombia.

The registration of a trademark is not automatic. The application must undergo a substantive examination, during which the Superintendence of Industry and Commerce (SIC), the Trademark and Patent Office in Colombia, may find prior registrations, meaning other trademarks or slogans that may pose an obstacle to obtaining registration.

Therefore, before registering a trademark, it is advisable to determine if it is already registered in Colombia through a search of phonetic and graphic precedents to identify potential obstacles, such as identical or similar trademarks that identify identical or related products or services.

In Colombia, software (computer programs or applications) is registered through the National Copyright Directorate.

Copyright can be defined as a set of rules that pertain to literary and artistic activities. That is, the rights granted to creators for their literary, artistic, and scientific works.

In this article we explain the procedure to register a trademark in Colombia and what is the symbol of a registered trademark.

On this page, we will teach you how to register copyrights for artistic, scientific, and literary creations in Colombia.

The process for registering a trademark in Colombia is as follows: