# Trademark registration in Paraguay > Trademarks in Paraguay are registered with the Dirección Nacional de Propiedad Intelectual (DINAPI); third parties can oppose within 60 business days, counted from the business day after the last newspaper publication. A registration lasts 10 years and can be renewed. Paraguay is not in the Madrid System, so a national filing is needed. Source page: https://trademarkshub.com/trademarks/paraguay Facts checked against official sources: 2026-10-11 ## Key facts - **Trademark office:** Dirección Nacional de Propiedad Intelectual (DINAPI) - **Madrid Protocol:** Not a member - **Opposition period:** 60 business days, counted from the business day after the last newspaper publication - **Protection:** 10 years, renewable - **Multi-class applications:** No — one class per application - **Foreign applicants:** All filings before the office require the intervention of a registered Industrial Property Agent as sponsor or attorney ## Official links - Trademark office: http://www.dinapi.gov.py - Online filing: https://sfe.dinapi.gov.py - Law: Law No. 1294/1998 on Trademarks (as amended by Law No. 4.046/2010) — https://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/legislation/details/21438 - Law: Decree No. 22365/1998 regulating Law No. 1294/1998 on Trademarks — https://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/legislation/details/3562 - Law: Decree No. 6.329/2011 extending Decree No. 22.365/1998 — https://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/legislation/details/9659 - Law: Law No. 4798/2012 creating the National Directorate of Intellectual Property (DINAPI) — https://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/legislation/details/13784 ## Steps 1. Search existing marks for possible conflicts. 2. Instruct a registered Industrial Property Agent and give a notarially certified power of attorney. 3. File a separate application for each Nice class with DINAPI, giving an address for service in Asunción. 4. DINAPI's Trademark Section checks the application for completeness (formal examination). 5. A notice of the application is published for three consecutive days in a newspaper of the capital, opening a 60-business-day opposition period. 6. If no opposition is filed, the Trademark Section carries out the substantive examination, including a search of earlier marks. 7. DINAPI grants the registration or refuses it by reasoned resolution, or first issues an office action. - **Examination:** DINAPI's Trademark Section examines formalities before publication and examines substance (including a prior-mark search) only after the opposition period ends without opposition. No official processing time was found. - **Publication:** A notice of the application is published for three consecutive days in a major-circulation newspaper of the capital (Decree 22365/1998, Art. 30, as amended by Decree 6.815/2005); renewals are published for one day. - **Opposition:** 60 business days, counted from the business day after the last newspaper publication (Law 1294/1998, Arts. 21 and 46) - **Late renewal:** Renewal may be requested in the last year before expiry, or within a 6-month grace period after expiry on payment of a surcharge (Art. 19) - **Power of attorney:** A special or general power of attorney is required when the applicant does not file in person, and it must be recorded in the office's register of powers. Powers granted abroad need only notarial certification, not consular legalisation (Art. 115). An agent authorised by letter, fax or email may act if the formal power is filed within 60 business days (Art. 116). - **Language:** Spanish - **Use requirement:** a registration can be challenged after 5 years of non-use. ## Good to know - Each application covers a single class: goods or services in several classes need separate applications (Law 1294/1998, Art. 7). - Applications are published in newspapers: the notice runs for three consecutive days in a newspaper of the capital, and renewal applications are published for one day. - Substantive examination takes place only after the opposition period has ended without opposition. - Every filing must be made through a registered Industrial Property Agent; foreign powers of attorney need notarial certification but not consular legalisation. - Paraguay is not a Madrid Protocol member, so protection requires a national application with DINAPI. ## FAQ ### Is Paraguay part of the Madrid Protocol? No. Paraguay is not a Madrid Protocol member, so a national application must be filed with DINAPI. ### Can one trademark application cover several classes in Paraguay? No. Registration is granted for a single class, so a separate application is needed for each class. ### How long is the opposition period for trademarks in Paraguay? 60 business days, counted from the business day after the last of the three newspaper publications. ### How long does a trademark registration last in Paraguay? Ten years, renewable indefinitely for ten-year periods. Renewal can be requested in the last year before expiry or within a six-month grace period with a surcharge. ### Do foreign companies need a local agent to register a trademark in Paraguay? Yes. All filings require a registered Industrial Property Agent, and legal entities can act only through such an agent with a power of attorney. ### Are trademark applications published in newspapers in Paraguay? Yes. A notice of each application is published for three consecutive days in a newspaper of the capital. ## Sources - Law No. 1294/1998 on Trademarks (text hosted by the Paraguayan Judiciary): https://www.pj.gov.py/images/contenido/ddpi/leyes/ley-1294-del-98-de-marcas.pdf - DINAPI – Decree No. 22365/1998 (PDF): https://www.dinapi.gov.py/portal/v3/index.php/assets/archivos-institucionales/Decreto-22365-98.pdf - DINAPI – Resolution No. 275/2023 on the electronic file pilot (PDF): https://www.dinapi.gov.py/portal/v3/assets/archivos-pdf/Resolucion-275-Proyecto-Pilto-Expendiente-Electronico.pdf - WIPO Lex: Decree No. 6.815/2005 amending Art. 30 of Decree 22365/1998: https://www.wipo.int/wipolex/es/text/225726 - WIPO Lex: Decree No. 22365/1998 (Paraguay): https://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/legislation/details/3562 - WIPO Lex: Law No. 1294/1998 on Trademarks (amended): https://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/legislation/details/21438 - WIPO Lex: Law No. 1294/1998 (original): https://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/legislation/details/3561 - WIPO Lex: Paraguay profile: https://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/members/profile/PY - WIPO Directory of IP offices: Paraguay: https://www.wipo.int/directory/en/details.jsp?country_code=PY - WIPO Lex: Madrid Protocol contracting parties: https://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/treaties/ShowResults?search_what=C&treaty_id=8 Need a firm that files in Paraguay? 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