Trademark registration in UruguayQuick answer
Trademarks in Uruguay are registered with the Dirección Nacional de la Propiedad Industrial, Ministerio de Industria, Energía y Minería (DNPI); the official application fee is UI 1,121.04 for one class, and third parties can oppose within 30 calendar days from the day after publication in the Boletín de la Propiedad Industrial. A registration lasts 10 years from the registration date and can be renewed. Uruguay is not in the Madrid System, so a national filing is needed.
Checked against official sources on 11 October 2026 · see sources
- Office
- DNPI
- Official fee
- UI 1,121.04
- Madrid Protocol
- Not a member
- Opposition
- 30 calendar days from the day after publication…
- Protection
- 10 years from registration date
- Multi-class filing
- Allowed
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The trademark office and official links
Trademarks in Uruguay are registered by the Dirección Nacional de la Propiedad Industrial, Ministerio de Industria, Energía y Minería (DNPI).
Official fees in Uruguay
| Official fee | Amount |
|---|---|
| Application, word mark, first class | UI 1,121.04 |
| Application, word mark, each additional class | UI 672.62 |
| Application, figurative or mixed mark, first class | UI 1,569.45 |
| Application, figurative or mixed mark, each additional class | UI 896.83 |
| Opposition, first class | UI 1,569.45 |
| Opposition, each additional class | UI 672.62 |
| Renewal, word mark, first class | UI 1,121.04 |
| Renewal, figurative or mixed mark, first class | UI 1,569.45 |
| Renewal in grace period, first class | UI 3,363.11 |
Amounts in UI (Unidades Indexadas, an inflation-indexed unit paid in Uruguayan pesos). Official office fees only (schedule as of 2023-11). Official fee schedule. Professional fees of a local firm are extra — compare fixed-fee packages.
How to register a trademark in Uruguay
- Search existing registrations and applications for conflicting marks.
- File the application with the DNPI, listing the goods/services by Nice class and paying the fee in UI for the first and each additional class.
- The DNPI checks the formal requirements and publishes an excerpt of the application in the Boletín de la Propiedad Industrial.
- Third parties may file opposition within 30 calendar days from the day after publication.
- The DNPI examines the application and decides on registration.
- The registration lasts 10 years and is renewed in the six months before expiry or within the six-month grace period.
Examination, publication and opposition
- Publication: Boletín de la Propiedad Industrial (one publication of an excerpt of the application)
- Opposition period: 30 calendar days from the day after publication in the Boletín de la Propiedad Industrial; the period cannot be extended
Protection, renewal and use
- Term: 10 years from the registration date, renewable.
- Late renewal: 6 months after expiry; a higher grace-period renewal fee applies
- Use requirement: a registration can be challenged after 5 years of non-use.
- Rights system: first to file.
Filing from abroad
- Local agent: Owners of marks registered abroad may apply themselves, through duly authorised agents, or through a person authorised to register in their name. Filings may be made by the interested party, a registered industrial property agent, or a representative with sufficient power. A mandatory local-agent rule was not found in the texts reviewed.
- Power of attorney: Agents act under a private document signed by the grantor; powers of attorney granted abroad must be legalised, and foreign-language documents translated by a Public Translator (Decree 34/999).
- Language: Spanish; foreign-language documents need a translation by a Uruguayan Public Translator
Firms on TrademarksHub that cover Uruguay can act as your local agent — see firms.
Madrid Protocol
Uruguay is not a member of the Madrid System, so an international registration cannot cover it. You need a national filing, usually through a local agent.
Trademark classes
Nice Classification (45 classes); Uruguay has applied the Nice Agreement since 19 January 2000. One application can cover several classes. Not sure which classes you need? See all 45 classes or classes by business type.
How Uruguay compares
- Opposition: 30 calendar days from the day after publication in the Boletín de la Propiedad Industrial; the period cannot be extended — compare all countries
- Renewal: every 10 years; grace period 6 months after expiry; a higher grace-period renewal fee applies — compare all countries
- Foreign owners: not required — rules in every country
Guides: registering in any country · costs by country · Madrid
Good to know in Uruguay
- Trademark rights are acquired by registration (Law 17.011, art. 9).
- Owners of unregistered marks used publicly and continuously for at least one year may oppose a later application, but must then apply to register their own mark within 10 days.
- Official fees are set in Unidades Indexadas (UI), so the peso amount changes with inflation.
- Classes, goods or services from the old registration that are not claimed at renewal are treated as abandoned.
- Uruguay is a party to the Singapore Treaty on the Law of Trademarks (in force 29 April 2020) but not the Madrid Protocol.