The Republic of Panama is a signatory to multiple regulating international treaties on matters of Trademarks, Industrial and Intellectual Property.

REQUIREMENTS FOR TRADEMARK REGISTRATION IN PANAMA

1.Power of Attorney granted by the President or authorized person to represent the corporation, by which we are empowered to request the registration of a trademark. This Power of Attorney must be granted before a Notary Public, who will give an oath that the person granting such authorization is legally capable of doing so according to the organization of the corporation.
 
2.Affidavit of President or authorized person to represent the corporation with respect to the property rights of corporation over the trademark to be registered. The aforementioned affidavit must be given before a Notary Public.

3.Certified copy of Registration Certificate of Trademark in its country of origin. In the event that the trademark is pending registration in the country of origin, Panamanian law allows the registration request to be presented with the mere attachment of a copy of the registration petition presented in the country of origin.

When the registration application in Panama is based on the foreign registration petition, it is necessary to attach the Certificate of Registration within a year of its presentation, because otherwise the Panamanian request will expire.

4.If you wish to register a particular design or style for the trademark, or if you wish to register its color, it is necessary to accompany the registration with ten (10) labels.

The first three documents must be legalized before the Panamanian Consulate in the place of expedition. Regardless of whether the country of expedition is a signatory to the Hague Convention of 1961, these documents need only bear the Consulate’s Apostille Seal.