COPYRIGHT

Registration before the National Authority of Copyrights is highly recommended in Colombia as a means of proof of ownership.

Cortés Lasso Intellectual Property provides comprehensive services for protecting, defending, and managing copyrights in Colombia.

TRADEMARKS

Cortés Lasso Intellectual Property provides specialized advice to Colombian and foreign companies to protect and manage their trademark portfolio in Colombia.

We provide all legal procedures before the Colombian Trademark Office.  This includes preliminary searches, registration, and maintenance, which go directly or through international procedures of the Madrid System.

DESIGNS

In Colombia, the Intellectual Property Office grants protection to registered Industrial Designs for ten years.  Cortés Lasso Intellectual Property provides specialized advice to local and foreign companies for protecting and managing their Industrial Designs in Colombia.

Our services include availability searches, registration and all the legal procedures before the Colombian Patent and Trademark Office.

PRIVACY LAW

There are rules in Colombia that govern the proper use of personal data.  These rules apply to all types of organizations; when breached heavy penalties apply.

Cortés Lasso Intellectual Property provides specialized advice within the compliance of the data protection regulation in Colombia.  Not only from a formal standpoint but also in the development of good practices that prevent risks to the reputation of your organization and sanctions.

PATENTS

Cortés Lasso Intellectual Property provides specialized advice to foreign and local companies to protect and manage their patents in Colombia. 

For national applications and applications filed under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) our services include all legal proceedings before the Patent and Trademark Office.

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY MANAGEMENT

Nowadays identifying, protecting, and effectively managing valuable intellectual property are the core elements towards the success of any organization.  This must be in accordance with regulations and practices of each country. 

Alongside registration and defense procedures before the Patent and Trademark Office or Colombian Courts, Cortés Lasso Intellectual Property also provides intellectual property management services within organizations.  This is our specialty.