Bogota Foreign Investment Guide
07. Intellectual Property
What is inside?
Preliminary stage
- Migratory Regime
- International Investment Agreements & Trade Treaties
- Foreign Investment Incentives
- Foreign Investment & Currency Exchange Regime
- Business Creation
- Tax Regime
- Intellectual Property
Investment stage
- Financial Regime
- Labor System
- Real Estate Acquisition and Leasing
- Customs Regime and Free Trade Treaties
On operation
- Public Procurement Regime
- Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) Processes
- Competition Regime
- Environmental Regime
- Green Investments
- Investment in Dynamic Ventures
- Cross-Border e-Commerce
- Conflict Resolution Mechanisms
Business close stage
Intellectual property law aims to protect all those creations derived from the human intellect. There are two categories within intellectual property law:
- Industrial Property
Within this category, intellectual creations such as inventions, utility models, industrial designs, distinctive signs, among others, are protected. It is important to emphasize that, for there to be recognition of these rights, it is essential to register them before the Superintendence of Industry and Commerce (SIC by its acronym in Spanish), because, without this registration, no protection is granted. - Copyright
On the other hand, copyright aims to protect any original creation, meaning any work that reflects the author’s personal touch, whether it is artistic, literary, or scientific in nature, and can be disclosed or disseminated in any form.
If you are interested in obtaining comprehensive information on the regulations applicable to intellectual property—covering trademarks, commercial slogans, patents, industrial designs, trade secrets, and other related topics—we invite you to download the complete chapter on intellectual property, where you will find all this information.
