Trademark watch
We watch your trademark in SAPI's Bulletin month after month and alert you as soon as someone files for a similar one, so you can oppose in time. From $25 a month.
Requesting a quote doesn't commit you to anything
- You tell us about your case. It's free.
- We send you the price in writing, within 1 to 3 hours.
- You decide. If it works for you, we start. If not, you delete it with one click and pay nothing.
No one will pressure you. Your information is used only for your case.
Is it for you?
If any of these sounds like you, this procedure is for you.
- Owners of registered trademarks who want to protect them proactively, finding out in time when a third party files for a similar trademark so they can oppose within the deadline
What's included and what isn't
Everything clear from the start. No fine print.
Includes
- Continuous monitoring of SAPI's Industrial Property Bulletin.
- Screening of the applications that pose a risk to your trademark.
- A timely alert as soon as a risky application appears.
- A lawyer's advice on whether it makes sense to oppose.
Does not include
- Filing the opposition itself, if you decide to oppose (a separate service: Trademark opposition).
- Registering your own trademark (a separate service: Trademark registration).
- Watching trademarks abroad (outside SAPI).
- SAPI's fees for any procedures you decide to start.
What you need
Check off what you already have. You don't need everything to request your quote.
You have 0 of 5.
- Details of your registered or pending trademark
- The classes in which it's protected
- A contact channel for alerts
- Your readiness to act fast when you get an alert
- Your contact details to coordinate
How the process works
You do very little. We take care of the rest.
- Step 1
We set up the watch
We put monitoring of your trademark at SAPI in place.
We do this - Step 2
We monitor the Bulletin
We review it continuously.
We do this - Step 3
We spot the risks
We pick out the applications that affect you.
We do this - Result
Done
It's in our hands now; we alert you in time to oppose.
You receive it
Ongoing monthly service; we alert you as soon as we spot a risky application.
What it costs and how to pay
There are two separate payments, and we want you to see them clearly.
Our fee: we do all the work for you.
SAPI's fees. It goes straight to the agency, and we give you the exact amount, with its receipt, before you pay anything.
How you pay: You pay once, when we start. In dollars, in bolívares at the official BCV exchange rate, or with Cashea.
How is your investment calculated?
Your investment is a monthly peace-of-mind subscription. What you pay us, from $25 a month to watch the Bulletin, screen for risks and alert you in time.
If you decide to oppose, the opposition and SAPI's fees are quoted separately. A lawyer reviews any alert with you, no strings attached.
FAQ
What happens if someone files for a trademark identical to mine and nobody tells me?
It gets granted, because SAPI doesn't notify you: nobody does. You can only oppose if you find out within the Bulletin deadline.
Why do I need a watch if I've already registered?
Because you can only oppose a copycat if you find out in time.
How much does it cost?
The professional fee is from $25 a month per trademark; if you decide to oppose, the opposition is quoted separately.
Does SAPI notify me?
No: nobody warns you; that's why the Bulletin needs watching.
Can I cancel?
Yes, with advance notice.
About this procedure
Registering your trademark isn't the end of the story: it's the start of looking after it. Every day, new trademark applications come out in the Industrial Property Bulletin (SAPI's official publication for applications), and among them there may be one dangerously similar to yours, in your class or a neighboring one. The law gives you the chance to oppose it, but on one tough condition: only within the deadline that publication opens. If you don't find out in time, the window closes and the other trademark moves ahead.
The catch is that no one at SAPI calls to warn you, and you can't be reading the Bulletin every day. That's how many trademark owners discover a copycat when the damage is already done, when the look-alike trademark has already been granted and is confusing their customers, and they're stuck with the long, expensive fight to annul a granted registration instead of filing a simple opposition in time. A watch service turns that lottery into a system.
We set up that system for you: we monitor SAPI's Bulletin continuously, pick out the applications that pose a risk to your trademark, and alert you as soon as one appears so you can decide, with time to spare, whether to oppose. It's a monthly subscription from $25 that gives you peace of mind all year. A lawyer reviews any alert with you, no strings attached.
Legal framework and important notes
Ley de Propiedad Industrial (Industrial Property Law)
- It's a monthly subscription that monitors the Bulletin to detect confusingly similar applications and alert you within the opposition period.
- It feeds into the Trademark opposition service.
- No one at SAPI will warn you. Without a watch, a copycat is discovered too late.
- SAPI's fees are separate.
We guarantee our service, not what the agency decides. If something depends on them, we tell you clearly and in time.
Is your case different?Ask us, message us on WhatsApp or book a free consultation. A real person answers you.