哥伦比亚专利由哥伦比亚工商监管局（SIC）负责审查、授予与保护。哥伦比亚专利分为发明、实用新型、外观设计三类，本次主要介绍发明专利的申请与审查。
哥伦比亚专利申请可以通过直接在SIC提交申请或PCT途径指定哥伦比亚的方式进行。
SIC在收到申请材料后30日内对材料是否符合相关形式规定进行审查，如申请材料符合要求并缴纳申请费，则SIC收到申请之日为申请日。
如材料不符合要求，SIC会通知申请人，申请人应在收到通知后2个月内补正。如未补正，则申请视为未提出。
申请人可以在SIC处理其申请的过程中随时要求修改其申请。该修正不可扩大对初始申请中所载披露的保护。
哥伦比亚发明专利申请在符合条件的情况下，可以转化为实用新型专利申请。申请转换请求只能提交一次，转换后的申请保留原申请的申请日期。同时SIC在审查时，也可以建议申请对专利申请进行转换。
SIC接受分案申请。分案申请与原申请具有相同的申请日期。分案申请不得扩大对原始申请中所载披露的保护。
哥伦比亚专利自申请之日起18个月内公布，申请人可以请求提前公开。自公布之日起60天内，任何具有合法权益的人都可以对该专利申请提出异议。申请人此时会有60天的时间，对异议进行答复。
申请公布后六个月内，无论是否提出异议，申请人都应要求对SIC发明进行实质审查。期限届满，申请人未提出审查请求的，申请视为撤回。
SIC认为申请不可授予专利权的，会通知申请人。申请人应在通知发出之日起60天内作出答复。该期限可延长一次，再延长30天。
申请人未在规定期限内对通知作出答复，或者虽作出答复但仍存在授予障碍的，专利申请被驳回。如申请可以授予专利权，或SIC接受申请人答复意见，则专利被授权。
哥伦比亚发明专利的有效期为20年，自申请日开始计算。
Colombian patents are reviewed, granted, and protected by the Colombian Industrial and Commercial Regulatory Authority (SIC). Colombian patents are divided into three categories: invention, utility model, and design.
This issue mainly introduces the application and examination of invention patents.
Colombian patent applications can be submitted directly through SIC or designated through PCT channels.
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Within 30 days after receiving the application materials, SIC shall review whether the materials comply with the relevant formal regulations. If the application materials meet the requirements and the application fee is paid, the date on which SIC receives the application shall be deemed as the application date.
If the materials do not meet the requirements, SIC will notify the applicant, and the applicant should make corrections within 2 months after receiving the notification. If no correction is made, the application shall be deemed not to have been filed.
Applicants can request modifications to their application at any time during the SIC processing of their application. This amendment cannot expand the protection of the disclosures contained in the initial application. Colombian invention patent applications can be converted into utility model patent applications if they meet the conditions.
The request for conversion can only be submitted once, and the converted application retains the original application date. At the same time, SIC may also suggest applying for a conversion of the patent application during the examination.
SIC accepts divisional applications. The divisional application has the same application date as the original application. The divisional application shall not expand the protection of the disclosures contained in the original application.
Colombian patents shall be published within 18 months from the date of application, and applicants may request early publication. Within 60 days from the date of publication, any person with legitimate rights and interests may raise objections to the patent application. The applicant will have 60 days to respond to the objection.
Within six months after the publication of the application, regardless of whether objections are raised, the applicant shall request a substantive examination of the SIC invention. If the deadline expires and the applicant does not request examination, the application shall be deemed withdrawn.
SIC will notify the applicant if the application is deemed ineligible for patent rights. The applicant shall provide a response within 60 days from the date of notification. This deadline can be extended once, for an additional 30 days.
If the applicant fails to respond to the notice within the prescribed time limit, or if there are still obstacles to granting despite the response, the patent application shall be rejected.
If the application can grant patent rights, or if SIC accepts the applicant's response, the patent is granted.
The validity period of Colombian invention patents is 20 years, calculated from the date of application.
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