Once the IP Office issues the decision of allowance of a trademark, it will be in force for 10 years and it is up to the owner to renew the trademark for another 10 years.

No. An application will need to be submitted in each country.

The Ecuadorian IP Office issues certificates electronically.

A PoA granted by the owner bearing the current address, which needs to be duly legalized with Apostille or alternatively before the Ecuadorian Consulate.

The local law mandates that each change in the ownership shall be recorded before the IP Office.

Yes, the local law mandates that each change in the ownership shall be recorded before the IP Office.

• A PoA granted by the owner bearing its new address, which needs to be duly legalized with Apostille or alternatively before the Ecuadorian Consulate.
• A certificate evidencing the change showing the old and new address duly legalized with Apostille.

• A certificate evidencing the old and the new name of the owner, which must be duly legalized with Apostille or alternatively before the Ecuadorian Consulate.
• A PoA granted by the new owner bearing the current address, which needs to be duly legalized with Apostille or alternatively before the Ecuadorian Consulate.

• A transfer deed signed by both parties and duly legalized with Apostille or alternatively before the Ecuadorian Consulate.
• A PoA granted by the new owner bearing its current address, which needs to be duly legalized with Apostille or alternatively before the Ecuadorian Consulate.

Andean Decision 486 states that there is no loss of protection or basis for lack of use in cases where the use of a trademark in a different form than it was registered if the changes are only in secondary details or minimal features that do not alter the distinctiveness.