Inventor's assignments for priority applications and PCT applications in which the inventor assigns his or her rights in all future and derived inventions are accepted in Colombia. These assignments do not need to be legalized or submitted in original.
In addition, the Colombian Patent Office (Superintendence of Industry and Commerce, SIC) accepts the employment agreement as evidence of the assignment of rights in favor of the applicant.
Finally, when filing PCT applications, we recommend submitting the declaration under Rule 4.17 of the Regulations under the PCT stating that the inventors have assigned their rights to the applicant. The Colombian Patent Office accepts this declaration as the inventor's assignment.
How to obtain the declaration in ePCT
The declaration under Rule 4.17 can be easily obtained on the ePCT platform when creating a new application:
- 1Go to the “Declarations” section.
- 2Click the “Add” button.
- 3Select “(ii) Declaration as to Applicant’s Entitlement to Apply for and Be Granted a Patent”.
- 4Select the applicant.
- 5Under “Entitlement”, select “Assignment”.