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Register a trademark in Nicaragua

What RPI (MIFIC) requires, as the official sources below state it.

How to file
National application at the Registro de la Propiedad Intelectual in Managua
Local representative required for applicants abroad
Yes
Several classes in one application
Yes
Classification
Nice Classification
Application fee
$CA 135.00 (Central American pesos) basic fee for a trademark application, plus $CA 65.00 for each additional class; paid in córdobas at the Central Bank of Nicaragua's official rate, with a 50% reduction for micro enterprises and small producers
Renewal fee
$CA 135.00 per class; $CA 65.00 per class surcharge in the grace period
Fees as of
2020-04-03 (NIO)
Opposition
30 business days from publication of the application notice in La Gaceta, Diario Oficial, with one 15-business-day extension on request (pre-registration)
Term
10 years from the registration date, renewable for 10 years at a time
Non-use
Open to cancellation after 3 years without use

Good to know

  • An applicant or owner domiciled outside Nicaragua must be represented by an agent who is a lawyer domiciled in Nicaragua (Law No. 380, Article 87, as amended by Law No. 1024 of 2020).
  • MIFIC states that applications are filed in person at the RPI in Managua, that online filing is not yet available, and that the process from filing to registration certificate takes about four months; renewal can be requested during the last year of the term.
  • Cancellation for non-use is ordered by a court when the mark has not been used for the three uninterrupted years before the action, and cannot be requested in the first three years after registration (Law No. 380, Article 36).
International

Madrid Protocol and regional systems

Nicaragua is not a member of the Madrid Protocol, so an international registration through WIPO cannot designate it.

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Checked 2026-11-12.