A practice manual for renewing Chilean trade mark registrations. The deadline structure is relatively simple: a single twelve-month window running from six months before expiry to six months after, with a surcharge only in the part after expiry. What goes wrong instead is the quotation, because the official fee is not a fixed amount but is denominated in an inflation-indexed unit whose value changes every month.
1. At a glance
- System type
- Ten-year renewal cycle
- Anchor date
- Date of grant (registration)
- Due date rule
- Tenth anniversary of the grant date
- Renewal window
- From 6 months before expiry to 6 months after — twelve months in all
- Grace period
- 6 months after expiry at 20% per month, to be confirmed
- Restoration
- None — refiling only
- Fee basis
- 6 monthly tax units per class — the value changes each month
- Proof of use
- Not required at renewal
- Non-use cancellation
- Five years, introduced by the 2022 reform
- Risk level
- Standard
2. Anchor date and due-date calculation
The anchor is the date the right was granted, that is the registration date rather than the filing date, and renewal falls due on its tenth anniversary.
Worked example
For a registration granted 2023-03-10.
| Item | Formula | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Window opens | Expiry − 6 months | 2032-09-10 |
| Renewal due, no surcharge | Grant + 10 years | 2033-03-10 |
| Grace ends | Due date + 6 months, 20% per month | 2033-09-10 |
| Next due date | Every 10 years thereafter | 2043-03-10 |
3. The renewal window
- The window opens six months before expiry and runs to six months after it — twelve months as one stretch.
- No surcharge applies up to the expiry date; it accrues monthly only in the period after.
- No proof of use is required at renewal. The 2022 reform introduced non-use cancellation, but that is not a renewal requirement.
- Foreign proprietors proceed through a local agent.
- Where Chile is designated through an international registration, renewal goes to WIPO.
4. Grace period and surcharge
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Grace period | 6 months after expiry |
| Surcharge | 20% per month, accruing with the months elapsed |
| If missed | The right lapses — no restoration |
5. Lapse and restoration
Six months after expiry the right lapses and no procedure revives it; only refiling remains. A twelve-month window looks generous, but there is nothing beyond it.
6. Official fees
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Renewal fee, per class | 6 monthly tax units |
| The unit | Reset monthly for inflation, so its peso value differs each month |
| Grace surcharge | 20% per month, to be confirmed |
| In practice | Calculate using the unit value for the month of payment |
7. Management checklist
- The grant date, not the filing date.
- The class count, at six units per class.
- Quote using the unit value for the month of payment; an older quotation will not match.
- No surcharge applies up to expiry — treat the expiry date as the working deadline even though the window runs twelve months.
- Whether the case is a direct filing or a Madrid designation, since designations renew at WIPO.
- There is no restoration; six months after expiry is the end.
Sources, cut-off date and disclaimer
This manual is based on iphere's August 2026 survey of country-by-country overseas maintenance rules, together with values produced by the deadline engine that runs on those same rules. Official fees and deadline rules change by office notice, so please confirm against the official source and your local agent before any actual payment or filing.